Oatmeal, Coconut, and Sunflower Seed Cookies

In addition to not eating meat, I’m trying to eat healthier overall. So I’ve decided that when I’m craving something sweet, like I was last night, I going to make/bake/cook something instead of buying it. As I mentioned, I was craving sweets last night, specifically cookies. So I searched for a healthy cookie recipe and found the Oatmeal, Coconut, and Sunflower Seed Cookie recipe on wholefoodmarkets.com. (For anyone who has an iPhone, there’s an app for it and it’s free! It’s called Whole Foods Market Recipes.) I happened to have all the ingredients so I tried it out. The only thing I did differently was to use coconut oil instead of butter. Why? I read this book once, “The Coconut Oil Miracle” by Bruce Fife and it talks about the health benefits of coconut oil versus other oils. Since reading it, I use coconut oil instead of butter and vegetable oil for baking. Oh, and I used regular flour instead of whole wheat pastry flour----but it was organic flour.

So I know you’re wondering, “How did they taste”? Not too bad, they kind of taste like peanut butter cookies. And I’ll be honest, the first batch was a little well done; I shortened the baking time for the second batch and they (the second batch) turned out better. I don’t know if I’d make them again though, maybe next time I’ll make them with the whole wheat pastry flour. Or maybe I’ll try something a little more fun.