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These healthy Hot Cocoa Cookies are gluten free, dairy free, low sugar. One a baking sheet lined with white parchment paper, round chocolate cookies are lined up. each a rich chocolate color with mini white marshmallows and crushed candy canes adding a pop of red and white to the top. bits of candy cane are fallen on the baking sheet. Each cookie looks soft, round, pillowy, and chewy
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Hot Cocoa Cookies (Gluten Free, Dairy Free Option)

Course: Dessert, Snack
Keyword: chocolate, christmas cookies, cookies, dairy free, gluten free, gluten free cookies, gluten free flour, hot chocolate, hot cocoa

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup butter (softened0 (can use vegan if dairy free)
  • 1 + 1/4 cup almond flour
  • 1/4 cup oat flour
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/3 cup organic cane sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda

Toppings: chocolate chips, mini marshmallows, candy canes

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
    • Beat together butter and sugar.
    • Add in egg vanilla extract and beat until smooth.
    • Add in almond flour, oat flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking soda and mix until smooth.
    • Freeze dough for 30 min.
    • Scoop out cookie dough, roll into balls and place on baking sheet. Slightly flatten and bake about 10 minutes, until the tops are a little cracked.

    Toppings (optional)

    • Melt chocolate chips in a bowl with 1sp coconut oil by heating in the microwave in 15 second intervals - stir between each.
    • Spread the melted chocolate on top of each cookie. Top with mini marshamallows and candy canes. Enjoy!