Cocoa and peanut butter both in cookies?? This sounds like a combination made in heaven! So what about to combine it and make so simple vegan and gluten-free cocoa peanut butter cookies?
These cocoa peanut butter cookies are great for any occasion. But, if you want to go for something special and unusual this Christmas, make these cookies and surprise your Christmas guests! They will for sure thank you for trying something new. You can make them sure they eat a healthier version of typical Christmas cookies, full of sugar!
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I always loved cocoa and tried to put it in any cookies, tarts, or cakes I made. It gives my baking such a unique chocolate
If you have a sweet tooth, adding cocoa powder to cookies and other sweets is a great thing. Not only for your cheeky taste, but also for your health! Don’t you believe? Cocoa powder was proved to have a positive impact on our health!
Cocoa powder positively influences brain and heart functions. It has anti-inflammatory properties and therefore, it’s very helpful in fighting and inflammation. Cocoa powder helps control your weight, white teeth, and improve a skin! It also supplies you with dietary fibre.
Cocoa powder is low in calories. One tablespoon cocoa powder contains only about 10 calories and less than 1 g fat! Plus, one tablespoon cocoa powder gives you about 1 g protein!
Beside this, cocoa powder contains some minerals, too. You can find iron, manganese, zinc, and potassium!
Cocoa powder not only satisfies your sweet tooth (and that makes you already happy) but it may work as an anti-depressant! In fact, cocoa contains the phenethylamine substance which is a neurotransmitter naturally occurred in the brain. This substance affects a mood and can really work as an antidepressant and a mood elevator! Another reason why eat cocoa cookies!
Cocoa powder pairs perfectly with peanut butter. This creamy slightly brown butter is very high in calories but it can still help you lose weight! It’s really a magical butter (not like other
Basically, peanut butter is a paste made of ground dry-roasted peanuts. It usually contains a small amount of salt, sweetener, and emulsifiers. You can buy it smooth or crunchy. For this recipe, I use Bega Smooth Peanut Butter.
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Cocoa Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients
To make cookies:
- 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
- 3 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 3 tbsp coconut oil melted
- 3 tbsp rice flour
- 1 tbsp gluten-free maple syrup optional
To decorate:
- peanut butter melted
- coconut shredded
- ggoji berries dried
- salted or unsalted peanuts chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
- In a bowl, mix together all the ingredients to make a cookie dough. The dough should stick together. If it’s too dry and doesn’t stick together, add a splash of plant-based milk.
- Divide the dough into 10 same-size balls. Squeeze the ball with your palm or a spoon to make a ‘cookie’.
- Line a sheet of baking paper onto a baking tray and place cookies on the tray. Put the tray in the oven and bake for 5 minutes.
- Warm up the peanut butter to make it runny. Drizzle it over the cookies. Add some goji berries, chopped peanuts, and shredded coconut.
- Enjoy!
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Klara Walterova
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