Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies

About This Recipe

Gluten free cherry chocolate chip cookies made with oats, dried cherries, coconut, and almond meal. Vegan. Healthy. Naturally sweetened.

Ingredients

• 2 large ripe bananas (well mashed (about 1 cup))
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon pure almond extract
• 1 1/3 cups old fashioned rolled oats
• 1/2 cup almond meal*
• 1/4 cup shredded coconut (sweetened or unsweetened)
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 ounces dark chocolate (chopped (about 1/3 cup))
• 1/3 cup dried tart cherries

Instructions

1. Place rack in the upper third of your oven and preheat to 350 degrees F.
2. In a large bowl, stir together the bananas, olive oil, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Set aside.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the oats, almond meal, shredded coconut, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
4. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and fold together until combined. Fold in the chopped chocolate and dried cherries. The dough will seem very moist.
5. Scoop small tablespoon-sized drops of dough (not rounded) onto a parchment paper (or Silpat-lined) baking sheet, 1 inch apart.
6. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes, until the cookies brown lightly and appear dry on the sides. Let rest on baking sheet for 4 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.