Lentil Cookies

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First, prefer the measuring of weight vs volume, easier and more accurate. Second, very good, worth the trouble of preparing lentil puree. Very light and not too sweet, so maybe that's why I keep eating them. Used dried cranberry, almonds, and chopped dried mango. Good for on-the-go snacks for sure.

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I changed the recipe to make it a little more healthy.I substituted real butter with smart balance margarine and a half cup of the flour with a half cup of ground walnuts.I used raisins for the dried fruit because they are high in iron content.white whole wheat flour is also a lot easier to work with than regular whole wheat.these cookies make a great on the go breakfast.

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Loved this recipe! Gave it to a bunch of college students without telling them what they were they devoured them. When wee told them the recipe (someone asked for it they couldn't believe it. We substituted chocolate chips for the dried fruit and coconut. We did learn that the smell of the lentils cooking can empty the house.

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With this being a healthy cookie, I gave it a 5-star rating; it's about as good as a healthy cookie can taste.

I used 1 cup of dried mango and 1 cup of hand chopped almonds. I only had sweetened coconut. I didn't alter the amount of sugar to compensate and the recipe still came out great.

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I can't wait to hand these around tonight. No one will ever guess lentils are in here. Mine look just like the picture. I did the recipe just as is with dried cranberries & apricots for the fruit and it gave it bits of colors. They do taste cake like and I think they are delicious. It was a treat for someone who has been giving up processed foods. I have always been a fan of oatmeal raisin and this is such a fun update. Thank you Alton!

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Better than I thought they would be. Almost have a scone texture to them. Not super difficult to make, but I don't know if I would classify them as "easy" either.

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These were good, I left out the coconut because I don't care for it, and I substituted chocolate chips for dried fruit, because that's what I had on hand. They were good, but I think they would be better with raisins instead. Would definitely try them again.

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We made these for mother's day, and baked them until they were golden brown. They were excellent, and we look forward to playing with the recipe, and trying some of the suggestions from other comments, like brown sugar. We used cocoa nibs, dried blueberries and dried papaya as our fruit. Our coconut was organic and unsweetened - it worked well.

Our only modifications to Alton's recipe were using salted butter, and toasting the coconut. Some notes about the lentils - we used organic red lentils. The cooking time was much less, about 10 minutes max, and we drained our lentils. As one reviewer noted, we did not have to puree the lentils before adding to the cookie mix.

Tho cookies do not spread, and are not cake-like. We liked the fact that they were less sweet than most cookies. We will be making these again.

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I just made these In spite of my family's aversion to coconut, lentils, and all things "healthy" -- in fact the last pan is still in the oven. They are a huge hit. The kids actually wanted more and I just saw my husband go back for another. I've eaten five so I do wish the recipe included nutritional information.

I used craisins for my fruit and was a tad generous with my spices and sugar -- didn't totally level them. I had to use sweetened coconut but it was fine. I also only had salted butter so I went light on the salt and that was fine too. Couldn't find whole wheat pastry flour at the store so I had to settle for cake flour. My cookies actually did spread a little bit so the thickness was perfect -- puffy, not flat. We're at high altitude so I don't know if that made a difference.

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I'm trying to eat healthier so what better than cookies with BEANS!! I used 3/4 cup of Brown sugar instead of the white and all other ingredients as called for. Realized halfway in that the boys had gotten into my cranberries so I used half cranberries and half dried blueberries.
Did NOT use coconut! :-P Cause then NO ONE in my house would have eaten them.

Also, I read in someone elses comment that they don't spread, so I dipped the bottom of a drinking glass in demarara sugar and gave them each a little pat with that.
Coming out of they oven, they had a little crispy sweet glaze.

Really good.