Gluten-Free Peppermint Hot Cocoa Cookies

Gluten-free, Dairy-free

Gluten-free Peppermint Hot Cocoa Cookies

Have you ever bitten into a cookie and felt like you were sipping on a hot cup of peppermint cocoa? … Well, that’s how these Gluten-Free Peppermint Hot Cocoa Cookies will have you feelin!

Christmas Eve is just around the corner... and you know what that means...Santa will be shuffling down the chimney in hopes of some tasty milk & cookies to thank him for all his hard work! So toss aside the pull-apart cookie squares and whip up these gems! Santa makes his way around the world in one night, give the man a cookie made with love!... and hey, you may just earn yourself a spot on the nice list... 

Oh, and don't forget to leave carrots for the reindeer... Rudolph told me those are their favorite! 

So grab your apron and a mixing bowl and lets get to it!

Gluten-Free Peppermint Hot Cocoa Cookies

What you'll need: 

• 1/2 cup vegan butter, softened (I use Earth Balance)

• 1/2 cup coconut sugar

• 1 tsp vanilla

• 1 egg (or, if vegan, use a flax egg (1 Tbsp ground flaxseed + 3 Tbsp water, stir and let sit 10 minutes))

• 1 Tbsp coconut milk

• 1 1/4 cup Bobs Red Mill almond flour

• 1/2 tsp baking soda

• 1/2 tsp salt

• 1/2 tsp cinnamon 

• 3 Tbsp cacao powder

• 2 drops peppermint essential oil (Make sure it is high quality and edible) or natural peppermint flavoring

• 1/2 cup dark chocolate chunks (DF)

• Marshmallows and crushed candy canes for topping

What to do: 

1. Preheat oven to 350

2. Cream butter and sugars together in a stand mixer

3. Add in vanilla, combine

4. Add in egg, coconut milk, and peppermint essential oil/flavoring, combine

5. In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and cacao powder

6. Slowly combine the dry ingredients with the wet in the stand mixer

7. Fold in chocolate chips

8. On a baking sheet with parchment paper, use an ice-cream scooper to scoop the cookie batter onto the sheet

9. Bake 8-9 minutes

10. Top each cookie with 3 marshmallows and a sprinkle of candy cane and broil on low for 1-2 minutes, watching carefully to make sure marshmallows don't burn

Serve with a hot cup of coffee or a glass of cold [coconut] milk & enjoy! 

P.S. Let me know how Santa liked them using #wanderfullywholesomeeats 

Happy Holidays!

xoxo

Danielle