So it feels a bit false to call something a cookie when it is sugar-free, because you expect that blood sugar rise. That dopamine hit. You do not get the dopamine hit with these.
Dopamine is the same thing that is activated in drugs and alcohol addiction.
But the more I eat these, the more I like them as my body adjusts its’ expectations. It is possible to get used to no sugar — so many of the things I used to love to eat taste disgustingly sweet now. What is great about these, is that they are satisfying. With conventional cookies, the more I eat, the more I want.
This recipe gives a bit of sweetness to your life and satisfies your hunger.
These are great dipped in unsweetened vanilla almond milk.
Ingredients:
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp liquid stevia
- 1/2 cup natural peanut butter (only ingredient should be peanuts)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (common for sugar to be added – check)
- 1/2 unsweetened dessicated coconut
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 c cacao nibs (they don’t taste amazing alone, but are fine in recipes)
- 1 tbsp, heaping, of xylitol
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Mix together the egg, stevia, peanut butter and vanilla extract in a small bowl.
- In another bowl, mix together the dry ingredients.
- Mix everything together.
- Wet your hands and form the mixture into 10-12 balls and set them on a baking sheet covered in parchment paper. Mash down each ball with a fork.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes.
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