Ingredients:
1/2 cup coconut oil
1/2 cup butter (I use dairy free Nuttelex)1 cup dextrose
1 egg (I used 1 egg worth of Organ Gluten Free No Egg Natural Egg Replacer)
1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups gluten free plain flour
1/4 cup almond meal
50 g roughly chopped walnuts
150g choc chips (St Williams dairy free choc chips)
Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C.
2. Add the coconut oil, melted butter and dextrose in a bowl until well combined. Mix in the egg and vanilla and beat.
3. Combine the almond meal, baking soda and flour in another bowl.
4. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix well. Stir in the walnuts and choc chips.
5. Take tablespoon amounts of the mixture and make into balls. Place on baking trays lined with baking paper. Flatten the balls lightly with a fork.
6. Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until the cookies are lightly brown and look delicious!
Happy New Year!
Dextrose is a sugar which is completely free of fructose. Hence, it is great to use to sweeten food when you have fructose malabsorption, or are avoiding fructose for other health reasons. Use it just the same as sugar, but know that it is a better option for your body when you are making sweet treats. It tastes less sweet than caster sugar, and in my opinion, that results in nicer treats!
Most health food shops sell it, or you can find it in the health food or beer making aisles of supermarkets. Beer making shops sell it too.
Here are some great links that explain more about the benefits of using dextrose instead of sugar when cooking:
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