I came up with this recipe over the holidaze, but didn’t get a chance to post them. Be sure to put them in the holiday rotation for next year though, these gluten-free, dairy-free cookies taste like a chewier, healthier, heartier version of a Thin Mint—a crowd pleaser as most of us know. I bet they would also make great ice cream sandwich cookies either with Raw Vanilla Bean Ice Cream or Peppermint Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream—my birthday is coming up and I may just put an order in! This is a super easy recipe so I think my sweetheart can handle it…
Makes: approx 20
Tools:
Chef’s knife
Cookie sheet
Unbleached parchment paper
Large glass bowl and one small/medium glass bowl
Spoon or silicone spatula
Ingredients:
Try to buy everything organic. Here’s why.
3/4 cup almond flour
1/2 cup brown rice flour
1 tsp baking powder (aluminum-free)
1/4 cup cocoa or raw cacao powder
1/4 cup applesauce*
1 cup sucanat
1/4 cup cold-pressed virgin coconut oil (warmed to liquid on the stove top if solid)
1/2 tsp fine ground sea salt
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp peppermint extract
1 vegan dark chocolate bar, chopped into chunks (make sure you choose a gluten-free brand if you have a sensitivity)
*No applesauce? Just put a washed/cored/seeded red apple (skin on) in the blender with 2-3 tbsp water and blend until smooth. Voila.
Let’s get started.
Preheat oven to 350F. Mix dry ingredients together in large bowl. Chop chocolate and set aside.
Mix wet ingredients together in a small bowl and add to dry ingredients—mix well.
Fold in chopped chocolate.
Place 1″ spoonfuls onto parchment-lined cookie sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes (no longer).
Allow to cool and enjoy!
Store in an airtight glass container in the fridge, or on the counter.
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One Comment to “Peppermint Dark Chocolate Chunk Puddle Cookies”
Heather, these looks phenomenal. I’m always a fan of a “clean” cookie — dairy, gluten and soy-free, and cannot wait to try these someday!
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