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 center is done and 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.
Notes
Nutrition
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These bars are truly a treasure chest of FLAVORS!!
Thank you GiGi. Love your site and Youtube channel.
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.
Thanks Kim 🙂 Keeping you and your family in our thoughts
Ha! Love the name and all the healthy goodness! I can’t wait to try this recipe!
Thanks Teasha. After posting this, I kept getting all kinds of pirate ads showing up, lol.
Oooh, cranberry, orange, AND chocolate?? Sign me up!
Thank you Becky 🙂
I can totally get behind one of these beautiful treats! I’m all about cookies in bar form, yum 🙂
Thank you so much Rachel & Bethany 🙂
I love the name of these, so fun! So many yummy goodies in these cookie bars too! YUM!
Thank you Emily 🙂
These cookie bars look so delicious and they are perfect size to pack in my lunch bag !
Thanks so much for sharing !
Thank you ChihYu 🙂
Wow! These cookies look simply amazing! Delicious and moist with amazing ingredients, what more could you ask for.
Thank you so much Hannah 🙂
Ohhhh….just like their name, I’m sure these cookies are an absolute treasure! Thanks for sharing! I must try them soon.
Awe, thank you so much Carrie 🙂
These look delicious! Love the hidden healthy treasures!
Thank you Maya 🙂
These bars look so delicious- like oatmeal cookie bars! 🙂 I love that there is orange zest in them- how fun!
Thanks jessica, they are somewhat like the oatmeal cookie bars & I love orange zest in cookies!
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.
Yes Michele these are better with pirate jokes 🙂
These look delicious! I can not wait to make these to put in my kids lunch boxes! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Halle :)These are great for the kiddos
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.
Thank you Irena 🙂
These look so delicious! They would be perfect with a good cup of coffee!
Thanks Sarah 🙂
These look delicious! Thanks for the low carb options!
Thank you Georgina
These are perfect for little hands! And I would even feel good giving this to my toddler! Great ingredient list! Thank you!
Awe, thanks Renee. You’re too kind 🙂
Oh, these look really good! Can’t wait to try them. Thanks for sharing.
You’re welcome Katja 🙂 Thanks for stopping by.
I love the look of these cookie bars! I can see how they are a crowd pleaser. Sharing!
Thank you Katrin 🙂