The super-fast shape-up plan: Flourless chocolate chip cookies

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The super-fast shape-up plan: Flourless chocolate chip cookies

By Gabriela Peacock

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MINDFUL DAY 

Sticky and delicious, these cookies are a healthier alternative to shop-bought ones. Refined sugars have no nutritional value, while natural sugars, such as the coconut variety here, contain a fibre called inulin. It’s not completely saintly but it has a lower glycaemic index, which makes it a little gentler on blood sugar levels. In combination with the oats, which are high in fibre, these cookies won’t cause a wild blood sugar spike.

GLUTEN-FREE (if using gluten-free oats)

DAIRY-FREE 

SERVES 6 (makes 12 cookies)

PREP 10 minutes

COOK 10 minutes

CALORIES PER SERVING 260

1 egg

75g coconut sugar

100g coconut oil, melted

90g rolled oats (gluten-free, if preferred)

150g ground nuts (almonds, cashews, hazelnuts)

1 tbsp finely chopped nuts (almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, walnuts, macadamia)

pinch of ground cinnamon

pinch of salt

100g plain dark chocolate (minimum 70% cocoa), chopped

  • Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Line a baking tray with nonstick baking paper.
  • Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl and then spoon the mixture on to the lined baking tray. Make sure each spoonful is well spaced out and flatten them down a bit so they resemble a cookie shape. How many cookies the mixture makes will depend on how big you want them – I usually make around 12, but they’re not perfect and nor should they be.
  • Bake in the oven for 10 minutes then leave to cool on a wire rack. They’ll keep for a week in an airtight container.