I took the base recipe for these cookies from Oh She Glows (one of my favorite food bloggers) and tweaked it to make my peppermint chocolate chip cookies.
Makes 12 cookies
1/2 cup vegan butter + 1 tbsp melted vegan butter
1/2 cup packed coconut sugar OR brown sugar
1/4 cup raw cane sugar
1 tbsp chia seeds mixed with 3 tbsp water (egg substitute)
1 tsp peppermint extract
1/2 tsp baking soda
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
a pinch of salt
*I do not have a stand or a hand mixer, so my cookies came out a little more crumbly than they probably should have, which is find with me, but I'm assuming a mixer would make the dough a bit smoother with the initial creaming of the butter and sugar... But smushing everything together with your hands makes for a perfectly tasty cookie as well :)*
Preheat your oven to 350° F.
Combine the butter, coconut or brown sugar, and cane sugar together in a large mixing bowl. Either mash everything with your hands, or cream together with a mixer. Then incorporate your chia seeds and water mixer to the butter and sugar.
Add the flour, baking soda, salt, and peppermint extract and combine well. Again, either use your hands to combine everything, or a mixer.
Finally, fold in the chocolate chips.
Prepare a baking sheet with either parchment paper or some cooking spray. Form your cookies into 12 good sized spheres. Pat them down a bit so they're a little flattened out.
Bake at 350 for 13-15 minutes, or until the cookies start to brown on the top and bottom. Let them cool for 5-10 minutes before transferring them off the baking sheet. They may crumble if you omit the cooling step.
Enjoy!
