Lean Coffee Bean Cookies

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   Prepare the products. Turn on the oven to warm up 180 degrees.

2. Step 2:

   

   Grind oat flakes in a coffee grinder.

3. Step 3:

   

   In a bowl, mix the dry ingredients - crushed oat flakes, salt, sugar, baking powder. Mix it up.

4. Step 4:

   

   Add cocoa powder and mix well.

5. Step 5:

   

   Prepare instant coffee with 120 ml of hot water. And let it cool down for a couple of minutes.

6. Step 6:

   

   Add coffee to the dry mixture a little at a time and knead the dough. The dough should turn out thick enough so that it can then be molded into "coffee beans", therefore, the liquid may go a little less or a little more, adjust its amount, focusing on the consistency. Then let the finished mixture stand for 15 minutes.

8. Step 7:

   

   The parchment needs to be lubricated with vegetable oil a little, I have a silicone mat, I don't lubricate it with anything. From the dough, we pinch off pieces and form these balls. It is better to moisten the palms a little with water.

9. Step 8:

   

   Do we have coffee beans?)) Take a toothpick and make depressions in the middle - imitate the shape of a coffee bean) Put a baking sheet in a preheated oven for 20-25 minutes and bake cookies)) Be guided by your ovens, do not bake cookies)))

10. Step 9:

    

    The finished cookies are very, very fragrant and the smell of coffee calls everyone to the kitchen)

11. Step 10:

    

    Such cookies are a great start to the day with a cup of fragrant coffee! And one more plus - they can be cooked and eaten even during fasting) They can be stored in a tightly closed container in the refrigerator for no more than 3 days. But they couldn't stand it so much - they are eaten instantly)))

12. Step 11:

    

    Bon appetit!