I've never heard of using Goji berries in baking. I see it in a lot of recipes nowadays, so I guess the fruit's becoming pretty popular; but the Goji berries I grew up with were simmered in chicken soup until they were so tender they melted in your mouth and their sweetness slid past your taste buds.
These are one of the most successful cookies I've ever made too. I'm not much of a cookie person, I like baking macarons and decorating cakes more, and for some reason my chocolate chip cookies never really had that crunch, crisp, or chew that the chocolate chip cookies are supposed to have. These cookies turned out a lot fluffier than I'd expected, and they taste really good! The Goji berries complement the dark chocolate chips in the nutty almond dough that isn't too sweet. The original recipe called for cranberries and walnuts but since I lacked both I just added more Goji berries and chocolate chips, and they turned out just perfect :)
adapted from eatgood4life
yields a dozen cookies
Ingredients:
1 1/4 cup almond flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 egg
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup honey
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup Goji berries
1 tbs flaxseed (I used ground flaxseed and even though the dough was darker in color they turned out just fine after baking :))
1/4 cup dark chocolate chips
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 350° F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat.
- In a medium bowl, combine the egg, olive oil, honey, and vanilla extract and mix well. Add in the flaxseed, salt, baking soda, and almond flour and combine.
- Add the Goji berries and dark chocolate chips into the mixture.
- Drop tablespoons of the dough onto the lined baking sheet and press down to flatten the dough a bit.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the cookies are lightly browned. Remove and serve.
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