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Fridge cookies

  • Time to make: 10 mins, plus 1 hr chilling
  • Serving: 14 people (makes 14 small cookies)
Ratings: 4.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 cup pitted dates
    • ¼ cup orange juice
    • ½ cup ground almonds
    • 1 tablespoon cocoa
    • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
    • ¼ cup fine desiccated coconut
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 In a blender process dates with orange juice until smooth. Remove from blender and stir in almonds, cocoa and cinnamon.

    2 Scoop 1 teaspoonful of mixture and, with your hands, shape mixture into little balls. Roll balls in coconut, flatten into small cookies and arrange on a plate.

    3 Place cookies in fridge for 1 hour then serve. Note: cookies will be soft and semi-pliable.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Check cocoa is gluten free.

    • Experiment with other nuts: pecans, walnuts, macadamia.
    • Experiment with other flavours to replace the cinnamon: try vanilla, cardamom, ginger.
    • If you are out of juice, use water instead.
    • Although almonds are not true nuts, they can still cause allergies. For a nut-free recipe, replace the almonds with rolled oats.
    • Not a fan of coconut? Use poppy seeds, sesame seeds or ground almonds instead.

    HFG tip

    If you don’t mind a gooey texture, you can skip the fridge stage and eat the cookies straight away!

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