White Chocolate Macadamia Cookie

Vegan, Oil-free, Gluten-free

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups gluten–free all–purpose flour OR 3/4 cup oat flour + 3/4 cup brown rice flour
• 1 Tbsp cornstarch
• 2/3 cup Sucanat or coconut sugar
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 Tbsp flax meal
• 2/3 cup apple sauce
• 1/4 cup unsweetened plant milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup vegan white chocolate chips or roughly chopped white chocolate bar
• 1/2 cup macadamia nuts, roughly chopped

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, set aside.
2. In a large mixing bowl, add the flour, sugar, corn starch, baking soda, and salt, set aside.
3. In a small blender, combine together the milk, apple sauce, flaxseed and vanilla extract and blend until smooth.
4. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix until just combined. Fold in the white chocolate and macadamia nuts.
5. With a cookie scoop, drop cookie dough onto the lined baking sheet, flatten with your fingers.
6. Bake for 9-10 minutes, or until the edges begin to brown and the cookies are dry to the touch. Let sit on the cookie sheet for five minutes, then transfer to a cookie rack.