Dark Chocolate Peppermint No Bake Cookies
Classic recipe with a holiday twist, these easy to make cookies are perfect for those days you crave chocolate after dinner or forget about the potluck holiday party.
Servings 16
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 1/2 cup dark cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup homemade walnut milk any milk (even dairy) will do
- 1/2 cup maple syrup can sub honey or coconut sugar
- 3 cups gluten-free quick cook oats I recommend one degree sprouted GF quick oats
- 1/2 cup crunchy natural peanut butter
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp peppermint extract
Instructions
- Heat coconut oil, cocoa, milk, and honey in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat.
- Once all ingredients have melted, bring to a boil. Boil for at least 3 minutes at a roaring boil, whisking a couple of times.
- Meanwhile, measure oats into a bowl and scoop peanut butter on top. Cover with vanilla and peppermint extract
- Remove the chocolate sauce from the heat and quickly mix in the pre-measured oats, peanut butter and extracts. Mix until totally combined.
- Working quickly, drop the batter into spoon-sized mounds on a silicone baking mat or piece of parchment paper.
- Let sit for 30 minutes until hardened. Make sure to let them cool all the way! They are way better that way.