When you bite into these cookies you can’t help but think of Christmas.  The chocolate peppermint blend of tastes will make you wish you were curled up next to a warm fire with snow falling outside.  They are the perfect gluten free cookie to add to your Christmas cookie platter.  And bonus- they are simple to make!  No freezing the dough or having to use 2 sticks of butter.  Don’t forget to leave some out for Santa with  some delicious almond milk. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

2 cups almond flour

1/2 cup arrowroot powder

1/2 tsp sea salt

1 tsp baking soda

2 tbsp vanilla

1/4 tsp peppermint extract

1/2 cup oil (I used avocado but you could also use melted coconut)

1/3 cup maple syrup

1/2 cup chocolate chips (I use Enjoy Life)

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.  Mix together your dry ingredients (minus the chocolate chips) in a large bowl.  In a smaller bowl mix together your wet ingredients.  Using a hand mixer or a stand mixer on a low setting, mix the wet ingredients into the dry.  Once thoroughly blended together add in the chocolate chips.  Drop cookie dough onto baking sheet using about 1-2 tbsp per cookie.  Wet the palm of your hand and gently flatten the cookies.  Bake for 15 minutes.  Makes about 18 cookies.

If you’re really enjoying the peppermint chocolate taste try our peppermint hot chocolate!