| CHOCOLATE CHERRY COOKIES | vegan, dairy free, egg free, and a gluten free option these holiday cookies are the perfect bake for all your guests! I used frozen cherries and dark chocolate for a rich and decadent Christmas cookie everyone will love!
Recipe makes 10 cookies
Ingredients:
1/2 cup vegan butter, room temperature
1/4 cup coconut sugar
1/4 cup organic white sugar (for vegan)
1 tbsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp flax meal + 4 tbsp water, set in the fridge to gel for 10 minutes
1 1/4 cup all purpose flour or gluten free all purpose if needed
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
80g Zazubean Vixen Bar, chopped (1/2 cup chocolate chips)
1/2 cup frozen cherries, chopped
Recipe:
Preheat the oven to 350 F and line a baking tray with parchment paper. Set aside.
Add the butter to a mixing bowl and using a hand mixer, whip until creamy, 1 minute.
Add in coconut sugar and white sugar and cream together with the butter, 1 minute.
Fold in gelled flax/water mixture.
Sift in flour, baking soda and salt.
Fold everything together until just combined. This is easier by hand if you don't mind getting a little messy!
Fold in chocolate and cherries.
Scoop batter into 10 cookies and place on the prepared parchment lined baking sheet.
I like to keep my cookies as a mound so they're thick, but if preferred you can gently flatten the cookies before baking.
Bake for 10-12 minutes or until browned around the edges.
For the "perfectly round cookie" - while the cookies are still hot and on the baking tray place a cup around them and move it quickly in circles. This will form the perfectly circle cookie.
Once cooled remove from baking tray and top with additional flaky salt if desired.
Enjoy!
Let me know in the comments if you make them!
Happy Holidays :)