Paleo Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Chip Cookies

Full of protein, healthy fats, and all that pumpkin spice goodness you’re craving this autumn. With a sugar-free option these babies hardly count as dessert! As a Certified Integrative Medicine Health Coach I would definitely place these in the “healthy snack” category. 🙂

Like many of my recipes these babies can be frozen if you want to make extra for later. I try to optimize my time by doubling or even tripling recipes to have for later. If I’m in a rush, I grab one of these or my Power Cookies from the freezer (and wait 5-10 minutes or so if I don’t want it too cold).

Ingredients

¼ cup grass-fed butter, cold ghee or coconut oil

 ½ cup coconut sugar, swerve brown sugar, or golden monk fruit

½ cup pumpkin puree

¼ cup nut or seed butter 

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

1 room temperature pasture-raised egg

½ cup vanilla plant-based protein

¼ cup collagen 

½ cup cassava flour

½ tsp baking soda

¼ tsp sea salt

½ cup Lily’s chocolate chips

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone mat. 
  2. Cream together butter and coconut sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer or with hand beaters. Blend on medium until creamy.
  3. Add the rest of the wet ingredients and blend until smooth.
  4. combine dry ingredients in separate bowl and then slowly mix them into wet ingredients. 
  5. Fold in chocolate chips.
  6. Use a cookie scoop or spoon to make 12 balls and flatten very slightly. Add a few chocolate chips to the tops of the cookies for aesthetic.
  7. Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until golden brown. Less time for soft cookies, more time for slightly crunchy on the outside but soft on the inside cookies.
  8. Cool for 10-15 minutes and and enjoy!

Will keep for 3-5 days on the counter and in the freezer for 3 months.

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