Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookie Sandwiches with Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting
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Recipe type: Cookies, Dessert, Vegan, Gluten Free
Serves: 4 sandwiches
 
Ingredients
  • COOKIES
  • 1 tbsp chia seeds, ground + 3 tbsp water
  • ¼ cup coconut oil, soft
  • ⅓ cup coconut sugar
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • ¼ tsp sea salt
  • ⅓ cup pure pumpkin puree
  • 1 cup oat flour
  • ½ cup oats
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • ½ cup dark chocolate chunks
  • FROSTING
  • 2 tbsp vegan cream cheese, soft
  • 2 tbsp soy yogurt
  • 2 tbsp icing sugar
  • A pinch of salt
  • ¼ tsp pure vanilla extract
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line a cookie sheet with a non-stick silicone mat or parchment paper.
  2. Make a vegan 'egg' by mixing the ground chia seeds and water in a small bowl. Let it gel up while you start the cookie dough.
  3. In a medium mixing bowl, cream together the coconut oil and coconut sugar until homogeneous. Add the vanilla extract, salt, and vegan 'egg' and mix until even. Then mix in the pumpkin puree until smooth.
  4. Add the baking soda, oat flour, and oats and mix until combined. Fold in the chocolate chunks.
  5. Divide the cookie dough into 8 equal balls and flatten until about ¾" thick. These cookies don't spread much in the oven so shape them as desired. Arrange cookie dough on prepared cookie sheet.
  6. Bake in the preheated oven for 12-15 minutes, or until edges are lightly browned. Cool completely before sandwiching with frosting.
  7. To make the frosting, whisk together all the frosting ingredients until smooth.
  8. Put about 2 tsp of frosting on bottom of 4 cookies, then use the remaining 4 cookies to make a sandwich. Enjoy within a few days.
Recipe by Radiant Rachels at https://radiantrachels.com/pumpkin-oatmeal-cookie-sandwiches/