Date Cookies

Ingredients

• 80 g dried dates (pitted)
• 0.5 Vanilla bean
• 200 g Ground hazelnuts
• 225 g spelt whole‑grain flour
• 50 g Chia seeds
• 1 pinch cinnamon
• 1 pinch fleur de sel
• 50 g coconut oil
• 150 g rice syrup (or beetroot syrup)
• 1 egg
• 50 g cacao nibs

Instructions

1. 1.

   Place dates in a saucepan, cover with boiling water. Let stand for 5 minutes, then drain. Meanwhile split the vanilla bean lengthwise and scrape out the seeds with a knife.

2. 2.

   Process dates with hazelnuts, flour, chia seeds, cinnamon, fleur de sel, coconut oil, syrup, egg and vanilla seeds in a food processor until everything is well combined. Fold in cacao nibs.

3. 3.

   Shape 30 balls from the dough by hand, place on a parchment‑lined baking sheet, press lightly flat and imprint a pattern with a fork handle.

4. 4.

   Bake the date cookies in a preheated oven at 180 °C (160 °C fan; gas: level 2–3) for 10–15 minutes.