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These easy egg free banana coconut macaroons are made from a few simple gluten free and vegan ingredients. I whipped them up with my grandkids in just 3 easy steps in less than 25 minutes from start to finish! 3 Easy Steps:  1. Mix ingredients in a bowl with a spoon 2. Shape into balls 3. Bake for 15 minutes It's a healthy, dairy free, dessert that can be packed in lunches, taken along in your purse just about anywhere, or elegantly served at the Seder. The ingredients are made from real food and offers a nutritional boost. Since it's Passover this week, what better than a simple ( KP) cookie that is fun for little ones to make and tasty enough for everyone to enjoy! Sometimes you just want something sweet; try this real food quick and easy recipe! If you are making these for Passover- all ingredients should be labeled with a hecture. Coconut is a good fat, the sweetness comes mostly from the banana, and they are filling. Author: Judee Algazi @Gluten Free A-Z Blog Prep: 5 mi...

Another gluten free tasty little gem that is easy and can be whipped up rather quickly! If you a new to gluten free baking, this is a good recipe to get you started. There are no exotic flours or hard to find ingredients; the recipe just calls for ground almonds ( available at Trader Joe's as almond meal) . Thumbprint cookies are a basic butter ( or coconut oil)  cookie that are fun to make and especially fun to make with kids. These delightful gluten free cookies are made quickly, bake quickly, and look beautiful. What kid ( of any age) doesn't love pressing his/her thumb into cookie dough and filling it with a teaspoon of rich fruit jam. If you are craving a cookie, these won't disappoint you. The recipe makes a small batch ( about 9) , so you won't overeat them either. Ground almonds are a naturally gluten free flour that is perfect for baking cookies and cakes, is easy to work with , and tastes great. I've made lots of different recipes using almond meal. Vega...

If you like the taste of almonds , you will adore these fast and easy shortbread cookies. There are only 5 healthy ingredients in this recipe, and the cookies bake rather quickly. You could whip up a batch on short notice from start to finish in just 25 minutes. Years ago I took a trip to Scotland. I brought home only 2 souvenirs: a beautiful red and black plaid wool Scottish hat and a few tins of traditional delicious Scottish shortbread cookies. My shortbread recipe is a little different than the authentic recipe because my recipe is grain free and gluten free, yet my allergy friendly buttery version still is reminiscent of the cookies I ate in Scotland! Are you vegan ? Shortbread contains no eggs, so it's easy to substitute oil for the butter to make this recipe vegan. My grandkids ( ages 4 and 7) love to bake when they come to visi t. I try to find recipes that will satisfy their palate as well as their short attention spans. The 4 year old expects to eat her cookies almost i...

These soft and chewy cranberry chocolate chip oatmeal cookies are a perfect treat for Thanksgiving or Christmas. Everyone expects to eat cranberries for the holiday, so why not serve the slightly tart berries in a delicious cookie ? My little granddaughter came to visit and the first thing she said to me was, " Let's bake cookies". I thought about what I had in my pantry and decided to bake these cranberry chocolate oatmeal cookies. It's a fairly common recipe that is sometimes made with white chocolate chips or the dark chocolate chips. I had the latter in the house. These tasty quick and easy cookies would also make a nice addition to your Christmas Cookie repertoire .  No mixer is needed; you just stir the ingredients with a large spoon. They are very festive because they are full of red dried berries and rich chocolate. Unlike highly processed cookies, these winners are made from real food with whole grain nutrition. I always feel better serving my grandkids somet...