Garam masala: what’s that? In Hindi, “garam” means hot and “masala” means spices. Typically, this Indian mix of spices features cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, peppercorns and turmeric. With that kind of combo, you know this cookie recipe is going to offer spectacular flavor fireworks. The grand finale is learning that these cookies are made without oil, dairy, gluten or refined white sugar. Unbelievable.
Garam Masala-Spiced Cookies
Recipe courtesy of My Eclectic Kitchen
Makes 16 cookies
2/3 cup gluten-free rolled oats
2/3 cup gluten-free oat flour
1/3 cup coconut sugar, plus 1 Tbsp.
1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/3 cup golden raisins
1 Tbsp. almond butter
½ Tbsp. flaxseed meal
1 ½ Tbsp. filtered water
¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/4 tsp. garam masala
½ tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. baking soda
1/8 tsp. xanthan gum (optional)
1/8 tsp. sea salt
¼ tsp. raw pistachios, chopped
Note: The cookies will come out less crumbly with the xanthan gum, so feel free to use it or lose it.
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl, mix flax meal, water, applesauce, almond butter, vanilla extract and coconut sugar.
- In a medium bowl, combine oats, oat flour, baking powder, baking soda, xanthan gum, sea salt and garam masala.
- Add wet ingredients to the dry mixture and stir thoroughly until combined.
- Fold in the pistachios, chocolate chips and raisins.
- Scoop out dough and roll into balls, about 2 tablespoons per cookie, or use a 1-ounce ice cream scoop.
- Add dough balls to prepared cookie sheet, flatten the balls with your hands or a spatula and bake for 10-12 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Allow cookies to sit for a couple minutes on the cookie sheet before transferring to a wire rack to cool.
- Eat them now or store in an airtight container for later.