Black And Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups rice flour ( or brown)
• 1/2 cup bob's red mill gluten-free all-purpose baking flour
• 1/3 cup vegan sugar
• 1/2 cup arrowroot
• 1 1/2 teaspoons xanthan gum
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup coconut oil, melted (refined) or 3 1/2 cups canola oil
• 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
• 1/3 cup agave nectar
• 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
• 3 cups vegan powdered sugar
• 1/3 cup hot water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup vegan gluten-free chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted (refined) or 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees f; line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
• 2 in a medium bowl, whisk together the flours, sugar, arrowroot, xanthan gum, baking soda, salt.
• 3 add in the coconut oil, applesauce (all of it), agave nectar, and vanilla; stir with a rubber spatula until the batter is smooth.
• 4 use a 1/4 cup measure, or an ice cream scoop, to drop the dough onto the baking sheet about 1 inch apart; use the bottom of the cup to press the dough to 1/2 inch thickness.
• 5 bake 6 minutes, rotate baking sheets, and bake 4 more minutes.
• 6 let stand on baking sheets 20 minutes to cool.
• 7 meanwhile, to prepare the vanilla glaze, use a small bowl and whisk the powdered sugar, hot water and vanilla until it is thick, but slightly runny (if it becomes too runny, add about 1/4 cup more sugar).
• 8 for the chocolate sauce, you can use a double boiler, microwave, or conventional oven.
• 9 for the double boiler: fill bottom with water and set over low heat and bring to a gentle simmer; add chips and stir once they become shiny. remove from heat when they are all melted and stir in the coconut oil and salt until thoroughly combined.
• 10 for the microwave: place the chips in a small bowl and heat at 50% power for 30 seconds and stir. repeat in 15 second increments until the chips are melted, then stir in the coconut oil and salt until combined.
• 11 for the oven: preheat the oven to 325 degrees f and place the chips in a small stainless steel bowl in the oven unil they are shiny, about 5 minutes. remove from oven and stir until completely melted, then stir in coconut oil and salt until combined.
• 12 once cookies are cooled, spread half of each cookie with the chocolate sauce and the other half of each cookie with the vanilla glaze; let set for 5 minutes before serving.