Chocolate and Coconut School Cookies -- nut free chocolate wafers

The first day of school some how caught me unprepared, and I hurriedly threw these together. Then realized I needed to dehydrate them for a few hours after baking. Oops. The good news is they only took about 10 minutes to mix up and get into the oven. And they are insanely chocolatey.

Ingredients:

1/4 cup coconut oil
1/2 cup warm water
1/2 cup coconut sugar
2 tbsp vanilla extract

1/2 tsp sea salt
1 tsp stevia
1 tbsp ground vanilla bean
1 cup raw cacao

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/4 cup ground chia seeds
2 cups ground shredded coconut


directions:

1. combine the ingredients in the order listed
2. flatten on two lined baking sheets in a large rectangle (using a rolling pin, place a piece of parchment over the dough that is on either a silicone mat or another piece of parchment)
3. score into squares
4. bake at 345 for 10-12 minutes
5. dehydrate on your oven's lowest setting for 2-3 hours, or until the cookies are very crisp. (my oven's lowest setting is 170 so that is what I used.

Ginger Bread People -- School Cookies -- gluten free, nut free, grain free etc

My son wanted to make gingerbread people. He also wanted to be able to bring one to school for a snack. So, here goes!!! He sometimes helped by stuffing his face with raw pumpkin seeds, but mostly he's great at adding and stirring ingredients. These cookies are nice and spicy, and my son had a lot of fun choosing the shapes and cutting them out. The chilled dough is a little firm, so unfortunately I had to do the rolling. Such is the way of gluten free dough ...  But he had a great time. Can you tell?

ingredients:

1/2 cup extra virgin coconut oil -- unrefined
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
2 eggs

1/2 tsp sea salt
black pepper
2 tbsp ginger
1 tbsp ground vanilla bean
1 tbsp ceylon cinnamon
2 tbsp carob powder

1 cup coconut sugar
1/2 cup ground flax
1/4 cup ground chia
1/4 cup ground black sesame
1/2 cup ground pumpkin seeds
1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 cup coconut flour


directions:

before baking, preheat the oven to 345

1. combine the ingredients and chill the dough
2. roll out the dough in batches between 2 sheets of parchment
3. cut out as desired
4. bake on lined baking sheets for 14 minutes at 345
5. enjoy!