Healthier Vegan Samoa Cookies

monday is off to the most fantastic start because we have samoas on the blog!! Healthier Vegan Samoa Cookies to be specific. as i said on my IG story yesterday, which was a humble brag of course BUT they are truly a work of art.

Girl Scout cookies used to be my favorites before i went vegan! so far, i’ve made Healthy Vegan Thin Mints and Homemade Vegan Tagalong Cookies, both of which are fantastic recipes.

not going to lie though, my Healthier Vegan Samoa Cookies are probably the best out of the three, but then again, that would totally depend on which cookie is your favorite!

even if you haven’t tried the original samoas, give these a go!!

this inspired version of a classic only requires a total of 10 ingredients!! yes, that’s it. i don’t think the original version would be nearly as easy to recreate haha, so we can stick with these ingredients.

if you have taken a look at my other blog posts, you know my fave flour combo of all time for cookies is oat and almond flour.

i still have to say this because people will probably ask or just use different flours altogether but SUB at your own RISK! this is a the only way i have tried the cookies :).

it’s possible another flour could work well in place of the oat flour (NOT coconut flour), but i can only claim it will turn out perfect this particular way :).

so, what other ingredients are in Healthier Vegan Samoa Cookies?!

the base of the cookie:

• almond flour

• oat flour

• almond butter

• organic cane sugar

• vanilla extract

• almond milk

the date caramel:

• medjool dates

• melted coconut oil

• almond milk

• shredded coconut

the chocolate sauce:

• chocolate chips

• coconut oil

the ingredients are super simple + minimal but the steps to make the cookies are a bit more detailed that what my recipes usually require. that’s due to the fact that there are three layers to these glorious cookies.

don’t worry though, they’re not difficult steps at all! all you’re doing is making a cookie base layer as usual, blending the caramel sauce ingredients in a food processor and melting the chocolate sauce.

ya know, all the same stuff i typically do in my recipes, nothing new there!

ok, so a couple of pro tips with kitchen tools that you likely have in the kitchen! to ensure the cookies are all uniform and small, after i mixed the dough together, i spread it out on my counter (it was clean of course).

next, i took a 1/4 cup measuring cup, which is pictured above and pressed the top side first into the cookie dough. this created perfect and uniform circles!

to get the hole in the center, i actually used a thick straw that i had on hand, but only because i didn’t have a small cookie cutter. if you have one for the center, that’s awesome and i would use it!

ah and for the caramel date sauce, to create that flawless and creamy texture, it’s important that the dates skin is removed. to do so, just soak them in warm water for a few minutes and it comes right off!

are you going to make Healthier Vegan Samoa Cookies?!

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