This year, I’m making many of the holiday gifts that I’ll be giving. One of my favorite things to give, that you might also like to give to your friends and family, is this homemade cookie mix.
This high protein, gluten free cookie mix is quick and easy to make. Further, you are giving a friend or loved one a very special present –the opportunity to have the smell of fresh baked cookies wafting through their home with minimal effort. Here’s what you’ll need to make this fun DIY Christmas present.
Serves:15
Ingredients
- 1 16 ounce mason jar, for dry ingredients
- 1 4 ounce mason jar, for wet ingredients
- 1 small tag
- 1 piece of ribbon
- 1¼ cups blanched almond flour (not almond meal)
- ¼ teaspoon celtic sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup chocolate chips
- ¼ cup grapeseed oil
- ¼ cup honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Place dry ingredients in the 16 ounce mason jar
- Place chocolate chips on top of dry ingredients in mason jar
- Place wet ingredients in the 4 ounce mason jar
- Punch a small hole at the top of your tag
- Tie larger jar with ribbon and tag
- Give the gift of high protein yum to a friend
- Give them the link to this post so that they have the directions below
Cookie Baking Instructions
- Place dry ingredients in a large bowl
- Pour wet ingredients over dry and mix well to combine
- Roll cookies into 1-inch balls
- Place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet
- Press balls to flatten
- Bake at 350° for 7-10 minutes
- Let cool for 20 minutes and serve
lisa says
what can i use instead of grapeseed oil? Would olive oil work?
Elana says
Lisa, I haven’t tried that so not sure, if you do experiment please let us know how it goes :-)