Root Vegetable Fun-fetti Cookies
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Ginger Root Fun-fetti Cookies

The candied ginger root is the hero ingredient that adds a lively sweetness to these cookies.

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Root Vegetable Fun-fetti Cookies

Root Vegetable Fun-fetti Cookies

The candied ginger root is the hero ingredient that adds a lively sweetness to these cookies.
Course: Dessert
Keyword: cookies, root vegetables
Author: Danny Seo

Ingredients

  • 3 medium multi-colored carrots
  • 1/2 cup candied ginger root
  • 3/4 cup coconut sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups whole-wheat flour
  • 2 tablespoons ground flax seeds
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 cans coconut cream (approximately 1 1 ⁄ 2 cups)
  • 3/4 cups natural sprinkles (optional)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F, and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Peel and grate carrots (approximately 1 3/4 cups total).
  • Chop candied ginger and set aside.
  • Whisk together coconut sugar, flour, flax seeds, and baking powder in a medium bowl.
  • Fold in carrot mixture, chopped candied ginger, and coconut cream until batter forms. Do not over mix.
  • Scoop batter using 1-ounce scoop onto baking sheets, leaving 2-inches between each cookie.
  • If a more colorful cookie is desired, sprinkle each cookie with sprinkles, pressing the sprinkles gently into the batter.
  • Bake on center-most racks for 18–20 minutes, or until lightly golden and slightly firm to the touch.

Notes

Naturally Delicious Desserts
 
 
Excerpted from Naturally, Delicious Desserts: 100 Sweet But Not Sinful Treats © 2020 By Danny Seo. Photograph by Rikki Snyder. Published by Gibbs Smith.
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