Gluten/Grain, Soy, Nut, Dairy, Egg free Chocolate Chip Cookies

I think a better term for these cookies is "Allergen Free" cookies!

There is 1 tiny little cheat from the RepairVite diet...shhhh, don't tell my doctor!

Ingredients:

3 cups unsweetened coconut (or 1 bar of creamed coconut, melted)
1/2 cup maple syrup
1 Tbsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup unsweetened coconut
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup chocolate chips (because of my restrictions, I buy the Enjoy Life! brand that are dairy, nut, soy free from Whole Foods)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

2. If you have a bar of creamed coconut, melt in microwave for 30-60 seconds, until warm enough to stir smooth. If you are using unsweetened coconut, pour into foot processor, or heavy duty blender and puree for 5 minutes (time it, make sure your appliance doesn't over heat). Let the appliance cool off for 5 minutes. Puree for another 5 minutes until the coconut is completely liquid -- consistency of milk. 

3. Add maple syrup, vanilla, salt, remaining shredded coconut, and baking soda & baking powder, then stir, or turn appliance until until it becomes dough like. 

4. Stir in chocolate chips. 

5. Drop by tablespoons on a cookie sheet and bake for 10-15 minutes, or until golden brown. 

Yummy Rating (1 being the worst & 10 being the best/closest to traditional recipe): 9 

Why? When you haven't had a lot of "real"/traditional recipes for as long as I have, this taste of dessert is absolutely delightful! It has a strong coconut taste (but it's a real coconut flavor, not imitation...BIG difference), so if you don't like coconut, you may want to try these for someone else you love :-)