Date Chocolate Chip Cookies (V, GF)

Ingredients:

1 cup Medjool dates , pitted (8 ounces)

1 cup peanut butter (or other nut butter)

1 tablespoon flax seeds , ground

3 tablespoons water

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar

½ cup chocolate chips


Instructions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 325ºF and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. 

  2. In a large food processor, chop dates until crumbly. Its ok if dates form a ball form

  3. Add in the peanut butter, ground flax, water, vanilla, baking soda, apple cider vinegar and chocolate chips. Mix until evenly distributed.

  4. Roll 1-2 tablespoons of dough into a ball and place on the baking sheet about an inch apart, then gently flatten into a cookie shape. 

  5. Bake for 12-15 minutes (12 minutes for softer cookies, 15 minutes for harder cookies) 

  6. Allow the cookies to cool completely before removing them from the baking sheet.