Paleo Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
Ooey gooey paleo Chocolate Peppermint Cookies that are crisp on the outside and soft on the inside. Full of chocolatey and peppermint flavor, these cookies are refined sugar free, dairy free, and gluten free, with a vegan option!
I don’t know about you, but chocolate and peppermint just go together. In hot cocoa, in cake, in cookies, in candy…just everything! So naturally, I had to make these fabulously irresistible chocolate peppermint cookies! These were so easy to make (we’re talking under 10 minutes), and perfectly sweet- even for Santa!
You know that I’m very much about including all kinds of recipes into my holiday food repertoire. Everything from your all-purpose flour down to your coconut flour. Because the peanut butter blossoms I made were using spelt flour, I decided to opt for a paleo version for these chocolate peppermint cookies!
They’re made with super fine blanched almond flour, coconut flour, coconut oil, and a blend of coconut sugar and maple syrup to ensure the best texture. I really think that this makes the cookies chewy and gooey rather than just straight up crispy. I mean, I guess you could have a crispy chocolate peppermint cookie, but I’d rather leave the crispiness to the candy canes 😉 Plus a little maple syrup goes a long way! You’ll be surprised at how sweet these taste!
Paleo Cookie Baking Tip #1:
Now the key here when using coconut oil in paleo vegan recipes is then adding in some liquid, such as almond or coconut milk. You could use water, but I wouldn’t suggest it because it’s not going to add much flavor. The almond milk really does give it a nice flavor! The reason for doing this is because while butter has a small percentage of liquid and moisture in it, coconut oil does not. It’s pure fat. So you need to add back in some moisture to make sure the cookies don’t dry up!
Have you ever noticed that no matter how much coconut oil you use in baking, it never is quite as doughy as a cookie with butter? This is why!
Paleo Cookie Baking Tip #2:
Yes, peppermint extract is considered paleo- there’s such a negligible amount of alcohol in there that it can’t really count. But if you want to take these chocolate peppermint cookies up a notch like I did, you can try adding the real deal: peppermint essential oil! Many people use essential oils as topical or aromatic, but few people know that you can also use them in cooking and baking. They’re just as therapeutic and really add a beautiful flavor (and aroma) to whatever you’re making. The peppermint was just insane in these cookies. Really cooling, calming and good for the throat chakra 😉
If you sign up through this link, you can register as a wholesale customer and get the essential oils at wholesale price rather than at market price! Full disclosure, I do get a small commission from this, but like everything on here, I only use products that I’ve been using myself for quite a while, and essential oils happen to be one of them.
You can also just use peppermint extract! That’s also fine! For me, I just love adding a little extra health benefit 🙂
Paleo Cookie Baking Tip #3:
Because most paleo doughs don’t expand like normal dough after chilling, you’re going to want to roll the dough into little balls and then lightly press down on the top with the back of a spoon. This helps the cookie to spread like a regular cookie that you would bake and also prevent crumbling!
My final tip is to make sure that you enjoy these chocolate peppermint cookies with a glass of warmed almond or coconut milk…or regular! Or maybe even a glass of cocoa for extra chocolate! It’s the holidays, after all, you’re allowed to have some chocolate!
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Paleo Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 28 1x
- Category: baked goods, Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Description
Ooey gooey paleo Chocolate Peppermint Cookies that are crisp on the outside and soft on the inside. Full of chocolatey and peppermint flavor, these cookies are refined sugar free, dairy free, and gluten free, with a vegan option!
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs (swap in flax seed eggs for vegan)
- 2 cups almond flour (sifted)
- 1/3 cup coconut flour (sifted)
- 1/2 cup coconut oil (room temp, not melted)
- 3 tbsp almond milk (unsweetened)
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/3 cup cacao
- 1 tsp peppermint extract or essential oil
- 2 tsp vanilla bean powder or extract
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and grease a cookie sheet with coconut oil.
- In a large bowl, combine almond flour, coconut flour, baking soda, coconut sugar, and cacao. Whisk together then set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, maple syrup, peppermint, and vanilla.
- Slowly fold wet ingredients into dry, and mix until well combined.
- Add in the coconut oil (NOT melted) and using a hand mixer, beat coconut oil into the batter.
- Fold in chocolate chips.
- Wrap cookie dough in plastic wrap and chill for 10 minutes in the fridge.
- Remove from the fridge and roll into about 28 tbsp-sized dough balls. Flatten the top with a spoon to expand.
- Bake for 10 minutes then let cool.
- Enjoy with a glass of coconut, almond, or regular milk!
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