Protein Peppermint Cookie Sandwiches

About this Recipe

You’ll love how this cookie crumbles. Stir in peppermint hot chocolate protein for a sweet treat with a refreshing peppermint cookie sandie. 

Ingredients

    To make the cookies:
  • 1/2 cup earth balance
  • 1 cup coconut sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup oat or coconut flour
  • 2 scoops Orgain Peppermint Hot Cocoa Protein Powder
  • 1/3 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1-2 TBSP dairy free milk
  • 4 oz chocolate chunks
  • To make the sandwiches:
  • 2 cups Dairy Free Ice Cream (we used vanilla, can use peppermint white chocolate)
  • 1/2 cup Crushed Peppermint Candy Pieces

Instructions

To make the cookies:
  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F
  2. Add the vegan butter and coconut sugar to an electric mixing bowl and cream together. Add the vanilla and mix in.
  3. Sift the flour, cocoa powder, protein powder, baking soda and salt in a mixing bowl.
  4. Add the dry ingredients to the wet, mixing in by hand until crumbly.
  5. Add the non-dairy milk and mix into the cookie dough.
  6. Add the chocolate chunks and mix in. Your cookie dough will be very thick, but sticky enough to easily roll into balls.
  7. Roll into small balls and space evenly on a parchment lined baking tray.
  8. Bake for 10 minutes. The edges will be firm but the cookies will be soft in the middle and will firm up as they cool.
To make the sandwiches:
  1. To make the sandwiches:
  2. Freeze the cookies for at least 1-2 hours.
  3. Allow dairy free ice cream to thaw for a ten minutes. Using a #16 ice cream scoop, scoop ice cream onto cookie, and then spread to edges using an offset spatula.
  4. Top with additional cookie and roll edges in crushed peppermint candy pieces. Re-Freeze before serving.

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