Low Sugar Christmas Cookies
A healthy Christmas cookie recipe for young children, toddlers and baby led weaning.
Servings: 40 Cookies
Calories: 56kcal
Ingredients
- 265 grams applesauce or apple purée 265g 1 cup
- 15 grams chia seeds 1 Tablespoon
- 40 grams dates 6 dates
- ¼ cup boiling water
- 60 g melted butter or coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 250 grams plain flour 2 cups. Can use gluten-free
- 100 grams ground almonds 1 cup
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
Instructions
Prep
- Add the chia seeds to the applesauce and leave to sit for 20 mins. I just pop them into the food processor and make sure all the chia seeds are covered by the apple .
- Place the dates in a small bowl and soak in boiling water.
Method
- Preheat your oven to 160 degrees Celsius (320 F)
- After the chia seeds have sat in the apple for approx 20 mins and have begun to gel, drain the date, then add the dates, melted butter and vanilla to the food processor, blitz well until a smooth paste is formed.
- In a bowl place all the remaining dry ingredients, use a fork or whisk to mix them together so everything is well combined and semi-sifted.
- Add the wet ingredients from the food processor to the dry ingredients.
- Bring the dough together by mixing with a wooden spoon
- Turn out onto a floured board and knead until the dough becomes smooth.
- Roll out to 5mm thick and cut into any shapes you want.
- Place cookies on to a baking paper lined baking tray.
- Bake in a Fan Forced Oven at 160 degrees Celsius (320 F) for 15-25 mins. If you are using a non-fan-forced oven, increase the temperature to 180 C or 360 F.
- Bake until golden brown. Cooking time will vary a little depending on the size of the cutters used. So be sure to check the cookies often, especially if you have chosen to use very small cutters.
Notes
- Plain flour: I have tested this recipe with a gluten-free baking mix that contained xanthum gum and it worked well.
- Apple sauce: I use unsweetened apple sauce.
- Ground almond: You can also use almond meal or coconut flour. Coconut flour does change the flavour of the final cookies but works well.
- Dates: I use Deglet Noor dates, from the dried fruit section of the supermarket, You can use Medjool dates, you will not need to soak them if you use Medjool dates.
- Chia seeds: Both black and white chia seeds work, but white gives a better-finished product visually as the seeds disappear completely.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Cookie | Calories: 56kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Trans Fat: 0.05g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 15mg | Potassium: 22mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 40IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 0.5mg