Gluten-Free Vegan Almond Butter Cookies

If peanut and gluten allergies have kept you from sinking your teeth into a cookie, bake this vegan cookie recipe right now!
If peanut and gluten allergies have kept you from sinking your teeth into a cookie, bake this vegan cookie recipe right now!

Gluten-Free Vegan Almond Butter Cookies

Makes 3 dozen

Ingredients:

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• 2 tablespoons ground flaxseed

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• 6 tablespoons water

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• 1 (16-ounce) container Barney Butter Creamy Almond Butter

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• 3/4 cup granulated sugar

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• 1 cup light brown sugar

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• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

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• 2 teaspoons baking soda

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• 1 teaspoon sea salt

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• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

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• Raw sugar

Directions:

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1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.

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2. In a small bowl, whisk together flax and water. Set aside while you prepare remaining ingredients.

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3. In a medium bowl, cream together almond butter, sugar and brown sugar.

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4. Beat in flax mixture, vanilla, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon until well-combined.

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5. Sprinkle a generous amount of raw sugar in a plate.

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6. Form almond butter mixture into 2-inch balls and roll in raw sugar, coating all sides.

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7. Place almond butter balls on the prepared baking sheets, 3 to 4 inches apart, and flatten with the back of a fork in a cross-hatch pattern.

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8. Bake 10 to 12 minutes until cookies golden at edges. Allow to cool 5 minutes on baking sheets then transfer to wire racks to continue to cool.

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