extremely tasty and adorable<3
THE RECIPE:
yields 8 cookies
prep time: 15 min
cook time: 9 min
total time (including cooling): 25 min
ingredients
for the cookies-
1 flax egg (1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 3 tbsp water, mix, and let sit for 5 min)
1/4 cup maple syrup
2 tbsp coconut sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 cup gf oat flour (1 cup blended gf oats)
1/3 cup cacao/cocoa powder
2 tbsp tapioca starch/flour or arrowroot starch
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
for the heart-
abt 2 tbsp peanut butter
instructions
*preheat oven to 350 F and line or grease a cookie sheet
*for the cookies- in a medium bowl mix together the flax egg, maple syrup, coconut sugar, and vanilla. then add in the oat flour, cacao powder, tapioca flour, baking powder, and salt
*roll the dough into 8 evenly sized balls and flatten into a cookie shape with your hands (they will not spread.) using the back of a butter knife/utensil press two diagonal lines into the cookies to make a heart. bake in the oven for 9 min
*for the heart- once the cookies are out of the oven, use a spoon to place a small amount of peanut butter (abt 1-2 tsp each) into each heart and spread it until it fills the heart. let cool for a few min and enjoy!