Junk Food Makeover: Oreo Cookie
The healthy-ish Oreo cookie. (Photo: Jeff Burns)
These “Oreos” are made with raw cacao powder and grass fed butter, which makes these the only Oreos you can eat for breakfast.
Ingredients:
For the cookie:
4 tablespoons butter, room temperature
2 tablespoons coconut sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup almond meal
1/3 cup arrow root
1/3 cup cacao powder
pinch of sea salt
For the filling:
3 tablespoons butter, room temperature
1 tablespoon maple syrup
Yields: 8 cookies
Method:
Whip together butter and sugar in a mixer until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla. Add almond meal, arrow root, cacao powder, and sea salt until thoroughly combined.
Roll into a log that is one inch in diameter and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Slice cooking dough into circles about 1/8 inch thick.
Bake on parchment-lined baking sheet for 10-12 minutes.
Let cool.
Whip together butter and maple syrup until light and fluffy.
To assemble, place a teaspoon of buttercream between two cookies. Store in refrigerator.
Tricia Williams is a chef and nutrition educator and founder of Food Matters NYC, a customized meal delivery service in Manhattan.
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