Peanut Butter Coconut Oatmeal Cookies (Vegan, Gluten Free, Dairy-Free, Whole Grain) + Happy 1 Year
“You should be a food blogger.”
“No, I don’t think so… It’s really, really hard. It takes someone who’s a kitchen genius, a wizard with words, someone who’s great at photography. Someone… who isn’t me.”
I heard the first line many times over, during the course of about two years, when my life was hard, when things never seemed to work out… when I truly didn’t believe in myself.
The second line I said to others and to myself, many times over, during the course of those two years, convincing myself that I could never be what I wanted to be, do the things I wanted to do… achieve the dreams I was too afraid to even think about.
Back then, Erik and I were living in San Diego, dealing with a lot of family issues, tragedy and heartbreaking loss. It was a dark period for my mom, my sisters, Erik and our families. Not one day passed where I didn’t think for a moment that things would never truly get better.
Throughout that time, I had baking. And baking had me. I took solace in our tiny, hot—like 110 degrees hot—kitchen, baking until I could bake no more. My mom, who went through so many days full of tears, heartache and despair, would actually light up when I presented her with a baked treat. Made just for her.
Erik would laugh for the first time in ages because of some silly thing I did in the kitchen (spilled almond butter all over the counter & myself; made cookies the size of M&M’s just for kicks; drizzled chocolate into the form of Homer J. Simpson to make him smile).
My sisters would call the second they saw the surprise on their doorsteps: a care package of 4 different kinds of cookies and candy, made to show them how much they mattered. How much they were loved.
During that time, I baked everyday. And everyday, I would take photos on my tablet and send them to my sisters. And everyday, I would hear, “You should be a food blogger.”
And everyday, I would read my favorite food blogs and dream about the day that I might take the chance.
INGREDIENTS
INSTRUCTIONS
for full recipes please see : beamingbaker.com
“No, I don’t think so… It’s really, really hard. It takes someone who’s a kitchen genius, a wizard with words, someone who’s great at photography. Someone… who isn’t me.”
I heard the first line many times over, during the course of about two years, when my life was hard, when things never seemed to work out… when I truly didn’t believe in myself.
The second line I said to others and to myself, many times over, during the course of those two years, convincing myself that I could never be what I wanted to be, do the things I wanted to do… achieve the dreams I was too afraid to even think about.
Back then, Erik and I were living in San Diego, dealing with a lot of family issues, tragedy and heartbreaking loss. It was a dark period for my mom, my sisters, Erik and our families. Not one day passed where I didn’t think for a moment that things would never truly get better.
Throughout that time, I had baking. And baking had me. I took solace in our tiny, hot—like 110 degrees hot—kitchen, baking until I could bake no more. My mom, who went through so many days full of tears, heartache and despair, would actually light up when I presented her with a baked treat. Made just for her.
Erik would laugh for the first time in ages because of some silly thing I did in the kitchen (spilled almond butter all over the counter & myself; made cookies the size of M&M’s just for kicks; drizzled chocolate into the form of Homer J. Simpson to make him smile).
My sisters would call the second they saw the surprise on their doorsteps: a care package of 4 different kinds of cookies and candy, made to show them how much they mattered. How much they were loved.
During that time, I baked everyday. And everyday, I would take photos on my tablet and send them to my sisters. And everyday, I would hear, “You should be a food blogger.”
And everyday, I would read my favorite food blogs and dream about the day that I might take the chance.
INGREDIENTS
- Dry Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups gluten free rolled oats
- ½ cup gluten free oat flour
- ½ cup almond meal
- 1 cup unsweetened coconut flakes or shreds
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- Wet Ingredients
- 1 cup natural, unsalted creamy peanut butter
- ¼ cup melted coconut oil
- ½ cup coconut sugar
- ¼ cup pure maple syrup
- 2 flax eggs (2 tablespoons ground flax + 6 tablespoons water, whisked together, set for 15 mins)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or greased foil. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients: oats, oat flour, almond meal, coconut, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
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for full recipes please see : beamingbaker.com
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