Always a hit in my house. Sweet, moist, with a hint of autumn spices.
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Makes a dozen
½ Cup of Brown Rice Flour
½ Cup of Oat Flour
½ Teaspoon of baking soda
1/8 Teaspoon of aluminum free baking powder
1/8 Teaspoon of salt
1 Tablespoon of whole oats
1 Teaspoon of pumpkin spice
1/8 Teaspoon of ground cinnamon
1/8 Teaspoon of ground ginger
½ Teaspoon of real vanilla extract
1/3 Cup of organic sugar (I use Wholesome brand)
1/3 Cup of dark brown sugar (I use Wholesome brand)
1 Flax seed egg (mix 1 tablespoon of ground flax seed with 3 tablespoons of water)
2 Tablespoons of unsweetened organic apple sauce
2 Tablespoons of vegan butter, room temperature (I use Earth Balance or Miyokos butter)
Zest of one orange (with a small crater, gently scrape the outside of an orange, just the skin not the white part)
Method:
- In a bowl, whisk together the brown rice flour, oat flour, baking soda, baking powder, pumpkin spice, cinnamon, ginger, and salt.
- In another bowl, cream together (mash) the sugars and butter until well mixed (if the butter is not soft enough then pop in microwave for a few seconds). Stir in the flax seed egg, orange zest, applesauce, and vanilla extract.
- Add the flour mixture to the liquid mixture and combine by hand until no streaks of the flour (no need to overmix). Gentle fold in the oats.
- Set cookie dough mixture in the refrigerator for 20 minutes to set and thicken up. In the meantime, preheat oven to 350 and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Once cookie dough has set, drop dollops of the dough using a tablespoon or small cookie scooper onto the lined baking sheet putting a little space between each dollop. Feel free to flatten the cookies with fingers or the back of a spoon a bit.
- Bake for approximately 12 minutes or until the edges are nice a brown. Let cool completely so not to stick to the parchment paper or each other.
- Store in an air tight container.
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