It’s time for another round of Group D reveals from the Secret Recipe Club. The club is a fun monthly challenge I host each month, where each participating blogger is assigned one of the other participating blogs. (Much like a Secret Santa.) No one reveals whose blog they have, they just visit, pick a recipe, and make it. On reveal day everyone posts what they made and the secret is out.
This month my assignment was the delicious The More Than Occasional Baker, a blog run by Ros, who loves baking and is always looking for the next baking challenge. After browsing her recipe index, I really wanted to make the Flourless Almond Cake with Raspberries, but my family overruled me and asked me to make something chocolate. “Hey” I said, “I’m the one that has to cook it”. To which they replied, “Yeah, but we’re the ones who have to eat it”! Wow, I REALLY need to start searching my assigned blog by myself from now on, so I can maybe make something I want once in awhile. : )
I wound up making her Flourless Chocolate Walnut Cookies and they were really good. We all enjoyed their rich, fudgy, cake like texture, and I was happy to find another gluten free dessert that I could eat along with my family. I changed the recipe around some by using honey instead of sugar, something I’ve cut it out of my diet, and I used a whole egg instead of egg whites. I also had to increase the walnuts to 1 1/4 cups to compensate for the extra liquid from the honey. I ended up with a delicious cookie, that even my gluten loving family really enjoyed. Thank you Ros!
Don’t miss all of the other recipes in today’s Secret Recipe Club reveal! The blog hop is below the recipe, just click on any of the photos and you will be taken straight to the blog and recipe.
Delicious gluten and grain free cookies with no processed sugar.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups chopped walnuts
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silpat mat.
- Place all of the ingredients into a bowl and mix until well combined.
- Drop dough by tablespoonfuls onto the cookie sheet, shaping them into ball shapes.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until the cookies are fairly firm to the touch, with little give.
- Allow the cookies to remain on the cookie sheet for 10 minutes, then move to a rack to finish cooling completely.
Check out my previous Secret Recipe Club posts: English Muffin Bread, Breaded Pork Tenderloin Sandwich, Fresh Strawberry Pie with Shortbread Crust, Cherry Delight Breakfast Cake, Sweet Potato Crepes, Peanut Butter Popcorn, Peanut Butter Banana Muffins, Corn Chowder, Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies, Potato Frittata, Pumpkin Cookies with Brown Sugar Glaze, Roasted Balsamic Brussels Sprouts, Fudgy Cocoa Brownies, White Chocolate Cherry Cookies, Cinnamon Chip Banana Bread, White Chocolate Chex Nut Clusters, Praline French Toast, Parmesan Crusted Salmon, German Pancakes and Nutella-Filled Banana Oat Muffins, No Bake Peanut Butter Oat Bars
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One of my nephews needs to eat gluten free. These cookies are just perfect for him
I'd probably eat half of them myself :)
They are definitely good Winnie, I hope you enjoy them.
What an interesting recipe, flourless cookies, sounds wonderful, I bet the texture is soft and tender…
Great choice for your assignment!
They are Sally, they almost have a cake-like texture. I like how rich they are, just a couple will do ya.
What a LOVELY SRC pick and so handy for gluten free diets too, with them being flour-free! They look divine, and all I need now is a cold glass of milk to go with them! Karen
Oh, you definitely need some milk Karen, they are rich and delicious.
Mmmm… chocolate yumminess! Great selection - thank you for sharing!!
Thank you Rebekah. :)
These look incredible! I love that they are good for you. Great pick for the month!
I'm always on the hunt for gluten and processed sugar free desserts Traci, so I can enjoy them with my family. These are a keeper
Yum! Looks like a yummy choice! they almost look like the chocolate no bake cookies.
Now that you mention it Kristen, they do! No oats in sight for these cookies though. :)
I love how rich and fudgy flourless cookies and cakes are. These cookies sound delicious. Great pick this month :)
I do too Melissa, rich usually means it doesn't take much of them to satisfy you. Always a plus in my book when it comes to calories.
Chocolatey! Great SRC pick!
Chocolatey and oh so good Dorthy.
Oohh those look sinful! My kids would definitely gobble them up and not know any better that they were GF.
Happy Reveal Day.
If they like nuts, then they will definitely love these cookies Janie.
These cookies are ingenious! They look so good - great SRC pick!
Thank you Christine, they taste as good as they look. :)
These look so rich and fudgy! Love that you cut back on the sugar, we are mostly sugar-free here too. Great pick!
I feel so much better since I gave up processed sugar Susan. It's great finding out it's not a necessary ingredient in order to make yummy desserts.
I'm so glad you chose these cookies especially since you could eat them too! I like the addition of honey and will do that next time - thanks for the tip about adding more nuts if using honey. Happy SRC reveal day.
Thank YOU for the delicious recipe Ros!