Chocolate Coconut Cookies (Grain-free & Vegan)

January 16, 2019 • Dessert • grain-free, paleo, vegan • No comments

Craving some chocolately goodness that you don’t have to feel sluggish and heavy after eating? These cookies are for you! They have a subtle coconut flavor, with no refined sugars, grain-free, and vegan! It’s important to put the dough in the fridge for 30 minutes before forming the cookies so the batter can harden. I hope you enjoy!

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp ground flax meal
• 1 1/2 cups almond flour
• 2 tbsp cacao powder
• 1/3 cup coconut palm sugar
• 1/4 cup hemp hearts
• 1/4 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
• 1/3 cup dairy-free semi-sweet mini chocolate chips (I like Enjoy Life brand)
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1/8 salt
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp maple syrup
• 3 tbsp coconut oil

Instructions

1. Make 2 flax eggs by mixing 2 tbs ground flax and 5 tbs water in a small bowl. Set aside for 5-10 min while you get the cookie batter together.
2. In a large bowl thoroughly combine the dry ingredients: almond flour, cacao powder, coconut palm sugar, hemp hearts, coconut flakes, chocolate chips, cinnamon, salt, and baking powder.
3. In a separate bowl, combine the vanilla extract, maple syrup, coconut oil (melted), and flax eggs.
4. Add the wet mixture to the bowl with the dry ingredients and mix until well combined.
5. Cover the bowl with a towel and place in fridge for 30 minutes.
6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
7. After 30 minutes, remove the batter from the fridge and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicon mat. Measure about 1 1/2 tbs size cookies out, roll each into a ball and place on sheet (about 1 inch apart), and then flatten with 2 fingers. The batter will make about 18 cookies.
8. Bake for 14 minutes. Remove baking sheet from oven, place on cooling rack and let cookies cool while on the baking sheet (so they continue to cook through a bit). The cookies will be about 2 inches - 2 1/4 inches in diameter.
9. Enjoy!!