Gluten-free Chocolate Hermits

Name: Chocolate Hermits
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 53 min
Ingredients: 1/2 c. (1 stick) butter; 1 c. sugar; 1 Tbsp. vanilla; 1 Tbsp. applesauce; 2 eggs; 1/4 c. hot water; 2 1/2 c. gluten-free flour blend, spooned and leveled; 1/2 c. oat flour; 1/2 tsp. salt; 3 tsp. baking powder; 3/4 c. cocoa; 1 heaping cup of chocolate chips; 4 c. powdered sugar; 1/2 c. cocoa; 2 Tbsp. butter, melted; 1/2 tsp. vanilla; 7 Tbsp. milk + more if needed

Desserts

Dec 4

Written By Kali Terry

If you’ve never had the pleasure of eating a chocolate hermit cookie I’m here to tell you that today is your lucky day. These babies are chock full of cocoa and chocolate chips and smothered with thick chocolate icing! What’s not to love?

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Gluten-Free Chocolate Cookies with Chocolate Icing

These cookies are a Christmas staple in our house. We always have to make a double or even a triple batch just so we don’t run out by the time the holiday finally comes around! Now, these cookies may look super rich, but they’re surprisingly light and feel like a brownie in your mouth. The chocolate chips scattered in the dough give a light crunch to contrast against the smooth icing on top. The chocolate sprinkles are optional, but they add another nice texture.

Some advice: I would definitely make a double batch like we do because these cookies disappear very quickly. First, you’ll try one, and sneak another, and then decide that since you’ve already had two, why not have a third? These Gluten-Free Chocolate Hermits are so addictive, you’ll never get enough of them!

Let the baking begin!