November 14, 2007

A DATE WITH CINNAMON ~ HEALTHY SUGARFREE COOKIES!

Cookies!, again! and if you have  had enough of my sinful, buttery pistachio cookies then do balance it out with this HEALTHY and most importantly SUGAR-FREE Apple-cinnamon-date combo, I am sure post diwali, these would be more than welcome!

This is a soft ,moist cookie, with the natural sweetness of dates AND honey and a dash of cinnamon flavor. I have used a combination of wholewheat and plain flour as well as apples to make it fibre rich.

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Ingredients-

(makes 1 dozen)

  • Dates- 1/2 cup (pitted and chopped)
  • Apple- 1 , chopped
  • Honey- 2 tbsp
  • Egg- 1
  • Wholewheat flour- 1 tbsp
  • All purpose flour- 2 tbsp
  • Baking powder- 1/2 tsp
  • Milk- 2 tbsp
  • Cinnamon- 1/4 tsp
  • Oil- 1 tbsp
  • Vanilla essence- 1/2 tsp
  • a pinch of salt

Method-

In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients together and mix well, drop teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheets, bake for 15-20 minutes at 180 deg.C, till edges turn golden.

 

dates

These are off to Chandrika for AFAM-Dates:

http://akshayapatra.blogspot.com/2007/11/afam-november-dates.html

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23 comments:

  1. KalvaNovember 14, 2007 at 5:52 PM

    Cool.. nice recipe.. never cooked with dates!

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  2. AnonymousNovember 14, 2007 at 5:55 PM

    Hi,

    Nice blog :) and the cookies look great ! is it possible to make them without the egg ?

    Thanks !

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  3. FinlaNovember 14, 2007 at 6:09 PM

    Sugarfree cookies this has to be very healthy.
    Looks good

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  4. FHNovember 14, 2007 at 6:11 PM

    Sugar free! I like that, looks delicious!:)

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  5. Seema BhatNovember 14, 2007 at 7:52 PM

    I have never tried using dates in cookies. Looks delicious.

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  6. RaksNovember 14, 2007 at 8:42 PM

    Looks very nice bindhya!!!Nice entry:)

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  7. PravsNovember 14, 2007 at 9:03 PM

    A sugar free cookie with all yummy ingredients. Sure is healthy. Looks good.

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  8. DEEPANovember 14, 2007 at 9:44 PM

    great and healthy recipe....must be tasting great

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  9. beeNovember 14, 2007 at 11:44 PM

    don't really like cookies because of all the grease, but these ones i've gotta try.

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  10. remyaNovember 15, 2007 at 12:29 AM

    Healthy cookies.....sounds very delicious...

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  11. BindiyaNovember 15, 2007 at 8:00 AM

    Kalva-Thx, do give it a try now.
    Anonymous- I haven't tried these without an egg, I guess you can substitute a mashed banana ,give it a try!
    Happy- Thx!
    Asha- I was sure you would like these.
    Seema- Now you can.
    Raks- Thanks!
    Pravs- Yeah all the ing. are yum and give off a heavenly aroma while baking.
    Deepa- These do taste good
    Bee- I am sure you will come up with even a better version of this, this recipe is very tweakable!
    Deepa- thx ,dear.

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  12. geethaNovember 15, 2007 at 11:26 AM

    One doubt - Do we need to peel the skin off the apple for this?

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  13. SagariNovember 15, 2007 at 7:40 PM

    bindya looks you r a wonderfulll bakerr those lookkkk sooo yummyyyyy and i am not able to forget about your pistashio cookiess those lookss so beaitufullll

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  14. BindiyaNovember 15, 2007 at 8:51 PM

    geeta- No you don't need to peel off the skin, because the skins of most vegetables and fruits have a lot of vitamins and in this case apple skin again has loads of fibre, and it is ALWAYS better to have the whole fruit.
    sagari- Thanxxxx a lottt lol!

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  15. AnonymousNovember 15, 2007 at 9:16 PM

    hey it sure sounds healthy n delicious to me :)

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  16. zlamushkaNovember 17, 2007 at 12:08 AM

    Niiiiiice, cannot wait to try them. I am sure they were way beyond fabulous...

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  17. CynthiaNovember 17, 2007 at 4:06 AM

    Aha ha, I like how you try to redeem yourself here :)

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  18. LissieNovember 17, 2007 at 6:43 PM

    healthy and delicious cookies! nice entry :)

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  19. Sona - quick picks/pick quicksNovember 18, 2007 at 1:56 PM

    lovely post, the term sugar free is soo catchy, u know....

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  20. BindiyaNovember 18, 2007 at 7:15 PM

    Thax to all of you , yes we could all do with some more sugar free food!

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  21. AnonymousMarch 10, 2008 at 2:17 AM

    I LOVE this cookie! It's perfect for the health nut in me! It's easy to make, and don't feel bad after eating them... The fact that it uses natural sweeteners just makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside.

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  22. AnonymousOctober 31, 2008 at 9:58 AM

    this is delicious! im goona try this out. thanks you!

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  23. AnonymousNovember 17, 2008 at 8:53 AM

    Nice recipe. This one is good because its high in fiber and i really love the taste of cinnamon. Great post!

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