These Gluten Free Vegan Chocolate Chunk Cookies are made from 7 healthy whole food ingredients, and they completely MELT in your mouth!
Author:Alexa [fooduzzi.com]
Prep Time:20 minutes
Cook Time:11 minutes
Total Time:31 minutes
Yield:11-12 cookies
Category:Dessert
Method:Bake
Diet:Vegan
Ingredients
1 and 1/2 cups almond flour (spooned and leveled)
3 Tbsp. coconut flour (spooned and leveled)
3/4 tsp. baking soda
pinch salt
2 Tbsp. melted coconut oil (make sure it isn’t hot!)
3 Tbsp. peanut butter (or your favorite nut butter)
¼ cup + 2 Tbsp. pure maple syrup
splash pure vanilla extract
about 2 and 1/2 oz. vegan dark chocolate, chopped (I used 3/4 of an Organic Trader Joe’s bar)
coarse salt to top, optional
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Add almond flour, coconut flour, baking soda, and salt to a large bowl and whisk to combine. Be sure to remove any large almond flour lumps.
In a small bowl, add melted coconut oil, peanut butter, maple syrup, and vanilla, and mix to combine.
Add your wet ingredients to your dry, and mix. When it’s almost combined, add in your chopped chocolate. The batter will be stiff.
Measure out 2-Tbsp. of dough, and shape it into a thick, flat circle. These cookies won’t spread, so be sure to shape them how you want them to look. Place your cookies on a baking sheet, and put the sheet in the freezer for 10 minutes.
Remove sheet from freezer and bake for 11 minutes, until slightly golden brown. Sprinkle with coarse salt if desired.
Allow cookies to cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet, then carefully move them to a cooling rack to cool completely. Store at room temperature.