Wholesome Vegan Holiday Cookies (vegan + gluten-free)
If you're looking for healthy vegan Holiday cookies that are gluten-free, date-sweetened and low-carb, these are for you! They're festive and delicious.
Prep Time35 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
Cooling Time15 minutes mins
Total Time1 hour hr 5 minutes mins
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American, gluten-free, healthy, vegan
Servings: 9 cookies
Author: Elizabeth Emery
Cookies
- 1 heaped tbsp ground flax
- 3 tablespoon water
- ¾ cup pecans or almonds
- 1 cup chickpea flour
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon ground ginger
- 2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Pinch of salt
- ½ packed cup dates (if using date paste, use ⅓ cup instead)
- ½ cup unmelted coconut oil
Frosting (optional)
- ¼ cup coconut butter/manna
- ⅛ teaspoon stevia powder
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Preheat your oven to 350°F/175°C and line two baking trays with parchment paper.
Mix the flax and water in a bowl and set aside.
Blend the pecans/almonds in a blender/food processor until they are flour.
Add this and all other dry ingredients to a large bowl and mix together.
Blend the dates in a high-speed blender/food processor until they are broken down into really small pieces.
Rub them into the dry mixture with your hands.
Add the coconut oil and flax/water mixture to the dry mixture, and knead until all ingredients are combined and a dough forms.
Divide the dough into 12 equal balls, and press them down flat into ½cm-thick circles on the baking trays, equally spaced apart.
If you have cookie stamps, press them into each cookie now to make a pattern.
Bake the cookies for 13-14 minutes until they are just beginning to brown (they will still be soft), then remove from the oven and leave to rest on the baking tray for 5 minutes.
Transfer to a wire rack to cool for 15 minutes.
Frosting (optional)
Heat the coconut butter on your stovetop in a small saucepan on a very low heat, until it becomes runny. Remove from heat.
Mix in the stevia and cinnamon, and spoon the frosting into an icing bag.
Use this to decorate your cookies with festive shapes!