GLUTEN-FREE VEGAN DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Imagine the most decadent chocolate cookie you’ve ever eaten. Now, imagine if that same cookie was healthy, and left you feeling great. Sounds too good to be true, right? Not until you’ve made these Gluten-Free Vegan Double Chocolate Chip Cookies!

The chocolate chips (or chunks) take the cookies to whole new level of indulgent, but are totally optional. If you want to keep the cookies refined sugar free, make sure to use a refined sugar free chocolate.

You’ll need to shape the cookies into patties using your hands or use a cookie scoop and then flatten them with your fingertips. Unlike normal cookies made using butter, sugar and eggs, these ones don’t spread out as they bake, so will stay exactly the same shape and size before and after cooking.

These cookies are perfect for dessert, but as they store well for a good few days and are easily transportable, so they make a great snack for packed lunches or an afternoon pick-me-up.

Ingredients

• 90 g (1/2 cup) pitted dates soaked overnight in cold water or in hot water for 10 minutes
• 3 tablespoons water
• Pinch of salt
• 3 tablespoons smooth almond butter (or sub cashew or peanut butter)
• 60 g (1/2 cup) ground almonds* (almond meal)
• 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 40 g (1.5oz) dark chocolate** chips or chunks (ensure vegan/gluten-free or necessary)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit)
2. Drain the soaked dates and place in a blender or food processor (you can also use a hand-held stick blender) along with the water and salt
3. .......................................

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