Vegan Carob Cookies
These yummy vegan carob cookies for the Christmas season are baked with carob powder. Carob powder and almonds give them a sweet, fruity caramel and nut taste and, with their natural vitamin B12, they are simply perfect for anyone with a sweet tooth. And of course for all other vegan cookies connoisseurs.
Equipment
- Rolling Pin
- cookie cutters
- bowl
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 200 g spelt flour, type 1050 or 360 + some flour to roll out
- 50 g ground almonds
- 4 Tbsp carob powder
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 pinch of salt
- ¼ tsp vanilla powder alternatively use vanilla sugar
- 50 g muscovado sugar
Moist Ingredients
- 3 Tbsp apple sauce, without added sugar home-made
- 5 Tbsp vegan canola oil with butter taste alternatively use coconut oil
Instructions
- Mix all dry ingredients together in a bowl. Then add applesauce and oil and combine into a dough.
- Pack the dough into foil and place it in the fridge for at least 20 Minutes.
- Preheat oven to 160 °C (320 °F), fan/convection heating.
- Sprinkle some flour onto a work surface. Roll out the cookie dough (3-5 mm). With cookie cutters cut out hearts, stars and whatever shapes you wish.
- Put a baking sheet onto a baking pan and place the cookies. Bake for 12-15 Min in the preheated oven.
Notes
Carob contains natural sweetness; you can reduce the sugar content or leave out the sugar entirely - try what you like best.
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