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Gluten-Free & Vegan Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies

I started baking with sugar today for the first time after 35 days of sugar-free recipes. During sugar-free January I was so inspired to create, develop and experiment in the kitchen. With our move and this shift in life, I feel more inspired than ever to create. When we moved to Texas in early December (see my here) I was really burnt out. Like everyone, 2020 took a huge toll on my mental health and ability to cope. As everyone transitioned to working from home, my work went through the roof. The beauty of setting up and scaling a digital marketing business. In the middle of the pandemic, my husband was at training for 5 months (3 of which we couldn’t talk for – think old school snail mail every day). While I was in the middle of that 5 months apart, dealing with the everyday fear of covid from work, getting closer to my graduate degree, and also balancing a full-time job and clients, I was barely hanging on. I decided when I moved to take time for myself. Adapt to a new setting, settle into our house, and establish a baseline again.

I classify myself as a hummingbird, constantly moving, researching, and trying to grow myself. As much weight as I hold in always pushing, I never put any importance into the slow moments of recovery. At 26, I realized I need to recover as much as I need to push myself. I felt my creativity coming back in and the excitement I always felt when I baked filling my cup back up.

During the holiday, I put some serious effort into creating a list of recipes that I wanted to try to make. After a quick trip to Trader Joe’s, and yes I said quick, I left with a few boxes of Joe Joe’s (gluten-free!), and 3 pounds of dark chocolate. I would say that is a great trip to the store! I got one box of the peppermint Joe Joe’s because I need them to make my favorite holiday cookies! The other two boxes, well I hadn’t figured that out yet!

I was daydreaming about Oreos the other day and was thinking why not combine my sandwich cookies and my favorite chocolate cookies?! So, I did just that! These cookies are soft, rich, and full of rich cocoa flavor! The ultimate cookies n’ cream cookie!

Let’s Bake!

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Gluten-Free & Vegan Double Chocolate Sandwich Cookies

  • Author: Paige
  • Prep Time: 40 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 50 minutes
  • Yield: 35 cookies 1x
  • Category: cookies
  • Method: baking

Description

The flavor of a rich brownie with chunks of sweet chocolate cream sandwich cookies for added texture! These gluten-free and vegan cookies will satisfy your chocolate sweet tooth!


Ingredients

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  • 1/2 cup of vegan butter
  • 3/4 of granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp of vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cups of dairy free milk (I like to use cashew milk)
  • 1/2 cups of cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp of baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp of salt
  • 1 cup of gluten-free flour – I always use Bob’s Red Mill 1:1
  • 1 cup of broken sandwich cookies (options: 1, 2, 3) – about 8 cookies

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350° and line your baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicon baking mat
  2. In a mixing bowl with either a stand mixer or a hand mixer, cream your butter and sugar until light and fluffy
  3. Next, add your vanilla extract, baking powder, salt and dairy free milk
  4. Slowly add your cocoa powder one tablespoon at a time to your dough
  5. Mix until combined and there are no lumps in the dough
  6. Add your gluten-free flour to your cookie dough and beeat until just combined
  7. Using your hands, break about 8 sandwich cookies into bite size pieces or smaller and add to your dough
  8. Gently fold your cookies into the dough until there are pieces of cookie chunks ribboned in the dough
  9. Using a small ice cream scoop or two teaspoons, scoop your cookie dough into 1″ cookie balls and place on a baking sheet
  10. Chill your cookie dough balls in the fridge forr 30 minutes until thtey are firm
  11. Bake for 10 minutes at 350° F until they spread slightly, repeat with your remaining cookie dough
  12. Remove from the oven and let them cool on a cooling rack before eating
  13. Eat and enjoy!

Notes

* this recipe was tested using Bobs Red Mill Gluten-free 1:1 flour

 

Keywords: double chocolate cookies, gluten free cookies, vegan cookies

One thing that I love about these cookies is the texture! I love the crispy edges and the soft fudge center. The pieces of broken sandwich cookies keep their integrity but the creamy center slightly melts adding a delicious richness to the cookie. If you can’t tell, I am obsessed with these cookies!

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