Dessert for 12

Gluten-Free Vegan Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies

Name: Gluten-Free Vegan Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup almond flour; 3 tbsp tapioca starch; 2 tbsp oat flour or use 1.5 tablespoons coconut flour to keep it grain-free or use all purpose flour; 1/8 tsp baking soda; 1/8 tsp salt; 2 tbsp powdered sugar; 1 tbsp semi solid refined coconut oil; 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; 3 tbsp maple syrup at room temperature; 1 tbsp cane sugar; 2 oz vegan semi sweet chocolate chips or chocolate chunks about 1/3 cup; 2 tsp coconut oil; 2 tsp maple syrup; 1 pinch cinnamon or a drop of vanilla extract; 1 good pinch of salt

$1.08for 435 minServes 12

Almond flour cookies bake around thumbprint centers, which are filled with warm maple chocolate and a little cinnamon.

Gluten-Free Vegan Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies

Photo: veganricha.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Chocolate chips and baking chocolate, 2 oz$0.45/oz typical	2 oz	$0.90Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$3.23

Pantry staples you likely have

FlourCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaBaking powder and sodaSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarCooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilHoney or maple syrupSugar and brown sugarDried spices (cumin, paprika, chili powder, oregano)Salt and pepper

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35 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
12servings as written
$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$0.27 per serving$1.08 for 4

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Ingredients

1 cup almond flour
3 tbsp tapioca starch
2 tbsp oat flour or use 1.5 tablespoons coconut flour to keep it grain-free or use all purpose flour
1/8 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp salt
2 tbsp powdered sugar
1 tbsp semi solid refined coconut oil
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
3 tbsp maple syrup at room temperature
1 tbsp cane sugar
2 oz vegan semi sweet chocolate chips or chocolate chunks about 1/3 cup
2 tsp coconut oil
2 tsp maple syrup
1 pinch cinnamon or a drop of vanilla extract
1 good pinch of salt

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and line a baking sheet with parchment.
Stir the almond flour, tapioca starch, oat flour, baking soda, salt, and powdered sugar in a bowl.
Mix in the coconut oil, vanilla, and maple syrup until a soft dough forms.
Divide the dough into 12 balls, roll them in cane sugar, and press a thumbprint into each one.
Bake the cookies for 12 to 14 minutes, then cool them on the baking sheet for 10 minutes.
Melt the chocolate, coconut oil, maple syrup, cinnamon, and salt together, then spoon the mixture into each thumbprint.