I’m talking about the basic necessities in some of our lives.
For me, that happens to be — tea.
Nothing fancy. Just tea with cookies. Is it too much to ask?
Yes, especially while living in a hotel. Sometimes, traveling truly test my nerves. I mean, it’s great and all.
Whatever.
But I can’t just stroll into a “kitchen” to bake a fresh batch of cookies to go with my favorite cup of spiced chai. And staring at food photos from other blogs doesn’t help either.
In fact, it just aggravates whatever emotional turmoil I am in, thanks to the current temporary living condition.
Baking (though done very rarely) is therapeutic for me. I don’t share similar sentiments by the end of it, with a sight of kitchen sink filled with dirty dishes. Counter-top that needs a good scrubbing and I’m all covered in flour.
The feeling of freshly baked goodies is definitely a jubilant one. No doubt. But the aftermath can leave me reeling.
That being said, it’s sort of a relief to have no access to my pantry and kitchen for now. Since you do, go get into the kitchen. Make a mess but enjoy doing it with your family 🙂
And return to complain about the whole experience, like how I did.
Duh.
Makes 26 cookies
Ingredients:
- 1 cup coconut flakes, pulsed until coarse crumbs
- 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/2 cup oat flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 egg
- 8 medjool dates, pitted
- 2/3 cup coconut oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Directions:
- In a food processor, pulse medjool dates and coconut oil for a minute or until medjool dates breaks down into a paste.
- Add dry ingredients in a bowl. Stir with a spoon to combine.
- In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle, add all ingredients and mix to combine.
- Dump cookie dough onto a cling wrap. Form a log and freeze for an hour.
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Remove chilled cookie dough log from the freezer. Slice 1/2 inch thickness of cookie dough and lay it onto baking sheets.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until golden on the edges.
- Remove to completely cool on wire rack.
- Serve it up with your favorite cup of tea 🙂
Off to enjoy another cup of joe — basics of life and a necessity 😉 Have a great weekend my friends!
What’s your favorite? A cup of tea or coffee?
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A great combination! Those cookies must taste wonderful.
Lovely spring-like clicks.
Cheers,
Rosa
Rosa — thanks my dear. I was trying to emulate spring through my camera since it’s still very cold around here 🙂
I love baking but I dread the aftermath, especially when my muscles are sore after kneading. This cookie is something I would want to bake.
The napkin in the first pic perfectly matches the tea cup in your last pic. <3 <3 <3
Radhika Vasanth recently posted..Tomato Pachadi – A zesty regional fare
Radhika — thanks dear, and I totally relate to the kitchen mayhems 🙂
I don’t care for teat but I’d drink some to eat these 🙂
Matt @ The Athlete’s Plate recently posted..#Whole30 Days 6-7
Matt — lol, try green tea or white tea. Filled with antioxidants, and it’s good for you 🙂
I love your photography and styling. So beautiful. For me, coffee in the morning and tea throughout the day! 🙂 Can’t live without either one….and cookies! 😛 Have a great weekend.
Amy Tong recently posted..Mint Shamrock Macaron with Dark Chocolate Mint Ganache—For St. Patrick’s Day
Amy — spoken like a true champ! Have a great week 🙂
Tea and cookies. There is so greater pleasure, and yet so simple. We used to have tea every Friday and it was one of my favorite traditions.
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SU&C — I love high-tea’s too. Such glamour 😀
What lovely cookies! Clearly I need to be drinking more tea so that I can enjoy them :).
Laura (Tutti Dolci) recently posted..chocolate-mint sandwich cookies
Laura — coffee would do it too 😉
As usual, lovely pics. And crunchy looking cookies. Yumm! I am not a tea or coffe person but nothing beats a hot ginger chai on a winter-y or rainy day!
Charul Ajmera recently posted..Fennel & Black Pepper Biscuits
Charul — my kind of chai, too!
Wow Kiran loved these tea biscuits and sure they look decadent!
Mallika recently posted..Coconut cream, Vanilla Bean & Roasted Almond Ice cream
Mallika — thank you my friend 🙂
That looks like one beautiful cookie!
Will try this without egg and see how it turns out 🙂
chinmayie @ love food eat recently posted..Heirloom Eggplant Fry with Green Peas & Cilantro
Chinmayie — thanks and let me know how it turned out!
So beautiful my friend! And I love the date/coconut combo. I hate how dirty my kitchen gets too, but thankfully Ryan is often sweet enough to clean it for me! Thank you for sharing!
