Vegan Chocolate Amaretti
Ingredients
- 2 cups ground almonds (almond meal)
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 3 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 4 tablespoon icing sugar for coating
- 1 pinch of salt
- 2 flax eggs
- 2 tablespoon ground flax seeds
- 6 tablespoon water
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 150°C/300F and line a baking tray with greaseproof paper
Make the flax eggs: add the ground flax seeds and water to a dish and stir. Let it rest for 5 minutes to thicken
In a bowl mix all the dry ingredients: ground almond flour, baking powder, sugar, and cocoa powder then add the flax eggs
Stir together until combined. It might look like you need to add more water, but keep mixing, and if necessary use your hands. The mixture needs to become like a thick paste that can be formed into sticky balls in your hands
Using a tablespoon, scoop out a bit of a mixture and roll into a ball. Toss each ball into the icing sugar, coating fully
Place each ball onto the baking tray and gently press the ball with the palm of your hand, to squash it down slightly. Repeat with the remaining dough (you should be able to make 15 cookies)
Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let them cool down before serving
