This vegan cookies are easy to make, taste delicious and are a sweet treat that is not loaded with sugar.  

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Cook Time: 1 hour

Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 1 cup solid (refrigerated) raw organic coconut oil (do not melt)
• 1 cup powdered sugar plus more for coating
• 2 tablespoons Organic Vanilla Extract
• 1/2 teaspoon Organic Ground Nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted cashews, finely chopped
• 1 cup dried dates finely chopped
• 3 1/3 cups sifted cake flour
• 1 2/3 cups sifted whole wheat flour

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350oF.
2. Lightly grease 3 light colored cookie sheets. (Dark sheets will brown bottoms too quickly).
3. Using an electric mixer on low speed, in a large bowl, or stand mixer beat coconut oil and 1 cup powdered sugar until fluffy.
4. Beat in vanilla, nutmeg, and salt. Do not over mix. (If mixture is too stiff, add more coconut oil 1 teaspoon at a time). 
5. Fold in nuts and fruit.
6. Using a spatula, stir in all flours just until moist. Do not over mix dough.
7. Shape dough by generous tablespoonfuls into 1/2”-3/4” balls and place on prepared sheets about 1 inch apart. 
8. Bake one sheet at a time until bottoms just begin to color, about 15 minutes.
9. Cool on sheets for 5 minutes, and then remove to a cooling rack to cool for 5 minutes.
10. To coat, place a generous amount of powdered sugar in a bowl and roll warm cookies. Transfer to waxed paper. Powdered sugar will melt into the cookie so repeat the coating a second time, then cool completely.
11. Store these cookies at room temperature in an airtight container. You can make them up to a week ahead of time to keep your holiday baking schedule on track.