After many months eating and experimenting with tigernuts, I decided it was time that I let my blog followers have a chance to experience all that they have to offer. Organic Gemini, a company based out of Brooklyn New York (a city very near and dear to my heart due to many important doctors being located there that have helped me in my battle with Chronic Lyme Disease), produces tigernut snacks, flour, and horchata drinks that are all completely gluten free, organic, nut free, kosher, vegan, raw, non-gmo, and Paleo, of which can all be found in today’s giveaway. There will be three winners, who will each receive a variety pack of horchata flavors (6 total), a bag of tigernut flour, and a bag of raw tigernuts. For those of you who are on the Autoimmune-Protocol, the unsweetened, original, banana, and strawberry flavor horchatas are completely AIP-friendly, and simply sweetened with a bit of medjool dates. Overall, after making many recipes with Organic Gemini’s tigernuts, tigernut flour, and tasting the horchatas, it would be an understatement to say that these products are anything but amazing. Much to my families surprise, they absolutely loved the horchatas, including my younger brother, who typically is not keen to trying new things. (Giveaway open to Us residents only.Of course, I did not want to host a giveaway of Organic Gemini’s products, without sharing yet another way I use them, more specifically, their tigernut flour. That being said, there are some recipes that will never stop being classics, one of these is the chocolate chip cookie, a treat that any other cookie created has yet to match. Therefore, I decided to create one using tigernut flour, as it is very versatile and yields a texture similar to almond flour, yet without the added heaviness. However, today’s recipe are not just ANY chocolate chip cookie, as they are free of eggs, nuts, coconut, dairy, and refined sugar ingredients. Of course, I am sure that you can come up with dozens of reasons as to how making a cookie free of all of those ingredients isn’t really a cookie at all, and rightfully so. However, I am here to change all those preconceived notions of allergen-friendly baked goods out there, and present to you a cookie that not only tastes good, but easily holds its own against all other Toll House cookies out there. Though it may sound too good to be true, my mother can attest to how remarkably similar these cookies are to the “real thing.” Not only do they bake like a regular cookie, but they set up and hold together just like the cookies that I enjoyed as a child (pre-Chronic Lyme Disease). Tigernut flour may not be taking the world by storm, yet, but I believe that it will certainly become more and more popular, as bloggers like myself take the plunge and experiment with the exotic flour.
THIS GIVEAWAY HAS NOW CLOSED
If you are looking to avoid all forms of refined sugar, you can make my homemade chocolate chunks (recipe here), or substitute dried fruit in place of the chocolate all together for a completely AIP-friendly version. Despite the fact that I cannot even eat the treats that I create at this point in my life, creating these chocolate chip cookies seriously has me shaking with excitement. Simply knowing of all the individuals that will be able to enjoy these cookies, makes me so happy just thinking about it. The real indicator that these cookies are a winner, was that my brother, despite the fact that he always thinks there is something missing in Paleo baked goods, couldn’t help himself but go back for more. My mother had to stop him on his fourth cookie, simply because she knew I needed to take photos of them, after which he told her with wide eyes that they were “so good” and “nothing was missing.” If that comment, from a 15 year old boy who despises the term “Paleo” be put in front of his food, does not convince you of how good these cookies are, I am not sure anything will! In the end, I could not be more proud and happy to present to you these chocolate chip cookies, a recipe that even my younger brother gave me permission to make him time and time again. Please enjoy, and remember to share today’s giveaway with all of your friends and family. GOOD LUCK! (For more tigernut recipes, visit my Paleo Flour page here)
Tigernut Chocolate Chip Cookies
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(Makes 1 dozen)
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup tigernut flour
- 3/4 cup arrowroot flour
- 1/4 cup lard
- 1/4 cup non-hydrogenated palm shortening
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 tbsp grass-fed gelatin
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 cup Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips *AIP substitutions below
- Sift tiger nut, arrow root, baking soda, gelatin, and sea salt together in a medium sized mixing bowl.
- Beat together maple syrup, shortening, and vanilla on medium-low, in a stand mixer until combined.
- Slowly add in dry ingredients to the wet until a sticky cookie dough has formed.
- Fold in chocolate chips and scoop cookie dough onto a parchment lined baking sheet, placing in the freezer to chill for 10 minutes (or) chill cookie dough in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place baking sheets into the oven and bake for 12-14 minutes, until the cookies are set and golden around the edges.
- Remove the cookies from the oven, allowing them to cool for 10-15 minutes, before transferring onto a wire rack for further cooling.
Recipe Notes
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I can’t wait to try this recipe! Looks amazing 🙂
Oh goodness! You are having some amazing giveaways lately. I’ve got to throw my hat in the ring for this one, because I would love to try all the Organic Gemini products, especially the horchata. I have a feeling I’m going to get addicted and end up ordering by the case until they are available in stores near me. 🙂
I bet pork dust would be great on some fried potatoes and eggs!
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I love subbing tigernut for the coconut flours in the recipes that I find. Would love to try the horchata as I have tried making it but unsure how its supposed to taste. I wonder how pork dust would work with yucca fries ?
I love subbing tigernut for the coconut flours in the recipes that I find. Would love to try the horchata as I have tried making it but unsure how its supposed to taste. I wonder how pork dust would work with yucca fries ?
Yum!!!! Can’t wait to try using tigernut flour!
