SunShine Cookies made with Dandelion flowers

Here in Cali Dandelions are found year-round and can be part of a nutritious treat. Try these cookies they burst with flavor and can boost your immune system. 

1 Cup Applesauce (or the like)

1 Tablespoon soft Butter

15+ drops of doTerra Wild Orange Essential Oil 

1-1/2 Cup Sweetener (I used sugar, only because I'm running low on other choices)

6 eggs

1-1/2 Cups Dandelion Florets

3 Cups Whole Grains Flour

3 Cup Multi-Grain Oatmeal

1/2 Cup Sunflower Seeds (or 0ther nuts)

I didn't have any but some Currants would be Awesome and some Carob (or chocolate) chips wouldn't have been bad, if you're into that.

So grab the kids, go out to the back yard and pick all the Dandelion flowers you can get. 1-2 cups of the flowers, with-out stems, will work fine. I like to toss the flowers around in a bowl to help get the little bugs off. Then I wash them, give them a light squeeze, and start pulling the petals out of the green. Hold the florets with one hand and pinch the green part hard with the other, give a little twist and that should do it... if not hand that one to the kids to work on and get another flower.

When the florets are prepared, preheat oven to 375°F. Blend applesauce  butter, EO and sweetener. Then beat in the eggs. Stir in the florets. Mix in the flour & oatmeal. Last add the sunflower seeds. Spoon the batter onto a cookie sheet and bake for about 11 minutes. They don't spread much so you can put them close together on the pan. Eat warm or cool also good with milk. 

Besides cookies I also like to put the flowers whole into my smoothies.

Dandelions get their name from the sharp lions tooth shape of their leaves.