Gluten Free Peppermint Cookies Recipe
Deliciously soft, these Gluten Free Peppermint Cookies are perfect for holiday gifting. Glancing at their ingredient list might have you and your family enjoying these for breakfast too!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Peanut Butter
- 3 tablespoons Coconut Oil melted
- 3/4 cup Brown Sugar
- 2 Egg
- 1/4 cup Flax Meal
- 1/2 cup All-Purpose Gluten Free Flour
- 1 cup Rolled Oats
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 cup Chopped Pecans
- 1/2 cup Peppermint Baking Chunks such as Ghirardelli
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Place peanut butter and coconut oil in a microwave safe bowl and microwave for 30 seconds until both are runny. Mix them well with a whisk.
- Then add in brown sugar and mix well with whisk.
- Add in the eggs and whisk well.
- Then add in the flax meal, gluten free flour, rolled oats, vanilla extract, baking powder, and salt and whisk together.
- Chop up the pecan pieces and peppermint chunks and add these to the other ingredients as well and whisk well. The dough will be wet but won’t stick to your hands.
- Using a spoon and your hand, form spoonsfuls of dough into rough circles and place on parchment lined baking tray or silpat lined baking tray.
- Bake at 350°F for 12 minutes.
- Let cool and enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 206kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 4gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 5gSodium: 46mgFiber: 1gSugar: 12g
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