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