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Vegan Lemon Cookies with Chia seeds. 1 Bowl, 7 Ingredients. Zesty, Bite size Soft cookies for snacking or weekend baking. Vegan Recipe. Easily Gluten-free, Nut-free
We got a few days of break from the heat, so I baked these snack cookies! They are zesty, soft, melt in the mouth, citrusy, chewy from the chia seeds, easy and fun.
This summer, I have been craving lemon in muffin form, in chia pudding form, doughnut form (so good!) and pound cake. And of course a lot of Shikanji, which is Indian Lemonade or Limeade with lemon/lime juice, salt, sweetener, kala namak(Indian sulphur black salt), black pepper and cumin. The spiced lemonade is amazingly refreshing and also another use of kala namak.
These cookies also have a great lemony flavor. Make a double batch of these lemon cookies to snack on through the day. Lemon juice and lemon zest (or use lime juice and zest for lime cookies), coconut oil, some non dairy yogurt/applesauce, chia seeds and flour. 7 Main ingredients, 1 Bowl and ready within 30 minutes.
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Press the dough balls on parchment lined sheet.
The instructions never mention when to add the chia seeds. Is that part of Step 2? Or since you warn that the chia seeds might absorb the moisture, are they added in Step 1?
You add it to the bowl with the wet ingredients. Thanks for pointing this out.
Oh, these are amazing! I had lemons to use up and also some leftover poppy seeds, so this seemed like the perfect recipe. They taste amazing (almost) straight out of the oven! What’s also great is that the resting time in the fridge is the perfect opportunity to start the clean-up, so when the cookies come out of the oven, there is no mess left in the kitchen, and you can just sit down with a cuppa and enjoy.
Love it!!
My husband has declared them the best cookies I have ever made. 😀 Thanks for the recipe, definitely a keeper.
So happy to hear!
Loves these cookies! My kids love to snack on them!
Yay
Super!!!!!!
Yay!
Could I replace the yogurt/applesauce with a bit of mashed banana?
Yes that will work.
These were so easy to make – I just made a batch and wolfed down 2 cookies LOL. I used all whole wheat pastry flour and it worked perfectly. Delicious!!!
YUM! So glad you enjoyed!
These cookies are so easy to make and full of zesty lemon flavour. I make them for a splash of colour on our grazing platters. Just add some tumeric for that beautiful yellow colour. So moorish❤️❤️❤️
So good to hear!