These cookies are great for a number of reasons…
Firstly, they are DELICIOUS. Secondly, they are healthy and can be eaten raw or dehydrated for a raw diet.
And thirdly, the cookie dough can be stored in the freezer for months – ready for you to slice and bake whenever you feel like a cookie or two (or three or four or five!)
Not to mention the fact they are cute and fun to make :-)
To create the ‘hidden heart’ inside the cookie dough, I used this video as a guide.
It’s simply a case of starting with a long sausage shape dough, forming it into a Tobelerone shape and then smoothing out the edges and creating a dip in one side to create the heart shape.
Then you freeze the dough until it’s completely hard and add the contrasting dough around it.
If you plan on making these cookies, I recommend watching the video as it’s a lot easier to show than it is to explain!
As I mentioned at the beginning of this post, these cookies can be eaten raw or cooked.
The above photo shows the cookies raw and chilled – they can be eaten straight from the fridge like this or can be “baked” in a dehydrator for a more cookie-like texture.
The photo below shows the cookies after they have been baked in a conventional oven. They have a shortbread texture and a gorgeous almond taste which goes beautifully with the rose heart centres.
📖 Recipe
Almond & Rose Heart Cookies
Ingredients
- 250 g ground almonds
- 1 heaped tbsp coconut flour
- optional 1 tbsp hibiscus powder
- 110 ml coconut oil, melted
- 6 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp rose water
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp beet juice or other natural red food dye
Instructions
- Add 100g of the ground almonds to one bowl and the remaining 150g to another. To the smaller bowl, add the coconut flour and (optional) hibiscus.
- Mix the coconut oil, vanilla and maple syrup together and then divide into one 40ml and one 70ml portions. Add the rose water and beet juice to the 40ml portion.
- Add the 70ml of wet ingredients to the 150g of ground almonds and mix to create a dough. Wrap in cling film and leave in the fridge to firm up.
- Add the 40ml wet ingredients to the 100g dry mixture and mix to create a separate pink dough (for the heart centre of the cookie.) Roll into a long sausage shape and leave in the freezer to firm up for at least 30 minutes.
- Once the pink dough is firm and mailable, start creating the heart shape. To do this, begin with a long triangular shape, like a Toblerone bar. Make an indent in one side and smooth the edges to create a long tubular heart shape, approx 30cm length. Place in the freezer again for at least another 30 minutes to harden.
- One the pink dough is solid, start adding the plain dough around it. Roll it on a surface to create a clean cylinder shape. Cover in cling film and keep in the freezer to firm up before slicing.
- To bake the cookies, use a very sharp knife to make 1cm slices and place on a tray with greaseproof paper. Bake at 150c for 6-12 minutes. Keep a close eye on them to make sure they don't brown too much. Leave to cool before eating.
- If you wish, wrap the rest up in cling film and add another layer of greaseproof paper. Keep in the freezer until your next cookie craving! Enjoy!
Nutrition Information
Yield 30Amount Per Serving Calories 89Carbohydrates 3gProtein 2g
Tamzin says
Awwwwww love these!
Aimee says
^.^
Kelly says
These look amazing and so pretty Aimee! I love the pretty pink from the hearts and they sound incredible and so fragrant with the rose water and hibiscus flower :)
Aimee says
Thanks Kelly. I love floral scents and flavours so I couldn’t help but add some :-)
Natasha says
These are so pretty! The combination of almond and rose must be delicious, I must try it sometime. I love the ribbon, too!
Aimee says
Thanks Natasha :-) I had to find a way of including that ribbon in a photo!
Helen @ Scrummy Lane says
These are so cool – and actually I think you explained how to make them really well. I totally understood. Love that you can eat them raw or cooked! How do you prefer them?
Aimee says
*phew* I’m glad it didn’t come across complete nonsense at least… I was craving cookies and so I found the baked version to be much more satisfying for that demand – but eating them raw tastes sweeter and more candy-like. So it’s win-win :-)
Kristi @ Inspiration Kitchen says
How cute are these????? I love them! I’ll take a dozen and a cup of hot coffee! :-)
Aimee says
:D