My new favorite FUNFETTI COOKIE & can we please stop "health-ifying" recipes?
When I went to post this recipe (don’t worry, it’s still included here👇🏽), I was scrolling through my feed and saw countless recipes for “healthy cookies”, and a friend even sent me one.
Those recipes and the language used to market them really crush my soul. And I mean absolutely no ill will or judgement here — I have so much compassion for those temped by them. But it doesn’t even feel right to me to use the term “healthy” anymore to describe things — it feels like it’s a four letter word now, completely co-opted and used as a marketing tool. That’s partly sad to me, because the true meaning of the word health is so critical to the industry that I work in. It’s been a guiding light for me as I work to manage my own autoimmune conditions, as well as my physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing. And, it’s integral to the work I do every single day with my clients. We pursue health. But because of social media, marketing, and diet and fitness culture, a big component of that work has now become disentangling the way we define health and relate to health — both unlearning and relearning its truest meaning in our life.
Bottom line here? Health has nothing to do with the ingredients in your cookie. Your health is much more than some swapped ingredients in a recipe. And yes, there are nutrient dense foods, but eating those alone does not equal a healthy life. Ingredients and foods don’t need to fit the diet culture definition of “health” in order to be healthy for you, to fit into your life in a way that promotes physical health, or to contribute to a positive and peaceful mindset.
SO PLEASE: Can we stop making health-ified versions of something in order to feel good about eating it?
Let’s talk about this COOKIE RECIPE, because it’s quickly become my favorite things ever.
This is an almond flour funfetti cookie, but you could make it chocolate chip too🤷🏼♀️🍪
I’ve been keeping this dough in our fridge so we can bake them fresh whenever, but these are the kind of cookies that get better the next day! They are thin, chewy in the middle, and crispy on the edges. My ideal cookie🤩😭
What you need:
1 + 3/4 cup almond flour
2/3 cup sugar
1 egg
6 tbsp melted butter
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
Lots of sprinkles (or chocolate chips!)
Yup, that’s it. This recipe is eerily simple for a gluten-free cookie — it just uses almond flour. Trust me. It’s good.
How to make them:
•Combine the wet ingredients first, then sugar, then the flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix in the sprinkles.
•IMPORTANT: refrigerate the dough for a few hours. This is why I just keep a big batch of dough in the fridge!
•Bake at 350 for roughly 10 mins, but ovens vary, so check yours frequently!
PS - I haven’t tested any substitutions for this recipe, so I’m not sure if coconut oil would work for the butter, etc.🍪👩🏼🍳
Life’s too short not to eat cookies. “Real” cookies. Yes, really. Sending you love ❤