Today’s Cherry White Chocolate Chia Cookies Recipe are a healthier but oh so delightful cookie! There are a lot of healthy ingredients hidden away in our Chocolate Chia Cookies they’ve got a fabulous blend of  chia seeds, milled flax seed, whole grain oats, dried cherries, and walnuts too!  

Why we love Cherry White Chocolate Chia Cookies Recipe

I’m just going to admit it–here and now, I have a sweet tooth! Yep. I know. Sometimes, it gets the better of me and I bake up some fully loaded treats and other times I just need a subtle hint of sweetness with in a healthier cookie.

That’s how these amazing Gluten Free Cherry White Chocolate Chia Cookies came to be- all the blames goes to that sweet tooth of mine!

Ingredients in Cherry White Chocolate Chia Cookies Recipe

• butter
• honey or agave
• eggs
• vanilla
• almond or peanut butter
• gluten free oats
• baking soda
• chia seeds
• milled flax seeds
• sea salt
• dried cherries
• white chocolate chips
• walnuts

These cookies are made with honey or you could use agave for sweetening, the cherries give it a little tart flavor and then mix in a bit of white chocolate chips and you’re sweet tooth will be in heaven too! Packed with all kinds of good for you nutrition plus antioxidants and omega’s.  

All the more reason to enjoy some with your family and friends this weekend.

How to make Cherry White Chocolate Chia Cookies Recipe

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Coat cookie sheet with cooking spray; set aside.
• In a stand mixer with paddle attachment cream butter and slowly drizzle in honey or agave.
• Add eggs one at a time, scraping bowl with each addition.
• Mix 2-3 minutes until light and fluffy.
• Add almond butter; mix well.
• Add vanilla; mix.

• Add oats, baking soda, chia seeds, milled flax, and salt; mix until 80% combined.
• Add cherries, white chocolate chips, and walnuts; stir in by hand using wooden spoon.
• Drop by tablespoonfuls onto prepared pan.
• Bake 10-12 minutes until edges are lightly browned.
• Let cool 1 minute on pan and remove to cooling rack.
• Enjoy your Cherry White Chocolate Chia Cookies Recipe!

Yield: 32

Cherry White Chocolate Chia Cookies Recipe

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Today's Cherry White Chocolate Chia Cookies Recipe are a healthier but oh so delightful cookie!

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 12 minutes

Total Time 27 minutes

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter, room temperature
• 1 1/4 cups honey or agave
• 2 eggs, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup almond or peanut butter
• 2 1/2 cups gluten free oats
• 1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 cup chia seeds
• 1/4 cup milled flax seeds
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 3/4 cup dried cherries, chopped
• 3/4 cup white chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup walnuts, chopped

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Coat cookie sheet with cooking spray; set aside.
3. In a stand mixer with paddle attachment cream butter and slowly drizzle in honey or agave.
4. Add eggs one at a time, scraping bowl with each addition.
5. Mix 2-3 minutes until light and fluffy.
6. Add almond butter; mix well.
7. Add vanilla; mix.
8. Add oats, baking soda, chia seeds, milled flax, and salt; mix until 80% combined.
9. Add cherries, white chocolate chips, and walnuts; stir in by hand using wooden spoon.
10. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto prepared pan.
11. Bake 10-12 minutes until edges are lightly browned.
12. Let cool 1 minute on pan and remove to cooling rack.
13. Enjoy your Cherry White Chocolate Chia Cookies Recipe!

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

32

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 181Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 163mgCarbohydrates: 23gFiber: 2gSugar: 16gProtein: 4g

More Gluten-Free Recipes

• Gluten Free Oatmeal Chocolate Chippers
• Gluten Free Waffles
• Gluten Free Red Velvet Cupcakes with Mascarpone Frosting
• Gluten Free Banana Bites
• Gluten-Free Pumpkin Chocolate Chunk Biscotti 
• Gluten-free Cauliflower Crust Pizza
• Gluten Free Breakfast Cookies
• Cinnamon Raisin Kugel
• Cookie Dough Cheesecake

Bake up a batch of Cherry White Chocolate Chia Cookies this weekend!

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