Fruit & Nut Cookies

1 cup mixed, chopped nuts and seeds
1/2 cup flaked or desiccated coconut
1/2 cup raisins or other dried fruit, chopped
1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp coconut flour, sifted
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup coconut oil or butter

Measure the ingredients in this order, to minimise washing of measuring cups! Measure out the nuts, seeds, coconut and fruit and mix together in a medium sized bowl. Use any combination of nuts, seeds and dried fruit that you like. Sift the coconut flour into a large bowl and mix with the salt. Put the peanut butter, honey and oil in the measuring cup and place into a pan of hot water so that they soften enough to mix together. When well mixed, add to the coconut flour and mix well. And the remaining ingredients and mix well, using your hands if you need to.

Line two biscuit trays with baking paper, and place spoonfuls of the mixture onto them. If necessary, press down a little, so they're not too thick. depending on size, this will make 18-24 biscuits.

Bake at 190°C for 8-12 minutes, till brown. Take out, but leave on the tray till they are completely cool, or they will crumble.


VARIATIONS:

-To reduce the sugar content:
Replace 1/2 the honey with glycerine
And/or replace the fruit with more nuts and seeds

-Chocolate fruit & nut cookies:
Replace the extra 2 tbsp coconut flour with cocoa

-Nut chocolate cookies:
Replace the fruit with chocolate chips

These can be make with other nut butters, but make sure they are raw, or they will taste burnt.








This recipe is adopted from Bruce Fife's recipe http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/GFCFNN/message/19161, and Chien Thang Ltd, 2009.