My oldest sister (who is the furthest thing from a vegan!) lovingly made these for me on my most recent trip to Durban. Originally based off a non-vegan recipe she has managed to tweak the recipe to make these taste so, so good. Enjoy!

Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies

Makes about 30 biscuits

Ingredients:

• 1 ¾ cup stone-ground flour
• ½ teaspoon bicarb
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 125g coconut oil
• ½ cup brown sugar
• ½ cup peanut butter smooth or crunchy
• 1 tbsp chia seeds 2 tbsp water (replaces the egg and produces a great texture!)

Method:

• Turn oven onto 170˚C
• Mix coconut oil, brown sugar and peanut butter into a mixing bowl
• Mix thoroughly
• Add the chia seeds and vanilla essence
• Add the flour, bicarb, baking powder
• Mix well
• Knead with your hands (like bread)
• Prepare a flat baking tray – spray with spray & cook
• Roll biscuits into round balls ( not too big)
• Squash flat with a fork
• Bake at 170˚C for 10 -15 minutes , or until golden brown
• Put on cooling wrack and biscuits will harden as they cool
• Put into a sealed container. They are nice kept in the deep freeze and are extra crunchy!