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Double Chocolate Coconut Drop Cookies (paleo-friendly)

03/18/2019 by fitasamamabear

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Indulgent, double chocolate flavored, and classified as a healthy dessert. These coconut drop cookies are dairy-free, gluten-free, and paleo-friendly.

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Chocolate drop cookies are moist, chewy, and similar to a macaroon but with more substance. In addition, they're sweetened with chocolate sauce, you want to devour more than one of these double chocolate coconut drop cookies in a sitting (just like these gluten-free lemon cookies!).

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As a busy mama, simple is kind of my jam. Particularly, anything that can be whipped up in the time span of my kids eating breakfast is a win!

However, as a Certified Nutrition Coach, I also want my dessert not to be too sugar-based.

This is why I love recipes like these double chocolate coconut drop cookies.

Considering this, these cookies are simple, and indulgent, and they come together quickly. The perfect addition to:

  • a party or gathering
  • movie night (though this caramel corn is my movie-night staple)
  • a healthier treat for kids 

Are The Cookies Paleo?

Yes.. and no. The chocolate coconut drop cookies use a sweetener that contains agave nectar. For some people following a paleo diet, they have no problem using agave (it is based on a plant after all).

However, for others, they choose to omit agave given that it does rand higher on the glycemic index and tends to spike sugars.

Thus, the chocolate drop cookies are paleo-approved but not fully paleo. You can learn more about the agave and the paleo diet and form your own opinion. If you're looking for paleo though, check out this indulgent vanilla cake!

The Secret Ingredient: Chocolate Sauce

These coconut drop cookies are sweetened with Wildly Organic Chocolate Syrup.

The syrup is a combo of cacao powder and agave nectar to create a sweet, thick, delicious sauce that can be used to dip fruit, top ice cream, or in this care- in coconut drop cookies!

Actually, this is what gives the coconut drop cookies one of their chocolate boosts.

Can I Substitute the Chocolate Sauce?

I haven't tried it but honey would probably work (in terms of consistency) in place of the chocolate sauce.

The texture would be the same. However, you'd be losing out on the extra chocolate portion of the cookies and would have to make up for it with chocolate chips in some way.

The chocolate sauce is both what sweetens these coconut drop cookies as well as what binds them together and gives them a chewy texture.

Plus, as I mentioned it also tastes delicious on ice cream... or oatmeal.. or everything 😉 It's well worth having on hand.

How Sweet Are The Coconut Drop Cookies?

Like most recipes on my website, these chocolate drop cookies are a healthier variation. Thus, they're not crazy sweet.

Nevertheless, are they sweet? Yes. Are they sugar-overloaded? No.

More importantly, these coconut drop cookies use cacao powder for their chocolate power which is naturally a bit bitter (until mixed with a sweetener).

Indeed, cacao powder is the healthiest form of chocolate you can purchase. In addition, it has more antioxidants than blueberries, it's loaded with calcium and iron, but it's also processed very little.

Learn more about why I live off cacao powder.

However, if you want the coconut drop cookies to have a sweeter palate, I would use cocoa powder in place of cacao powder (yes, they're two different things!).

Cocoa powder is slightly more processed than cacao. Thus, it's naturally a bit sweeter as well. Cocoa powder is found in bulk at Costco for a killer price if you're a member. It's one of our staple Costco buys too.

Kitchen Tools You’ll Want

  • Trigger Ice Cream Scoop
  • Silicone Cookie Sheet

How To Make Them

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

First,, in a large bowl, combine the coconut, almond flour, cacao, arrowroot, and baking powder. Once mixed, begin adding in the remaining ingredients.

Cookie mix and a raw egg being cracked into it in a blue bowl on a cutting board

Then, stir until everything is combined.

Lay your cookie sheet on a tray and use a trigger ice cream scoop to portion out the cookies. No need to get fancy. Just drop the batter onto the paper.

Chocolate cookies on a piece of white parchment paper before being cooked

Bake in the oven for ten minutes. Then, remove and let cool on the tray.

Finally, while they’re cooling, heat the sauce ingredients in a pot over super low heat. Turn the stove off once the coconut oil is melted.

Whisk the chocolate and oil together and use a spoon to drizzle it over the cookies!

Chocolate cookies on a piece of parchment paper being drizzled with more chocolate

Store in the fridge or freezer but let sit at room temperature before serving. They taste best warm though.

Makes nine to ten cookies.

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Double Chocolate Coconut Drop Cookies (paleo-friendly)

Fit as a Mama Bear
Indulgent, double chocolate flavoured, and classified as a healthy dessert. These coconut drop cookies are dairy-free, gluten-free, and paleo-friendly. Chocolate drop cookies are moist, chewy, and similar to a macaroon but with more substance.
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 10 minutes mins
10 minutes mins
Total Time 25 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 10 Cookies
Calories 156 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • ⅔ cup shredded coconut
  • 1 cup Wildly Organic Almond Flour
  • ¼ cup Wildly Organic Chocolate Syrup
  • 2 tablespoons Cacao Powder
  • 1 tablespoon arrowroot powder
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • ⅛ cup almond milk
  • 3 tablespoons almond butter
  • The Drizzle
  • 1 teaspoon coconut oil
  • 1 tablespoon chocolate sauce

Instructions
 

  • Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees farenheit.
  • In a large bowl, combine the coconut, almond flour, cacao, arrowroot and baking powder. Once mixed, begin adding in the remaining ingredients.
  • Stir until everything is combined.
  • Lay your cookie sheet on a tray and use a trigger ice cream scoop to portion out the cookies No need to get fancy. Just drop the batter onto the paper.
  • Bake in the oven for ten minutes. Remove and let cool on the tray.
  • While they’re cooling, heat the sauce ingredients in a pot over super low heat. Turn the stove off once the coconut oil is melted.
  • Whisk the chocolate and oil together and use a spoon to drizzle it over the cookies! Store in the fridge or freezer but let sit at room temperature before serving. They taste best warm though

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Notes

Tip: these cookies are not overly sweet. If you have a sweeter palate, add in one teaspoon of stevia leaf powder.
Disclaimer:

Nutrition values are estimates only, using online calculators. Please verify using your own data"

Nutrition

Calories: 156kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 5gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 20mgPotassium: 137mgFiber: 3gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 24IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 67mgIron: 1mg
Keyword cacao powder, chocolate drop cookies, coconut, paleo chocolate drop cookies
Have You Tried This Recipe?Please leave a star rating and comment below. Mention @fitasamamabear or tag #fitasamamabear!

Simple, quick, and chocolate-loaded, that’s pretty much how I love all dessert. Likewise, these chocolate drop cookies are dairy-free, have a dense, fudge-like quality, and contain enough healthy ingredients to balance out the sugar rush. Whip up a batch and mow them down out of the oven!

Shelby aka Mama Bear

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Meet Shelby – a Certified Strength Coach who has spent the last 10 years teaching women how to show up for their goals.

Her website, Fitasamamabear.com is a crucial resource for busy moms who need help making fitness and healthy living practical.

Learn how an everyday smoker and fast food junkie turned into a super fit mom of 3. If you want to send Shelby a message, visit her contact page.

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