Hi guys!
Today, I'd like to share with you a very special recipe for the cookies that I've been loving
recently.
They're gluten-free, grain-free, sugar-free, and they're all real, whole foods.
They're also anti-fungal, very filling, and just delicious.
Over here on the island of Tenerife, they're called coquitos and they're very popular in
all the Spanish speaking countries.
They're made just from 3 ingredients, but you can also use the fourth one because here
in Tenerife they actually use the fourth one, but it's totally optional.
So all you're going to need is 100g of coconut flakes, which is around just over 3 ounces,
1 egg, 5 dates, which is also around 100g or just over 3 ounces.
Really easy proportions to remember: 100g of coconut, 100g of dates, and 1 egg.
So one, one, one.
Super easy!
And optionally you can also use a squeeze of lemon juice and this is just to round out
the taste and make it complete, but it's really not necessary if you're not a big fan of lemon
or if you don't have it.
You also need a blender or a high speed food processor to blend the dates and the egg together.
So the first step is going to be soaking the dates in some warm water for at least an hour
and then process those dates with your egg and also lemon juice if you're going to use
it.
Until everything is really nice and smooth and creamy liquid.
It tastes delicious at this point.
Then the next step is adding coconut flakes and mixing everything together until all the
coconut flakes are totally coated with that egg and date mixture.
There should be no dry bits.
Everything should be completely mixed in.
The next step is putting everything in the freezer for around 20-30 minutes and this
is just going to make everything a little bit harder and less sticky.
It will be so much easier to shape them later on.
Once it's ready, it's time to preheat the oven to around 200 degrees Celcius and now
it's time to shape the cookies.
This is actually my favorite part of all because I find it so therapeutic, it makes me forget
everything else in the world.
So all you need to do is take that cookie dough in your hands and squeeze it like this,
and it just makes it kind of more sticky and makes it hold the shape better.
It's going to be so much easier to shape.
So once you squeeze it, then you're going to shape it into this dome shape and voila!
The cookie is ready.
And then you're going to do the same with the remaining 11 cookies.
Now this is a very important point, so take notice: this recipe makes 12 cookies and it's
important to make 12 cookies because the whole point of them is that they are very crispy
on the outside and they're soft and creamy on the inside.
You can only get this effect if you really stick to the proportions, so just don't make
too big, don't make them too small.
Make sure you make 12 cookies and you're going to get them perfect.
So once you shape them, then it's time to stick them in the oven for around 20 minutes
until they get nice and golden, and slightly brown on the top.
Then you take them out and leave them to cool for at least 10 minutes because they harden
up and get more crispy once they cool down.
So don't be tempted to try them straight away because they are not going to taste that good.
These are the kind of cookies that actually taste so much better when they're totally
cooled down, so if you wait for an hour, they're going to be totally worth it.
So make yourself a nice cup of tea and wait for an hour, they're going to be brilliant.
Amazing!
And the last thing I wanted to say before I end this video is that even though these
cookies are a real food based dessert, it's still a dessert.
It still has a lot of sugar and it's still going to raise your blood sugar, and if you
have acne, it' can still make your acne worse, so please respect your skin and your body,
treat it as a temple, and use these cookies as a very special treat.
Personally, I would just eat one or two and it would be the perfect amount.
I wouldn't attempt to eat more.
So I really hope that you'll try this recipe very soon and I hope that you'll enjoy it.
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