Thin and Crispy Gluten Free Oatmeal Cookies
These gluten free oatmeal cookies have crispy edges and chewy centers and finished with chocolate drizzle.
Servings: 12
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp flax meal
- 3 tbsp water
- 1/2 cup vegan butter room temperature
- 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 cup cane sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup gluten free all purpose flour
- 1 cup rolled oats gluten free
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts (I used half macadamia and half walnuts)
- 1 cup vegan mini chocolate chips separated
- flaked sea salt for topping
Instructions
- Prepare two baking trays with parchment paper and then set them aside. In a small bowl, stir together the flax meal and water and then let it gel for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, use a handheld mixer to beat the butter, brown sugar, cane sugar and vanilla until smooth and creamy. Add in the flax/water mix and continue to beat the mixture until well combined.
- In another bowl, stir together the flour, rolled oats, baking soda, salt, chopped nuts and 1/2 cup of mini chocolate chips. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until a dough forms. Chill the dough 10 minutes in the freezer to firm up a bit. Preheat the oven to 350 F and use a cookie scooper to make 10 evenly sized cookie dough balls and place them on the baking sheet about 2-3 inches apart. Press the balls down halfway and bake them for 11-12 minutes and the edges are golden brown. Let them cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring them to a cooling rack to continue cooling for additional 10-15 minutes.
- Melt the remaining chocolate chips in a double boiler or microwave safe bowl in 15 second increments, stirring between each until smooth. Transfer the melted chocolate to a piping bag or plastic zip bag and cut the corner. Drizzle chocolate over each cookie. Finish with flaked sea salt. Chill the cookies in the freezer for 5 minutes or until the chocolate is solid before serving.
Notes
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