Whole Wheat Blackberry Easter Cookies

kiipfit|March 16, 2015 10:02 am EST

5 (1 ratings)

Whole Wheat Flour folded in fresh pureed blackberries and sweetened with maple syrup. YUM! Believe it or not I thought I would get away with just making regular cookies and I was munching on this Whole Wheat Blackberry Easter Cookies when suddenly my little one screamed out of excitement….. BUUNNNYYY COOKIIEESSS!!

Servings

1

Ingredients

Directions

Ingredients1 ¾ cup whole wheat flour½ tsp baking powder1/8 tsp salt½ cup black berries1 egg½ cup maple syrup1 tbsp. vanilla extract½ tsp olive oil1 cup candy melts (for decoration, optional)Sprinkles (as per requirement for decoration, optional)InstructionsPreheat the oven at 400 degree Fahrenheit and prepare a cookie sheet with a liner.In a mixing bowl combine the dry ingredients (except blackberries).In a food processor combine blackberries along with the wet ingredients and process until smooth. May take about 2 minutes.Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and start folding with a spoon. Once coated use your hand to knead into a dough. (Dough maker can also be used to knead it). I prefer using hands to knead it into dough.If you want your cookies to be soft put the dough in a covered container into the refrigerator for 10-15 minutes before rolling. I wanted my cookies to be crispy so I immediately rolled out the dough but kept half of the dough in the refrigerator for my daughter because she likes softer cookies.On a flat dusted surface roll out the dough up to ¼ inch thick and as smooth as possible.With your choice of cookie cutter shape your cookies and place them on the cookie sheet.Put the cookie into the oven and let it bake for 10-15 minutes. Until the sides start to brown.Take it out and let the cookies cool down completely before decorating them.You may eat the cookie with no decoration also. It will taste as good and is healthier. You will be cutting down on lot of sugar as well.If you plan to decorate the cookies melt the candy melts as per the package instructions.Spread the melts on one side of the cookie with a knife/small brush evenly. Sprinkle and let it stand for 1 minute.For nutritional details click here