Saturday, 25 July 2026

Vegan & Gluten Free Recipe - Dark Chocolate & Almond Cookies

  

This recipe will make approximately 20 cookies. 

 Ingredients

- 1 cup vegan dark chocolate melting buttons 

-  2 1/2 cups plain gluten free flour (we used the 'I'm Free From' flour from Coles Supermarket)

- 2/3 cup cocoa powder

- 1/2 teaspoon salt

- 1/2 cup white granulated sugar

- The equivalent of 4 vegan eggs made with Orgran Egg Replacer or another egg replacer

- 2 teaspoons baking powder 

- 2/3 cup soft vegan butter alternative

- 1 cup of brown sugar - packed down

-  2 teaspoons vanilla essence

- 1 cup almonds - flaked or slivered

Method

- Scatter almond flakes on a tray and place in the oven to toast. Check frequently to ensure they do not burn. When they are golden, remove from the oven and cool.

- In a mixing bowl, cream the butter substitute and two sugars. Add the vegan eggs and vanilla and mix.

- Melt the dark chocolate buttons and pour into the butter mix. Stir in quickly to avoid the chocolate hardening before it combines with other ingredients.

- Now add the cocoa powder, salt, baking powder and then the sifted flour. If the batter becomes too hard to stir, place in the microwave oven for a few seconds to loosen it. This will thin the chocolate and assist with mixing.

- Stir the toasted almonds through the cookie batter.

- Line a baking tray with baking paper. Roll spoonfuls of batter in your hands and place on the tray, flattening each cookie down a little as you go, as they will expand in the oven.

- Bake at 180 degrees C for approximately 15 minutes. If you like a crisper cookie, cook for a bit longer. Note that these cookies harden when they cool so allow that they may become harder than when removed from the oven.  

 

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