Description
Luscious healthy tagalongs combine peanut butter and chocolate in a vegan, gluten-free cookie that delights dessert enthusiasts. This nostalgic treat provides guilt-free indulgence you can savor without compromising nutrition or flavor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (240 ml) almond flour
- ½ cup (120 ml) vegan dark chocolate chips
- 5 tsp natural runny peanut butter
- 2.5 tbsps (37.5 ml) maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp coconut oil
Instructions
- Oven Preparation: Preheat oven to 250°F (120°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper for optimal cookie baking.
- Dough Creation: Combine almond flour, maple syrup, and vanilla extract, mixing thoroughly until a smooth, uniform dough forms, blending ingredients completely.
- Cookie Shaping: Portion the dough into small spheres, gently flatten each ball, and create a distinctive center indentation using a fingertip or knuckle, ensuring even thickness and uniform appearance.
- Initial Baking: Place cookies on prepared baking sheet and bake for 25-27 minutes, allowing them to develop a delicate, golden edge while maintaining a soft interior.
- Peanut Butter Filling: Once cooled, generously fill the cookie centers with natural peanut butter, then briefly freeze for 20-30 minutes to set the filling and enhance structural integrity.
- Chocolate Coating: Melt dark chocolate chips with coconut oil, stirring carefully to create a smooth, glossy chocolate mixture that will completely envelop the chilled cookies.
- Final Assembly: Fully coat each peanut butter-filled cookie in the melted chocolate, ensuring complete coverage, then return to the freezer for 5 minutes to solidify the chocolate shell.
- Serving: Remove from freezer and indulge in these vegan, gluten-free tagalongs, celebrating their rich flavor and guilt-free composition.
Notes
- Optimize Dough Consistency: Ensure ingredients are at room temperature and mix thoroughly to prevent crumbly texture, creating a smooth, cohesive dough that holds together perfectly.
- Master Cookie Shaping: Use gentle, consistent pressure when forming cookie bases to achieve uniform thickness and prevent cracking during baking.
- Chocolate Coating Technique: Melt chocolate slowly and carefully to prevent seizing, maintaining a glossy, smooth finish that evenly covers the cookies.
- Freezing Strategy: Use freezing periods strategically to set peanut butter filling and chocolate coating, enhancing structural integrity and flavor melding.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 30mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 0mg