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Chocolate Italian Cookies (Healthy)

Cook Time10 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Healthy, homemade
Servings: 5 dozen
Author: admin

Ingredients

Cookies

  • 5 cups Spelt flour
  • 3-4 tbsp Pyure (Or preferred sweetener)
  • 3/4 cup Cocoa
  • 1.5 tbsp Baking Powder
  • 1 tbsp Baking Soda
  • 1 tbsp Cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp Cloves (Ground)
  • 1 cup Butter (Softened)
  • 3 Eggs
  • 1/4 cup Crofters Seedless Blackberry Jam
  • 1 cup raisins (optional)
  • 1 cup Chopped Walnuts (optional)
  • Milk (For wetness)

Glaze

  • 1/2 cup Maple Sugar
  • 2 tbsp Arrowroot Powder
  • Milk (For wetness)

Instructions

Cookies

  • Preheat the oven to 375F
  • Sift the dry ingredients together.
  • Blend the Butter, eggs, Jam, Raisins, and nuts together. Then mix in with the flour mixture. Add a little milk at a time until mixture is fully incorporated.
  • Roll into small balls and place on a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  • Bake 10 minutes ONLY!!

Frosting

  • Put the Maple sugar and Arrowroot Powder into your blender and blend until powdered.
  • Pour into a bowl and add milk a little at time while stirring until you reach the desired consistency you want.
  • Dip the tops of the cookies into the bowl and place back on the cookie sheets to set.
  • Enjoy!! Store in an airtight container on the counter for up to a week. They freeze well, just don't ice them before you put them in the freezer. Ice them when you take them back out.