Chocolate Heaven Cookies
Soft puffy little pillows of chocolate yumminess'
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground vanilla bean powder or vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar Chocolate orange from California Balsamic or Napa Valley Naturals Grand Reserve -a less acidic sweeter vinegar works well
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 20 *Medjool dates pitted, approximately 10 ounces
- 1 cup frozen cherries slightly thawed
- 2 very ripe bananas peeled
- 3 cups oats flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup peanut butter powder no added salt or sugar
- 1/2 cup cacao powder cocoa powder or carob powder
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips plus another 1/4 cup for
- decorating the tops if desired. I use unsweetened cacao
- chips but use your favorite chocolate chips.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper or silpat mats to prevent cookies from sticking.
- In a small bowl, mix the vanilla powder or extract with the vinegar and baking soda. It will foam and bubble up. Set aside.
- In the work bowl of a food processor add the pitted dates, frozen cherries and ripe bananas, process until smooth and well mixed.
- Add oat flour, baking powder, peanut butter powder, cacao powder and the vanilla powder, vinegar and baking soda mixture. Process until well mixed.
- Add 1/2 cup chocolate chips to the work bowl and use the pulse function to mix them in or stir them in by hand.
- Using a cookie scoop that hold 1 1/2 tablespoons of dough, place scoops of dough on prepared baking sheet, leaving space between as they will spread out when baking. Then use another sheet of parchment paper over the top of the cookie dough scoops and using the palm of your hand or the bottom of a drinking glass, press down gently to flatten the cookies.
- Bake for 8-9 minutes, they will puff up and then fall back down when removed from the oven. Add three chocolate chips to the top of each cookie. Let cool for 5 minutes on cookie sheet before removing to a wire rack to finish cooling.
- I like to set them in the fridge to let the chocolate set. These can be frozen for future treats!
Notes
*Note: If the dates are hard, soak them in hot water for 15-30
minutes, drain and then use. Save the water to flavor your hot tea. If using a different type of date use 10 ounces. You can change up the flavor by adding a tablespoon of orange zest & orange juice, or 1- 2 tablespoons Dandy Blend for mocha, or a little peppermint extract, a touch of ground cinnamon or 2-3 tsp of Maca powder for a malt flavor.
minutes, drain and then use. Save the water to flavor your hot tea. If using a different type of date use 10 ounces. You can change up the flavor by adding a tablespoon of orange zest & orange juice, or 1- 2 tablespoons Dandy Blend for mocha, or a little peppermint extract, a touch of ground cinnamon or 2-3 tsp of Maca powder for a malt flavor.
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