Treasure Chest Cookie Bars Paleo-
These Treasure Chest Cookie Bars Paleo are, gluten free, grain free, low carb and so darn yummy.
Treasure Chest Cookie Bars Paleo are gluten-free, grain-free, and have a low carb version. Yummy cookie bars that are loaded with a treasure chest of goodies inside them.
Chocolate chips, walnuts, shredded coconut, orange zest, and dried cranberries are the tasty loot in these cookie bars.
These treats could definitely cause friends and family to loot the entire pan of them. Sorry about the pirate jokes, I can’t seem to help myself. But these treats are actually a make-over my mom’s much-loved treasure chest cookie recipe.
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Treasure Chest Cookie Bars Paleo or Low Carb:
Ingredients;
- 1 ¼ cup almond flour
- 1 tbsp coconut flour
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder, this brand is corn free
- 1 tsp unflavored gelatin powder
- ¾ cup sweetener of choice: use coconut sugar for paleo, or for low carb use 3/4 cup Swerve sweetener (erythritol or other low carb granular sweetener equivalent)
- ¼ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 7 tbsp butter, melted, or coconut oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 lg egg
- 1 egg white
- 2 tbsp unsweetened dried cranberries
- ½ tbsp orange zest
- 2 tbsp finely chopped walnuts *optional
- ⅓ cup chocolate chips of choice: for low carb use sugar free chocolate chips (I used Lilly's Brand), or for Paleo use Enjoy life chocolate chips .
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 F, and grease or oil an 8×8 baking pan or 9-inch loaf pan (for thicker cookies
- In a large mixing bowl mix: almond flour, coconut flour, shredded coconut, orange zest, granulated sweetener, baking powder, and gelatin. Mix together until combined.
- Add whole egg, egg white, vanilla extract, and melted butter. Mix together thoroughly.
- Fold in chocolate chips, dried cranberries, and walnuts.
- Spread cookie bar dough evenly over the bottom of the baking sheet and bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until the center is done and a toothpick comes out clean. Let cookie bars cool completely before cutting and serving.
Nutritional Data for Low Carb Version (using Swerve sweetener and Lilly's baking chips): Yield: 12, Serving Size: 1 bar, Cal: 169, Carbs: 5 g, Net Carbs: 2 g, Fiber: 3 g, Fat: 15 g, Protein: 4 g, Sugars: 2 g, Sodium: 174 mg.
*all nutritional data are estimates based on the products I used*
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Treasure Chest Cookie Bars Paleo
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cup almond flour
- 1 tbsp coconut flour
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp unflavored gelatin powder
- ¾ cup sweetener of choice: coconut sugar for paleo or Erythritol for low carb (I used Swerve)
- ¼ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 7 tbsp butter melted
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 lg egg
- 1 egg white
- 2 tbsp unsweetened dried cranberries
- ½ tbsp orange zest
- 2 tbsp finely chopped walnuts *optional
- ⅓ cup chocolate chips use sugar free chips or chopped low carb chocolate bar, or enjoy life chips for paleo.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F, and grease or oil an 8×8 baking pan or 9 inch loaf pan (for thicker cookies
- In a large mixing bowl mix: almond flour, coconut flour, shredded coconut, orange zest, granulated sweetener, baking powder, and gelatin. Mix together until combined.
- Add whole egg, egg white, vanilla extract and melted butter. Mix together thoroughly.
- Fold in chocolate chips, dried cranberries and walnuts.
- Spread cookie bar dough evenly over the bottom of the baking sheet and bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until center is done and toothpick comes out clean. Let cookie bars cool completely before cutting and serving.
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GiGi
These bars are truly a treasure chest of FLAVORS!!
Stacey
Thank you GiGi. Love your site and Youtube channel.
Kim | Low Carb Maven
Oh, I would loot the pantry for these goodies for sure! This is definitely my kind of treat. Thanks for providing a low carb version.
Stacey
Thanks Kim 🙂 Keeping you and your family in our thoughts
Taesha
Ha! Love the name and all the healthy goodness! I can't wait to try this recipe!
Stacey
Thanks Teasha. After posting this, I kept getting all kinds of pirate ads showing up, lol.
Becky Winkler (A Calculated Whisk)
Oooh, cranberry, orange, AND chocolate?? Sign me up!
Stacey
Thank you Becky 🙂
rachel @ athletic avocado
I can totally get behind one of these beautiful treats! I'm all about cookies in bar form, yum 🙂
Stacey
Thank you so much Rachel & Bethany 🙂
Emily @ Recipes to Nourish
I love the name of these, so fun! So many yummy goodies in these cookie bars too! YUM!
Stacey
Thank you Emily 🙂
ChihYu
These cookie bars look so delicious and they are perfect size to pack in my lunch bag !
Thanks so much for sharing !
Stacey
Thank you ChihYu 🙂
Hannah Healy
Wow! These cookies look simply amazing! Delicious and moist with amazing ingredients, what more could you ask for.
Stacey
Thank you so much Hannah 🙂
Carrie Forrest
Ohhhh....just like their name, I'm sure these cookies are an absolute treasure! Thanks for sharing! I must try them soon.
Stacey
Awe, thank you so much Carrie 🙂
Maya | Wholesome Yum
These look delicious! Love the hidden healthy treasures!
Stacey
Thank you Maya 🙂
Jessica DeMay
These bars look so delicious- like oatmeal cookie bars! 🙂 I love that there is orange zest in them- how fun!
Stacey
Thanks jessica, they are somewhat like the oatmeal cookie bars & I love orange zest in cookies!
Michele
Yum! My kids will love these (and I'll definitely have to sneak a few too). I'll make sure to tell them some pirate jokes too when serving them, haha.
Stacey
Yes Michele these are better with pirate jokes 🙂
Halle at Whole Lifestyle Nutrition
These look delicious! I can not wait to make these to put in my kids lunch boxes! Thanks for sharing!
Stacey
Thank you Halle :)These are great for the kiddos
Irena Macri
These look AMAZING! A treasure chest of goodies indeed, and so much room to pack in a few more maybe 😉 I'm getting ideas! Yum.
Stacey
Thank you Irena 🙂
Sarah
These look so delicious! They would be perfect with a good cup of coffee!
Stacey
Thanks Sarah 🙂
Georgina
These look delicious! Thanks for the low carb options!
Stacey
Thank you Georgina
Renee
These are perfect for little hands! And I would even feel good giving this to my toddler! Great ingredient list! Thank you!
Stacey
Awe, thanks Renee. You're too kind 🙂
Katja
Oh, these look really good! Can't wait to try them. Thanks for sharing.
Stacey
You're welcome Katja 🙂 Thanks for stopping by.
Katrin
I love the look of these cookie bars! I can see how they are a crowd pleaser. Sharing!
Stacey
Thank you Katrin 🙂