Chocolatey, moist date #cookie #recipe from the magical cat café (gluten-free and dairy free) #cats #books

The Magical Cat Café and Teashop: A cozy magical realism novel with warm drinks, purring cats, and unexpected second chances. A perfect comfort read for fans of healing stories like Before the Coffee Gets Cold, The Midnight Bookshop, and Days at the Morisaki Bookshop.

“Very sweet story with subtle magic, charming cats, and connections formed between people that need them. Heartwarming and encouraging, and did I mention cats?” 

“This book is the absolute coziest! Cats, and tea with cakes and human connection. This book is a collection of interconnected short stories that intertwine customers of the Cat Cafe lives in the exact way that they need.”

“The magic in the story is subtle, while the cats are not. And the true magic happens in the connections between the characters and the way they come together to not only support each other, but to become a family.” 

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Date Chocolate Cookies

In the book’s magical cat café, server Greta knows the perfect treat for everyone who enters. These Date Chocolate Cookies are gluten-free, dairy-free, and sweetened with dates instead of refined sugar. They are also quick and easy in a food processor. Best of all, they are chocolatey and delicious, and they stay moist for a long time!

• 10 ounces/300 grams pitted dates
• 6 tablespoons peanut Butter or other nut/sunflower seed butter
• 3 tablespoon cocoa powder
• chocolate chips, optional (be sure to use chips free of any ingredients you’re avoiding)

1.      Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and lightly oil with cooking spray.

2.      Cover the pitted dates with boiling water (in a heatproof bowl). Let soften for 10 minutes.

3.      Drain the dates, reserving a bit of the water.

4.      Add dates, peanut butter or other nut/sunflower butter, and cocoa powder to a food processor.

5.     Blend in short bursts. Scrape the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula in between two fully mix everything into a sticky dough. If the dough is dry or crumbly, blend in a spoonful of the warm water.

6.      Divide the dough into 12-15 balls of the same size. Place them an inch apart on the baking sheet. Optional, flatten each ball a little and press a few chocolate chips on top.

7.      Bake the cookies for 10 minutes. Test with a toothpick and bake another two minutes if they are still sticky inside.

8.      Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes. Transfer them to a cooling rack to finish cooling. Store in an airtight container.

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Kris Bock writes mystery, suspense, and romance, often with smart, snarky heroines finding adventure (sometimes against their will) in the Southwest. She lives in New Mexico where she enjoys hiking with her husband and playing with their ferrets.

In the Accidental Detective humorous mystery series, a witty journalist solves mysteries in Arizona and tackles the challenges of turning fifty. The Furrever Friends Sweet Romance series stars the employees and customers at a cat café. Watch as they fall in love with each other and shelter cats. In the Accidental Billionaire Cowboys series, a Texas ranching family wins a fortune in the lottery and discovers winning the lottery causes as many problems as it solves. Kris also writes a series with her brother, scriptwriter Douglas J Eboch, who wrote the original screenplay for the movie Sweet Home Alabama. The Felony Melanie series follows the crazy antics of Melanie, Jake, and their friends a decade before the events of the movie.

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