Last weekend, after our snowstorm, we put on our snowshoes and went to get our Christmas tree in the woods. It is not a perfect one, but it comes from the nature. The kids love this tradition we started a few years ago and now they count the day before we go and cut it. It was a bit cold that day but not as much as our -30ºC we are having today. When we came back, it was time for hot chocolate and cookies.

I like to have molasses cookies around that time of the year, it really smells the holidays! This cookie recipe is really soft and chewy, and they are Gluten-free, that’s a great advantage for my daughter. As soon as they came out of the oven, the kids came around me to get a bite of them! 🙂

For 20 cookies

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 10-12 minutes.

• 1 tbsp. (15ml) of organic grounded flax seeds
• 3tbsp. (45ml) of water
• 1 cup (250ml) of sorghum flour
• 1/2 cup (125ml) of organic millet flour
• 1/2 cup (125ml) of organic almond flour
• 1/4 cup (62.5ml) of organic corn starch or tapioca starch
• 1tsp. (5ml) of baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. (2.5ml) of baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. (2.5ml) of cinnamon
• 1 pinch of salt
• 40 ml of organic coconut oil
• 40ml of vegan butter
• 1/2 cup (125ml) of organic brown sugar
• 1/2 cup (125ml)of organic blackstrap molasses
• 2 mashed organic bananas
• 1 tsp. (5ml) of vanilla

1. Preheat your oven to 375º.
2. In a small bowl, combine the flax seeds and the water and put aside for 10 minutes.
3. In a medium bowl, put together the sorghum flour, the millet flour, the almond flour, the corn starch, the baking powder, the baking soda the cinnamon and the salt.
4. In another bowl, mix the butter, the coconut oil, the brown sugar the bananas, the flax seeds and the vanilla until you get a smooth texture.
5. Incorporate the flour mix in the banana and mix until you get a nice batter.
6. Put about 1 tbsp. (15ml) of batter on a cookie pan and put it in the oven for about 10-12 minutes.
7. When you remove them from the oven, let them cool for about 5 minutes before you transfer them on a wired rack.

Enjoy them but don’t forget to leave some for Santa!!!