Vegan Peppermint Hot Chocolate Cookies
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Recipe type: Dessert, Cookies, Vegan, Gluten Free
Serves: 20
 
Ingredients
  • 1 tbsp ground chia seeds + 3 tbsp water
  • ⅔ cup vegan margarine
  • ⅓ cup coconut sugar
  • ⅓ cup organic cane sugar
  • ½ tsp pure peppermint extract
  • ¼ tsp sea salt
  • 2 cups oat flour
  • ⅓ cup cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp ground espresso
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 20 vegan chocolate truffles
  • 10 large vegan marshmallows*, halved
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Mix the ground chia seeds with water and let it gel up. This will be the 'chia egg'
  3. In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the margarine with the sugars until light and fluffy.
  4. Add the chia egg and peppermint extract to the mixing bowl and beat until combined.
  5. Add the salt, oat flour, cocoa powder, espresso, and baking soda and mix until a dough forms.
  6. Use a cookie scoop to divide dough into 20 portions. Arrange dough balls 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheet.
  7. Press a chocolate truffle into the middle of each dough ball and top with half a marshmallow.
  8. Bake for 15 minutes or until marshmallow is golden brown.
  9. Cool for at least 10 minutes before eating to allow cookies to set.
Notes
*Vegan marshmallows tend to collapse while cooling
Recipe by Radiant Rachels at https://radiantrachels.com/vegan-peppermint-hot-chocolate-cookies/