Your continual use of new ingredients is inspiring to follow!
I was just about to order some tiger nut flour to make the strawberry snack cake for my upcoming birthday and now I’m thinking I might get some Horchata with that order too now!
I am so excited about this giveaway. It would be awesome to add these ingredients to my kitchen experiments.
Wow, I have no idea what I would make first! I’d love to experiment with some new recipes!
I feel like I am learning so much about the Autoimmune protocol – especially to support my husband. I can’t wait to try Tigernuts – and hopefully be able to bake some yummy treats for both of us!
I would make ribs and use the pork dust for them.
These cookies look like the perfect cookie! YUM! 😀
I am so encouraged by your blog! Whoa. Praise The Lord! I would try it in my burgers or added to homemade mayo?! Mmm mmm mmm! Just transition from GAPs to AIP, so super excited about this giveaway!
I’d love to try tigernut flour for baking, bread especially!
I can’t wait to make these after I complete my whole30! I made your cinnamon rolls for Christmas breakfast and they were a huge hit! I love your work!
Hello all, thanks so much for entering! I am not sure where the confusion on pork dust is, but this giveaway is strictly organic gemini products….good luck 🙂
Didn’t see my first comment show up.. but I would love the flour for baking & I really want that Horchata! Ahhhh!
This recipe looks great! Do you know if it would work to leave the gelatin out, or substitute something else? (I can’t have any beef or pork derived products, due to allergy.)
Hi Laura,
I have not tried anything but the gelatin, however, I do successfully use 2 tbsp mashed green plantain and (or) banana in some of my other cookie recipes as an egg-substitute. I am not sure how it would affect the overall consistency in these cookies, but it may work. It also may work to omit it all together, though I am sure they would come out crumblier…
Thanks for your response! I will try the plantain and let you know how it works. 🙂
I just made these with the 2 T puréed green plantain instead of gelatin, like you suggested, and they turned out great! Mine didn’t spread much when baking and were not as flat as yours. They were not overly crumbly and my 2 year old loves them. Thanks for sharing!
How do I enter the contest? The drinks look delicious! I am so excited about finding your website and Tigernuts! Thank you 🙂
Hi Rebekah, the giveaway is now closed, it was from awhile ago. Sorry about that, but am glad you are liking the site!
hi. sadly, i have just found out that i cannot really tolerate gelatin at all- histamine party! is there any substitution you can recommend? thanks!
I believe 2 tbsp pureed green plantain will work, as I have used that in other cookies. A less-ripe banana might also do the trick!
thank you! i am so new to this!
Thank you so much for this recipe. Cookies turned out yummy! Brilliant what you did with the gelatin, so that you don’t have to bloom it (I always mess that step up!)
Yay I’m very glad to hear that 🙂 I always have issues with gelatin as well
I just made these cookies with almond flour and they are dynamite! Perfection. I love Tigernut flour but it is expensive, so I opted for almond instead. I can’t wait to try them with the Tigernut! Thank you for all your hard work!
Just made these cookies and they are amazing. . .I am AIP and LF so didn’t add the chips. Perfection.
These came out great! I wasn’t sure if duck fat was lard, so I used ghee. Really nice flavor, though puffier than users!
Could I use coconut oil in place of lard? I don’t have enough palm shortening? 🙂 Can’t wait to try these!
Is there anyway to replace the arrowroot? I don’t do any of the starches. Is there a non startch or flour you could replace it with in recipes? Or anything?
Replacing it will alter the texture significantly…It also will affect how well the cookies bind together. Coconut flour may work, but I am not sure how much. I’d definitely start with half the amount of arrowroot that the recipe calls for.
Is 1/4 cup of shortening & 1/4 lard right? And the lard goes in at the same time as the wet ingredients? I’m just not sure if you had modified the recipe without the lard since it doesn’t say when to add the lard in the instructions. Or maybe it does say and I’m just completely missing it, haha! Thanks 🙂
Yes, and yes
These were awesome!! Thank you for the recipe.
I’m literally welling up with tears these are so good. I’ve been Paleo on and off for three years, AIP for three months, low FODMAP for two, and there are no real “desserts” on either of the two aforementioned diets, which is tragic and soul-crushing. I detest carob anything. Chocolate was the FIRST thing I decided to reintroduce (though I know that’s not the proper order of things based on the likelihood a food will irritate the gut/cross react with gluten), but making cookies with no rice flour, nut flour, and no EGGS? I thought it impossible. I love to cook and bake, but this gut-healing journey I’ve embarked upon has seriously cramped my style. Cutting nightshades just about killed me, but in my past life before Autoimmune issues, the dessert menu was the first thing I would look at at a restaurant. Dessert = happiness… so I’ll admit I was skeptical when I decided to give these cookies a try. I’ve made these two nights in a row, and even if my gut was magically healed tomorrow and I could make cookies the traditional way with wheat flour, butter, and eggs, I’D STILL CHOOSE THESE. Thank you thank you THANK YOU for this recipe!!!
These are really brilliant cookies. Thank you! Of all that we’ve tried since my son was found gluten/egg/dairy intolerant, these are by far the best. And he can take them to school (nut free)!
Love this recipe ,I tried it using dates to replace sugar and I added tiger nut milk just to see d out come ,it tasted delicious but was soft, dark brown color. I don’t like soft cookies
What do you think is d problem of d color, and softness?