Fudgy chocolate raspberry cookies

VEGAN – GLUTEN FREE – SOY FREE – OIL FREE

These cookies are sinfully delicious with a wonderful fudgy texture. A treat for adults and children alike, it’s hard to believe that they are only 80 calories each.

PREP: 20 MINUTES – COOKING: 11–14 MINUTES – PORTIONS: 18

INGREDIENTS
½ cup gluten free rolled oats
10 Medjool dates
¾ cup raw walnuts
¾ cup raw almonds
3 tbsp raw cacao powder
1 tsp aluminum-free baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ tsp almond extract
4 tbsp water
¾ cup fresh raspberries

PREPARATION
  1. Preheat oven to 350F. Line 18 mini-muffin tins with colourful paper liners.
  2. Place rolled oats in the bowl of a food processor and grind to a fine powder. Add all other ingredients except raspberries and process until you have a smooth dough-like texture.  
  3. Scoop out one spoonful at a time and press into the bottom of the muffin liners. Once each cookie is well flattened, press your thumb into the middle of the cookie to create a small indentation.
  4. Place raspberries in a small bowl and mash with a fork. Place a small amount of raspberries into the indentation in the center of each cookie.
  5. Bake for 11-14 minutes. Remove from oven and cool on wire rack for 10 minutes or until cool enough to handle. Remove cookies from muffin tins and continue to cool.