Peppermint Chocolate Chip Cookies
These Peppermint Chocolate Chip Cookies are on the healthier side, with whole wheat, coconut sugar, coconut oil, almond milk, and dairy-free chocolate chips. They may be healthier, but they still have a perfect sweetness and mint and chocolate flavor!
Equipment
- Large cookie sheet
- Parchment paper
- 2 Large mixing bowls
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Whisk
- Spatula
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Whole wheat flour
- 1/3 Cup Cacao powder
- 1/4 tsp Fine sea salt
- 1/2 tsp Baking soda
- 1/4 Cup Solid Coconut oil
- 2 Tbsp Unsweetened almond milk
- 1/2 Cup Coconut sugar
- 1 Large Egg
- 1/2 tsp Natural peppermint extract
- 1/2 Cup Mini semi-sweet chocolate chips Dairy-free
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F. Prepare a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, whisk the flour, cacao, salt, and baking soda.
- In a separate bowl, beat the coconut oil with the sugar until completely mixed. Then add the egg and peppermint and whisk together.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and fold with a spatula until it's mixed evenly.
- Fold in the chocolate chips with the dough.
- Using your hands, form little balls of cookie dough. Place your cookie dough balls on a parchment paper-covered baking sheet.
- Bake for 8-10 mins or until they looked just barely set.
- Let them cool on the pan for 5 minutes. Then using a spatula, transfer them to a cooling rack to finish cooling.
Notes
- First, make sure to mix the wet ingredients well in a separate bowl than the dry ingredients.
- The cookie dough is thicker because it has whole wheat flour. The cookies will still turn out well, so don't be bothered.
- The coconut oil needs to be solid and not melted for these cookies.
- Line your cookie sheet with parchment paper, so they don't stick and will come off cleanly. It also makes cleaning up easier.
- Bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes if you prefer a chewy cookie and 10-12 for crispier cookies. Watch them closely if you leave them in for 12 minutes, so they don't burn.
- Store the cookies in a plastic bag or container for 3-4 days in a cool dry place.
