Mint Chocolate Cookies

The flavor of these cookies is similar to thin mints, but the texture is chewy.

Yield: ~16-20 cookies

Ingredients

1 cup flour

~24 dates

1/2 cup cocoa powder

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt (I only used half this amount)

1/2 cup applesauce or mashed banana

1/4 cup coconut oil

1/4 cup milk

1-2 tsp peppermint extract (I used 1 tsp, but the original recipe called for 2 tsp vanilla extract)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

2. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients.

3. Bake ~20 minutes if cooking on thick baking mat

Nutrition Information (based on 20 cookies)

87 calories, 3.2g fat, 14.2g carbs, 1.9g fiber, 7.7g sugar, 1.5g protein

Notes: Cookies rise a bit. Flavor is great. Texture isn't great if you cook them for too short a time period.

Notes 2: These taste equally good made with applesauce and mashed bananas. These might taste even better with ice cream in the middle.

Inspired by Eat Live Run