Well, after Halloween and a pretty big period of not feeling the greatest I decided it was time to cleanse.  I asked the kids if they wanted to join me on the challenge to eat a "cleanse" type diet and they were in...Eden without hesitation and Annika with quite a bit of hesitation but on board because she knows that it is the best way for her to eat.

Eden and I set outselves to the challenge of making fairly "cleanse" friendly cookies last week and the result was DELICIOUS!!  I hope you enjoy them as much as we are.  We didn't put the chocolate chips in but they will be definitely be in when we bake them as part of our Christmas baking.

Non-Traditional Christmas Deliciousness – Cranberry Chocolate Surprise

Ingredients

• ¾ cup oat flour
• ¾ cup almond flour
• ¼ cup oat bran
• 1 cup oats
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ½ tsp nutmeg
• ½ cup coconut oil
• 2 medium sized apples
• ½ cup agave nectar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• ½ cup cran raisins
• ½ cup pecan pieces
• ½ cup white chocolate chips

 Directions

1. Mix all your dry ingredients in a mixing bowl.  To make the almond flour take some sliced or slivered almonds and blend them into flour consistency with a blender or food processor.
2. Melt the coconut oil until just melted.  Grate the apples with skin on.  Add the grated apples, agave nectar, and vanilla to the melted coconut oil.
3. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until just blended.  Fold in the pecans, cran raisins, and chocolate chips.
4. Use parchment paper on a cookie sheet and bake at 300 for approximately 12 minutes give or take. 

 **The oat flour makes these cookies a little softer than other cookies so they can fall apart easy.  Leave them on the baking sheet for a few minutes and let them set before you take them off.**

Recipe yields approximately 20 cookies

 Rhonda Eden - Alive and Well For Life