Girl Scout Cookies - Samoas - Paleo

Who knew?! Paleo friendly Girl Scout cookies?! I was beyond stoked when a co-worker shared this recipe with me today, so I had to come home and try it out for myself. This version isn't quite as sweet or crunchy as the real deal, but they are still delicious and reap many more nutrients than it's original counterpart! I have to admit that I found this recipe on http://risingmoonnutrition.blogspot.com/2012/12/paleo-samoa-cookies.html and just made two minor tweaks for mine below:

Each cookie comes in around 180 calories - the recipe makes about 24 cookies.

Ingredients: 
2 C shredded sweet potato
1 C shredded, unsweetened coconut
1 C finely diced walnuts
1/2 C coconut flour
1/2 C arrowroot flour

1 C hot water
12 medjool dates, pitted and soaked in the hot water for 15 minutes
1/2 C almond butter
1/4 C coconut oil

2 eggs
1 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla

3 oz unsweetened chocolate
1 tbsp coconut oil
1 tbsp honey (optional)

Mix the first 5 ingredients together in a large bowl. Set aside.

Upon soaking the dates in hot water for 15 minutes, remove the pits and place dates in a food processor, with 1 cup of the hot water used to soak them. Blend well, and add the almond butter and oil.  This should create a sweet, nutty paste.

Add the paste to the first 5 ingredients, and blend together with the eggs, salt and vanilla.

On a baking sheet, lined with parchment paper, scoop out a rounded tablespoon of cookie dough, flatten and use your finger to create a whole in the center of the cookie. Bake in the oven at 350 degrees for 13-14 minutes.

When the cookies are done baking, melt the chocolate, oil and honey in a double boiler (or if you're fancy like me, two different pots because you don't own one). Drizzle the chocolate over the cookies, and refrigerate to harden!