He althy Sweets: Flaxseed Cookies

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

In the modern world, the fashion for he althy foods and recipes is growing more and more. Of course, at first it is very difficult to switch to this style of eating, when sweets are replaced with honey, sweets with dried fruits, and various dry foods with fresh fruits and vegetables.

And especially for you, today we will tell you how to make he althy flaxseed flour cookies. Its recipe is so simple that you will definitely be surprised. And from its huge benefits - you definitely won’t get better!

Flax flour benefits

First, let's look at the main ingredient of today's dish. Its popularity these days is not at all surprising, because flax has a truly unique combination of nutrients that any person needs.

Firstly, these seeds, from which flour is obtained only later, help cleanse the body of various toxins that have accumulated inside a person. Since we all do not live in the forest, but in cities with a huge number of cars, factories and everything else, flax is simply necessary for us.

Secondly, this product strengthens the immune system and the body's resistance to variousmicrobes and diseases. Of course, the result will not be noticeable immediately, but after some time you will definitely feel better.

In addition, flaxseed flour, the benefits of which are simply immeasurable, reduces the risk of developing cancerous tumors, which is very important for all people.

Required Ingredients

Honestly, flaxseed cookies are so easy to make that even a small child can handle them, and the ingredients only help. They are so ordinary and familiar that they can be found in every housewife's house.

In addition to making the dessert more he althy and dietary, we will prepare flaxseed flour cookies without eggs and with a natural sweetener!

• Wheat flour - 80 gr. We will definitely need it, because if you use only pure flaxseed flour, the product will turn out not very tasty due to the texture of other flour, which is unusual for us.
• Linen flour - 70 gr.
• Baking powder for dough - 1/2 tsp
• Sweetener - 1 tsp. You can use regular sugar or replace it with honey, maple syrup, or your own artificial sweetener.
• S alt - a few pinches to balance the taste.
• Flaxseeds - 3 tbsp. l. We will use them to create a more unusual texture of the dough, in addition, with them the flaxseed flour cookies look more interesting.
• Milk/water - 60 ml.
• Vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. l.

Flaxseed Cookie Recipe

• In a deep bowl mix milk or waterwith sweetener and s alt, and then, when the ingredients are well mixed, pour in the vegetable oil.
• In a separate container, combine the two types of flour, mix thoroughly and add the baking powder and pre-prepared flaxseeds.
• Pour the dry part into the liquid ingredients in parts and first with a fork, and then with your hands, you need to knead a very dense and plastic dough.
• Let it rest a bit on the table by lightly covering the top with a damp towel or wrapping it in cling film. This may take 15-20 minutes.
• Lightly dust your work surface with flour and start rolling out a very thin layer of dough, about 5-7 mm thick.
• Preheat the oven to 160 degrees Celsius and put the cookies in there for 5-10 minutes. It is very important to keep an eye on the dessert in the oven, as the power of different types is different. That is why we do not advise you to do anything else while making flaxseed cookies.

When the surface is covered with a golden crust, you can safely take the cookies out of the oven and try them immediately, or spend a few minutes decorating them, which we will describe in the next paragraph.

Festival decoration

If you plan not only to eat these cookies yourself, but also serve them to the festive table, then you can decorate them very quickly. But if you are already satisfied with the appearance of the dessert, then you can eat it right away. After all, this dessert without decoration is less high-calorie.

• Take the finished cookie and put it to cool at roomtemperature.
• Meanwhile, melt the bittersweet chocolate in a bain-marie. We take the one with a percentage of cocoa content above seventy percent, because this means that the amount of sugar and everything else will be at a minimum.
• On the cooled cookies we make chocolate stripes with a regular spoon. You scoop up some chocolate and move the spoon from side to side at a distance of 20-30 cm, leaving such a wonderful mark.
• Leave the cookies in the fridge until the chocolate hardens and they're done!

Conclusion

Well, finally, we can conclude that he althy food does not have to be tasteless or ugly. She, on the contrary, should catch the eye and make you eat her, and not something harmful.

So, after a while, you won't want to buy any package of potato chips at all, because now you know a simple and quick recipe for flaxseed cookies, which is not a pity to spend your own time and some money on. And most importantly, it is not only delicious, but also very he althy!