Comments on: Grain-Free Gluten-Free Cookies of Awesomeness

By: tunterre

tunterre — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:00:57 +0000

OOH! but now they are rising BEAUtifully. can’t wait to taste them… hm… not bad!

By: tunterre

tunterre — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:57:13 +0000

I think the spreading was due to using almond butter that was too oily/not mixed well. It’s happening to me, but if I’d read the comments BEFORE tossing them in the oven, I might’ve done something different… add some coconut flour?

By: Michelle Baxter

Michelle Baxter — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:26:52 +0000

I used sunbutter in cookies as well and they were green inside. Here is what I found when I research it on the internet. I hope it helps.
NOTE: After baking, although an appealing brown on the outside, these cookies often turn out to be green inside! A bit of research reveals that this is probably due to naturally occurring chlorogenic acid that is found in plant leaves and stems and also in the sunflower seeds. Chlorogenic acid is an antioxidant and is one of the reasons that sunflower seeds are good for you (sunflower seeds are also a great source of vegetable protein, potassium, vitamin E, and other vitamins and minerals). When chlorogenic acid meets alkaline baking conditions (i.e., if you add baking soda), it turns a dark green. This completely harmless effect happens after the cookies completely cool down (and increases with additional hours.) Green cookies!

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By: Mona

Mona — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 18:05:08 +0000

These turned out really well and are perfect for a sweet fix.

The changes I made are:

2 TBS butter instead of 4 TBS
1 TBS flax meal
1 TBS chia seeds (soak up additional moisture)
1 TBS honey

Be sure to mix your almond butter really, really well otherwise you’ll have an excess of oil which will lead to the cookies spreading out and going flat.

By: Mandi

Mandi — Thu, 12 May 2011 22:38:06 +0000

I am wondering how dense these cookies are. They look really dense in the picture, but my batch didn’t turn out super dense, so I’m thinking maybe I didn’t measure properly.

Thanks for this site, BTW. Loving it! Oh, and your chocolate almond flour cookies are a-frickin-mazing!

By: Leigha

Leigha — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 19:50:22 +0000

Yes, we ate them the first day…then they got really really green….like rain forest green. So, we passed. haha! I picked up some almond butter so I will try it again! Thank you so much for your recipes!! You are amazing!

By: Joyful Abode

Joyful Abode — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:11:15 +0000

I have heard that the green thing is REALLY common with sun-butter baking. And that it doesn’t affect taste or “Good” ness… did you eat them?

By: Leigha

Leigha — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:43:56 +0000

I used: Sun butter, sweetened coconut, baking soda, fresh lemon juice, 2 eggs, and a few chocolate chips. Didn’t have any vanilla.

By: Leigha

Leigha — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 21:09:06 +0000

whoops! Sorry!! Didn’t mean to post twice
Leigha recently posted..Just wanna send a shout out