Paleo Macadamia Cranberry Cookies

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Published on Dec 11, 2015 · Last updated on Aug 24, 2021 ·

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Satisfy your sweet tooth with these healthy Paleo Macadamia Cranberry Cookies! The secret of this no-fail paleo cookies recipe is a mix of almond flour and desiccated coconut giving these cookies the perfect texture!

I love baking for fun. Ifind it very comforting, especially when the temperatures start to drop. And nothing can beat the smile onyour family's and friends'facewhen you bakethem some sweet treats.

That being said,I don't really consider myself a baker.

Without a fool-proof recipe to follow, I'm helpless. I'm so impressed by people whocan come up with cakes, pies, cookies and other treats'recipes. Seriously, how do theydo it?!

Baking is a science, and...I've never been that of a scientist. Ahem. Justask my mom about my science grades in high-school. Actually, don't. Way too embarrassing.

Anyways,I'm learning the baking science slowly butsurely, and I find it fascinating.

One thing that I find particularly challengingis "healthy" or "healthier" baking so these paleo cookies have been quite an adventure for me.

Paleo baking is a toughone. I've tried many cakes and paleo cookies recipes out there only to be disappointed most of the time.

Paleo baking ingredients (like almond flour, coconut flour and so on) are not the cheapest so it really bums me out when a recipe fails. Plus it's a lost opportunity to eat something delicious!

This paleo cookies recipe, however, is not one of them!

Do you remember these paleo macadamia cookies I posted a little while ago?They've been super popular, thousands of readers have been loving it.

I've been making them a lot and they work great every time, even with different brands of ingredients (the brands used can be important when baking paleo cookies!).

I revisited them for the holiday season and apart from the macadamia nuts, I also added some dried cranberries. So merry and festive!

You could also add white chocolate chips for the whole macadamia/cranberry/white chocolate cookie experience, but it would no longer be a paleo cookies recipe.

If you go down this road, reduce the amount of cranberries and macadamias to be sure the cookies hold together.

Have fun baking this weekend!

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Satisfy your sweet tooth with these healthy Paleo Macadamia Cranberry Cookies! A mix of almond flour and desiccated coconut gives these the perfect texture! Buttery Macadamia nuts and tart dried cranberries in every bite make these extra addictive!

CourseTreat

CuisineAmerican

Keywordalmond flour cookies, cranberry cookies, easy cookie recipe, Macadamia cookies, paleo cookie recipe, refined-sugar free

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes

Total Time 1 hour

Servings 14 cookies

Calories 202 kcal

Ingredients

¾cupwhole raw macadamia nuts
1cupalmond flour or almond meal
1cupunsweetened fine desiccated coconut
½cupdried cranberriesroughly chopped
½tspground ginger
¼-1/2tspground nutmegdepending on your taste
¼cuphoney
¼cupcoconut oilmelted
½tspbaking soda
2tbspwaterdivided

Instructions

Preheat oven to 320F/160C. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Arrange macadamia nuts on a baking sheet in a single layer and bake for 6 to 8 minutes or until lightly toasted. Let them cool and chop them roughly.
Reduce oven to 250F/120C.
In a large bowl, combine almond flour, desiccated coconut, macadamia, cranberries, ginger, and nutmeg.
In a small saucepan, combine honey and coconut oil and melt gently over low heat.
Mix baking soda with 1 tablespoon water and stir in honey/coconut oil mixture. Once the mixture froths up (this will only take a few seconds), remove from heat and pour on the dry ingredients. Add 1 tablespoon of water and mix well during 1-2 minutes.
Form balls with the batter using a medium cookie/ice cream scoop (or about 1 ½ tablespoons). Place them on the lined baking sheet and flatten them using the palm of your hand. They won't spread so shape them as neatly and roundly as you can. You should get about 14 cookies.
Bake for 30 minutes or until golden. Remove from the oven and leave to cool completely, as they will be too fragile to pick up when still warm.

Recipe Notes

You could also add white chocolate chips for the whole macadamia/cranberry/white chocolate cookie experience, but it would no longer be paleo. If you go down this road, reduce the quantity of cranberries and macadamia to be sure the cookies hold together (1 ¼ cups total)

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Nagi@RecipeTinEats
March 09, 2016 at 7:47 pm

What a perfectly looking cookies! Macadamia nuts and cranberries are the best!
- marie
  March 11, 2016 at 1:02 pm
  
  Thank you Nagi! 🙂
Mary
November 30, 2016 at 3:35 pm

I absolutely love macadamia nuts! These look yummy
- Marie
  November 30, 2016 at 6:07 pm
  
  Aren't they delicious?! Thanks Mary 🙂
Laura
October 25, 2017 at 1:43 am

Can u sub something else for the honey to keep it more keto friendly ??
- Marie
  November 03, 2017 at 4:15 pm
  
  You could use brown rice syrup too but I don't think it's keto friendly either :-/
40A.
October 04, 2018 at 12:43 am

I already loved your "old" macadamia cookies recipe but this one with cranberries is even more festive! Perfect for the holidays!
B
December 21, 2020 at 12:49 am

I made these with the white choc chips ( 1/2 cup )and only 2 tablespoons of honey, absolutely fantastic!!
- Marie
  December 21, 2020 at 8:00 pm
  
  So happy you enjoyed them!