Gluten Free Vegan Snack Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup raw sunflower seeds, finely ground (equals about 1 1/4 cups ground)
• 1 cup brown rice flour or 1 cup sorghum flour
• 1/4 cup tapioca flour
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking powder (i used our corn-free baking powder)
• 1/2 teaspoon guar gum or 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/3 cup grapeseed oil or 1/3 cup melted coconut oil
• 1/3 cup grade b maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons applesauce
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4-1/2 cup chopped raisins

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 grind the seeds in a food processor, coffee grinder, or the dry container of the vita-mix (which is what i use). place them into a large bowl with the flours, cinnamon, baking powder, guar gum, and salt. whisk together well.
• 3 in a separate bowl or liquid glass measure whisk together the wet ingredients (oil, syrup, applesauce, and vanilla).
• 4 add the wet ingredients to the dry. add the chopped raisins. whisk together. then continue to mix with a wooden spoon until the dough thickens, another 60 seconds or so.
• 5 roll dough into 1-inch balls and place onto a greased cookie sheet. gently flatten each ball with the bottom of an oiled glass.
• 6 bake for about 15 minutes. the cookies won't brown on top but will on the bottom. cool on a wire rack.