Date-Coconut Paleo Cookies

I must say the kids loved these cookies, even my husband!!!!! yes... he did.

Ingredients:

1     cup pitted dates

1/2  cup pecans

3     tbsp organic coconut oil

2     large eggs

1/2  cup flax meal or almond flour

3/4  cup coconut flour

1/4  cup shredded unsweetened coconut

1/2  cup raisins

1     tsp pure vanilla

1-2 tsp cinnamon 

       dash of salt

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 F.  In a blender or food processor, pulse the dates and the pecans until they are coarsely chopped.  Add eggs and coconut oil, and pulse until blended.  Add coconut flour, flax meal or almond flour, cinnamon, vanilla and salt, pulse again until a dough forms.

Remove the dough and place in a large bowl, add the raisins and shredded coconut and mix well with a wooden spoon or whatever spoon you have.

Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and drop dough by tablespoons onto the paper.  Flatten the cookies a little bit with a wet spoon.

Bake until the cookies set and begin to turn brown in the bottom.  About 12 to 15 minutes. 

Remove form the pan and place in a cooling rack. 

Yields around 15 cookies.