Vegan Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cookies (Gluten-Free)
Servings 18 Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cup flour gluten-free
- a little less than 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum*
- 1 tablespoon flaxseed meal
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup pumpkin puree not pumpkin pie filling
- ½ cup vegan butter melted
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- ⅓ cup coconut sugar
- 1 tablespoon almond or cashew nut butter can sub peanut butter but you may taste that a little more than other nut butters
- ¾-1 cup chocolate chips vegan
Instructions
- First, preheat the oven to 350° and line a baking tray with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.Add the gluten-free flour, salt, xanthan gum, flaxseed meal, baking soda, and cinnamon in a large bowl. Whisk to combine until all lumps are removed and set aside.
- In a separate bowl, combine the pumpkin puree, melted vegan butter, vanilla extract, maple syrup, coconut sugar, and nut butter with a hand held mixer.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix with a spoon until just combined.
- Sprinkle in and gently fold in the chocolate chips. Give your dough about 5 minutes to thicken up a little as the flaxseed thickens a bit over time.
- Use a tablespoon or small ice cream scoop (I like to use a scoop) to scoop a ball of dough about 2 tablespoons in size onto your baking sheet. Place your dough balls about 2″ apart. You can grease the back of a spatula (I just used some coconut oil) to flatten down the cookies a bit before baking as well so they don’t puff up into a mini mound. Bake for 13-15 minutes or until they are set and beginning to brown a bit and cool on a baking rack.
Notes
- You can also use 1 3/4 cups of this gluten-free flour blend that already has the xanthan gum mixed in if you like and skip the additional xanthan gum.