Buckwheat Chocolate Cookies
It was time to make something with chocolate. The weather has gotten a bit cooler (Noooooooooooo….) and dinner requests have included potatoes again. The heat isn’t affecting our bellies as it was last week and our appetites have returned. I’ve been craving anything with oats, buckwheat pancakes and dark chocolate. I decided to merge them all together and make a healthy cookie. Make no mistake, there IS chocolate in this cookie, but all around it’s healthy. You could add raw sugar to the recipe to make this a sweeter, more indulgent treat – but we’re doing well without added sugar (and the chocolate chips have organic cane sugar in them already).
For these cookies, I used Gold Label virgin coconut oil. It’s my new favorite organic coconut oil, because it has a delicious natural aroma of coconut – which added a tasty flavour to these cookies. As a side note, a lot of people ask me how to cook with coconut oil. I will be writing a specific post about that soon…
Little A. played with his blocks, patiently, as the cookies cooled down. When it was time to sit at the table, he couldn’t have been any happier. We dipped them in coconut milk and lots of Mmmm and Good, Mama were said and a few too many cookies were enjoyed. The thing that pleases me while watching him imitate the cookie monster, is that I know just what he’s putting into his tiny body and there’s nothing artificial about it 🙂
Buckwheat Chocolate Cookies
Makes 12 large cookies
1 cup buckwheat flour
1/2 cup of ground gluten-free oats (or oat flour)
1/2 cup of ground almonds (or almond flour)
1/2 cup tapioca flour
1 tsp of baking powder
1/2 cup of virgin coconut oil
1 cup of dairy-free dark chocolate chips
1 tsp of organic vanilla
2 eggs
1/4 cup of honey
1/2 cup of ground gluten-free oats (or oat flour)
1/2 cup of ground almonds (or almond flour)
1/2 cup tapioca flour
1 tsp of baking powder
1/2 cup of virgin coconut oil
1 cup of dairy-free dark chocolate chips
1 tsp of organic vanilla
2 eggs
1/4 cup of honey
- In a large mixing bowl, combine all flours with baking powder.
- In a separate medium bowl, whisk eggs and add vanilla.
- Pour into dry mix, then stir in coconut oil and honey as well.
- On low stove-top heat, melt 1/2 cup of chocolate chips until of smooth consistency (2-3 minutes).
- Combine with the cookie dough and blend thoroughly. Sprinkle in remaining 1/2 cup of chocolate chips.
- Place cookie dough in the freezer for 10 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350F and remove dough from freezer.
- On two cookie sheets, place twelve large dough balls and flatten slightly with a spoon (as seen in picture). Bake for 12-15 minutes. Remove and allow to cool for 10-20 minutes.
- Enjoy with a glass of cold coconut milk!
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Now, let’s talk giveaway!! This month, I’ll be posting a lot about how I use coconut oil in my life, such as this recipe and including it in smoothies, cooking, and skin care. So, I thought a giveaway offering one lucky reader the chance to try the same virgin coconut oil that I’m using would be in order. What do you think?
I’m pairing up with Tropical Traditions to give you the opportunity to win 1 quart of
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Thank you for entering and best of luck!
*Contest is open to Canadian & U.S. Residents only. One winner will receive 1 quart of Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil (shipping is included in the prize).
Disclaimer: Tropical Traditions provided me with a free sample of this product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product. If you order by clicking on any links and have never ordered from Tropical Traditions in the past, you will receive a free book on Virgin Coconut Oil, and I will receive a discount coupon for referring you.
Emily Smith, Editor of The Best of This Life, has been crafting lifestyle content and delicious recipes for over a decade. Featured on platforms like BRIT + CO, Today's Parent, and Chatelaine, she writes about family, food, home, and wellness, inspiring readers to live well and savour life's beauty. Based in Ottawa, she shares her adventures with her husband, two beautiful kids, and their mischievous cat, Zoro.
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I love to use coconut oil to make raw coconut fudge balls for those late night chocolate cravings!:)
Jennifer
jenny_l60@hotmail.com
I have never tried using coconut oil in my cooking before, but I have a recipe book that references it several times, so I’d love to give it a try!
Those cookies look wonderful! I use coconut oil for skin care, hair care, and for cooking! It’s amazing for everything!!
-Karin
karinclimber@gmail.com
Love the look of these cookies, Emily! Full of chocolatey goodness – YUM!
These look delicious!! I love coconut oil! I use it for my hair, skin, and cooking.
These cookies look like thick fudgy brownie cookies 😀
OMG so delicious!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
These look great! We’ve made buckwheat cookies in the past but for some reason they always end up being too wet when they are done. I’m definately going to try this recipe! And the coconut oil looks delicious
I am just discovering the many secrets of coconut oil! I used a tiny drop in my pan while making my pancakes and it added such a lovely flavor!
These cookies look delish!
Jayme @ Her Late Night Cravings
i use coconut oil as my replacement of butter in most recipes for my son who is allergic to dairy
thanks!
*kelly
kelly-tillotson@hotmail.com
I use coconut oil for everything. Baking, making popcorn, frying eggs, making salves…amazing stuff. We love it.
those Buckwheat Chocolate Cookies sound really interesting, going to have to make some. I use coconut oil in my daily smoothies. I also take a tablespoon just before I hit the bed. I love TT’s coconut oil. lssj1223 @ msn dot com
I use coconut oil for EVERYTHING–frying eggs, stir fry, baking, lotion, add to my baby’s oatmeal, etc! LOVE IT!
i love to bake brownies with it!
I would use the coconut oil for baking, cooking, stir frying, and as a body moisturiserrollerbeth at gmail dot com
I would use it to make granola.
kristen_yeh at yahoo dot com
Great looking cookies. I use it for my regular cooking and baking and also to make deodorant.
slrdowney at hotmail dot com
Maybe some Biscotti!
I love making skin products with coconut oil! And i’d love to try some healthy baking with it 🙂
-neeyati1992@gmail.com
Would love to make some GF muffins with the oil! your pics look super yummy!
thanks for sponsoring this!
2kidsblogger (at) gmail (dot) com
I love coconut oil and use it in all of my meals.
I just recently began using coconut oil & am now a true believer. This stuff is amazing! I recently used it in a black bean fudge recipe (sounds crazy – but is delicious). I can’t wait to try coconut oil for baking.
Thanks for the recipe!
I’ve heard coconut oil is good to put on skin or hair?? I bet it would be a great alternative to lotions
These cookies look and sound delicious! I try to substitute coconut oil in most recipes and it works fine!
Thanks for the recipe!