These vegan treats are shaped like a cookie with the tender crumb of everyone's favorite Valentine's Day cake.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time15 minutesmins
Total Time30 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: birthday cake, chocolate chip cookies, valentines day
Servings: 12cookies
Cost: $5
Equipment
2 large baking sheets
Ingredients
1 3/4 cupsAll Purpose Gluten-Free Flour Blend
1/4cupunsweetened cocoa powder
1tspbaking soda
1/2tspKosher salt
1/2cupneutral oil, such as safflower
2/3cupgranulated sugar
1/2cuproom temperature water
1tspvanilla extract
1tbspapple cider vinegar
2tspred gel food coloringor use natural food coloring to make it 100% vegan
Powdered sugar, for rolling
Instructions
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
In a large bowl, combine oil, water, sugar, and vanilla and whisk vigorously for 1-2 minutes to fully combine.
Add vinegar and food coloring and whisk for another 30 seconds.
Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and stir and mix to combine so there are no traces of flour remaining.
Using an ice cream scoop or two tablespoons, scoop cookie dough onto one or two plates so they are not touching. You will get 10-15 cookies. The dough will seem wet, that's ok.
Freeze for 15 minutes. Meanwhile put a heap of powdered sugar onto a shallow plate and set aside.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Remove cookies from the freezer and roll each ball with your hands briefly, then toss around in the powdered sugar covering the outside completely.
Place on two parchment covered baking sheets and bake for 12-15 minutes until just set in the middle. Do not overbake, they will continue to harden as they cool.
When baked, cool on the baking pans for 10 minutes before moving to a wire rack to cool completely.