Paleo No Bake Christmas Cookies
by Paleo No Bake Christmas Cookies taste like chocolate peanut butter cookies but with no peanuts. These no bake Paleo Christmas Cookies are low in sugar and they freeze well. They are the best Paleo No Bake Christmas Cookies for all year round!
Paleo No Bake Christmas Cookies
Every year around the holiday season I found myself craving holiday cookies, cakes, and pies. Out of all the holiday baking options cookies are probably my first choice because they are easy to make and are great holiday gifts for friends and family.
Given that baking is not a strong nature of mine whenever I bake I always go for simple things like my blackberry lemon jam thumbprint cookies, chocolate olive oil bundt cake, paleo grain-free pumpkin muffins, and today’s Paleo No Bake Christmas Cookies!
Chocolate peanut butter flavor with no peanuts
It was not my intention to make a peanut butter flavor no bake cookies but for some interesting reason these no bake Christmas cookies have a hint of peanut butter flavor. It gives a nice balance to the cacao powder so the cookies aren’t too sweet or too bitter.
How to make Paleo no bake cookies
- Use a food processor to pulse and blend the nuts and dry berries to fine until they form a moist ‘dough’- ish texture.
- Use a cookie scoop to shape the no bake cookies.
- Flash freeze the cookies in the freezer for 15-20 mins. before serving.
Easy, right?
You can use any toppings you like for example shaved chocolate, shredded coconut, more chopped nuts…etc. These no bake cookies freeze extremely well in the freezer so they are perfect for winter holiday gifts.
So my friends if you are running short on time making holiday baked goods, I highly recommend that you give these Paleo No Bake Christmas Cookies a try. They are –
Easy
No bake
Chocolate/peanut butter flavored (but no peanuts)
& Freeze well for transport
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Paleo No Bake Christmas Cookies
Ingredients
Dry:
- 2 tbsp cacao powder
- ½ cup unsweetened desiccated/shredded coconut
- 1 ¼ cups mixed nuts, , almonds, pecan, pumpkin seeds…etc, unsalted
- 3 tbsp dried cranberries, , optional
- Pinch of pink or coarse salt to taste
Wet:
- ¼ cup melted coconut oil
- ⅓ cup almond butter, or sunflower seed butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp maple syrup, , alt. Keto sweetener
Garnish (optional):
- Shredded coconuts, finely chopped nuts, cookie sprinkles
Instructions
- Finely blend dry ingredients in a food processor until the nuts and berries, if using, are finely ground, about 1.5 to 2 minutes. You might need to scrap the bowl a few times to ground the nuts evenly.
- Add wet ingredients. Blend again until everything is well combined, about 1.5 minutes. Scrap the bowl a few times to distribute the almond butter well. You should have a pretty sticky cookie ‘dough’ at this point. If not, keep blending until a cookie ‘dough’ forms.
- Taste test and add more salt or sweetener if desired.
- Line a large sheet pan or flat plate with parchment paper. Use a cookie scoop to form about 18 cookies. If it feels hard to form shape, use your fingers to press/pinch the ‘dough’ together. The cookies will look similar to coconut macaroon with a flat bottom and a dome top.
- Sprinkle with toppings of choice, if using. Freeze for 15-20 minutes before serving.
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Looking for more easy homemade holiday gifts? Check out my Paleo Cashew Parmesan Cheese, I Heart Umami Bouillon, 3-Ingredient Blackberry-Lemon Jam (with no pectin), Instant Pot 1-Minute Strawberry Compote, and Ginger-Spiced Mixed Nuts!
These turned out fantastic! So easy and delicious!
That’s awesome. Thank you!
These are AMAZING. Thank you!! Glad I can feel like I’m indulging this Christmas, even though these are actually super healthy!
That’s so awesome. So happy to hear, Simone!
Excellent! I allowed my 19 month old to eat them, and he thoroughly enjoyed them!
Looks like a great recipe! You had me at “no bake”!
These look delicious! Love the ‘no bake’ feature too.
Definitely going to give these little sweeties a try!
i doubled this recipe. the food processor had a bit of a hard time processing everything at once, so i took part of it out after i’d added the almond butter and some of the melted coconut oil. i processed what remained until it was combined to my liking before adding the remaining dough in increments through the top hole in the processor lid.
i used a 1 tablespoon scoop because i wasn’t sure which size Chiu used. i have 36 cookies in my freezer as i type this. so, a double recipe will yield what she says with leftover dough. I used my 2 tablespoon scoop for what was left and got 8 more at that size!
looking forward to sharing these at a cookie exchange in a few days! thanks, Chiu!
Thanks for sharing, Jenn! I think my scoop is 1 tbsp scoop, too. Have fun for cookie swap!
The cranberries in these make them exciting!! I can’t wait to make them and taste them!
I am a huge fan on no bake cookies…they come together so quickly and easily! These look chocolicious!
How fun are these?! I love the fun toppings and that they freeze well too. So perfect for the holidays and easy too!
What a yummy treat! It’s wonderful how good they are for us, too!
I love making no bake cookies – so easy to quick! These cookies look so delicious and would make a great Christmas treat ♥
I love no bake treats, these look so fun and nice easy for kids to help make too! 🙂
These are so fun and cute! Love that it’s no bake and I love the colorful sprinkles.
Thank you, Jean! I love no bake cookies. So simple and easy!
Oh this is so fun! My girls will love this – this is a great one to make with kids at school!