Monet — thank you pretty friend. And Ryan is so cool to help you out in the kitchen. He needs to convince Tarun to do more of it for me too 😉
I’m with you – I would love someone else to clean up my mess in the kitchen. Sometimes it looks like a tornado went through after I’m done cooking. These cookies look great – nice and crisp and not too sweet.
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Jeanette — lol, it’s a tornado alright 😀
A simple but beautifully delicious recipe my friend 😀
Cheers
CCU
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CCU — thank you my dear 🙂
These look so cute! I bet they go so well with a hot tea!
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Julia — you are right on bet 🙂
These cookies with a spiced chai tea would be a perfect afternoon treat!
Carolyn — that’s a great idea!
Lovely cookies and beautiful pictures now have a cup of tea
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Tania — I hope you do too!
Dear Kiran,
The cookies looks so enticing with a cup of tea and sometimes, it just those simple things that mean the most. I only wish I have your confidence in baking!
Dear Chopin — I’m trying my level best at baking. Not enough confidence just yet 🙂
these are such lovely cookies!!!
Aimee — thank you!!
What lovely little cookies, Kiran! I like that you included one of my favorite flours – oat. And sweetened with dates? So good!
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Hannah — gotta be adventurous, at least in baking.. right? 😀
I love coconut. These looks delicious and crunchy!
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Yvonne — thank you my friend 🙂
I have a cup of tea with cookies every day. I usually have Twinings’ English Breakfast with shortbread cookies, but I think I could make an exception for these!
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Anne — these are somewhat shortbread cookies too. I’m sure you’d enjoy it with your cup tea, which by the way is one of my favorite tea blend 🙂
Tea and cookies in the afternoon are a true delight, worth all the mess baking can bring 🙂
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Gourmantine — I cannot agree more!
Those are some of my favorite ingredients. I wish I had a couple of those right now to eat with my coffee!
Alyssa (Everyday Maven) recently posted..Mediterranean Couscous Salad from Karista’s Kitchen
Alyssa — I’m craving some now 🙂
Like you, I don’t bake very often, but when I do, I really enjoy it. These cookies would be the perfect afternoon pick-me-up!
Kiersten @ Oh My Veggies recently posted..Recipe | Peanut Udon Noodles with Snow Peas
Kiersten — glad to know I’m not alone in the baking department 😉
These cookies with a cup of hot tea sounds perfect right now. They look delicious.
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Julia — thank you my friend 🙂
Is there anything better than cookies and tea?! I doubt it…
ashley – baker by nature recently posted..Browned Butter Oatmeal Molasses Cookies with Golden Raisins and Dark Chocolate Chunks
Ashley — ditto!
oh the cookies look beautiful and so dainty and the sounds incredible. The perfect snack for mid-day to get my juices flowing again! LOL!
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Jessica — nicely worded 🙂
The cookies look really good. The last shot with the tea make both tea and cookie look so inviting! And I agree the clean up after any kind of cooking or baking ruins the whole therapeutic experience!
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Shumaila — thanks my friend. And yes, cleanups are definitely so boring 😀
Baking is still not therapeutic for me yet… but hopefully one day I can feel so rather than stressed! 😀 These cookies look yummy… I love coconut anything!
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Nami — I think baking takes a lot of patience and I’m still trying to not let all the bake fails get to my nerves 😀
Cookies and cup of tea? Huh, My afternoon snack time. Pass me some please 🙂
Lovely pictures!
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YCB — I’d happily oblige 🙂
TEA, for sure! And these cookies are perfect with Earl Grey or Darjeeling or any fruity black tea 🙂
Jen — I like your tea suggestions 🙂
Tea and cookies sounds pretty perfect to me.
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Sylvie — 🙂
Is there a way to adapt the recipe to work without a food processor? Thanks!
Sarah — I’m unsure about it. You’d need it to at least pulverize medjool dates. Have you tried this recipe? Let me know how it turned out 🙂
I haven’t tried it – no food processor or similar appliance, so I guess it’s not an option. Thanks for the reply though!
Looks delicious…wish I had a food processor! Wonder if a Magic Bullet will work instead?
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Ameena — a magic bullet will definitely work. Just work in batches 🙂
It’s really cool to see how these shortbread-like cookies can come together without butter. The moist dates and coconut oil are perfect for that. They sound great paired with tea…or even milk.
The Duo — thank you. I love experimenting recipes with less or no use of butter. And this was a perfect take on tea cookies 🙂
Hello Dear,
That’s very healthy kind of cookie and good companion with Tea.
Would you mind if i ask you whts the name of that purple mini flower shows its presence almost in every pic, I adore it. 🙂
Love & Hugs!
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Rashida — thank you so much for commenting. I’m so sorry, I don’t know the species of type of flower used in this photos.