Weight Watchers Vegan Chocolate Cookies

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon table salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup organic coconut oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cuphot water, divided
• 1 cup shredded coconut, unsweetened

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350ºf. line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• 2 in a large bowl, sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. in another large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat sugar with oil and vanilla until well-blended. add half of flour mixture and half of water to sugar mixture; beat until smooth. add coconut, remaining water and remaining flour mixture; beat until well-combined (dough might be a little stiff and sticky).
• 3 scoop scant tablespoons of dough and roll into balls; place on prepared cookie sheets, leaving about 1 1/2- to 2-inches between each cookie. when all 50 cookies are made, flatten each ball into a 2-inch disk with the back of a wet spoon or fork.
• 4 bake until done, about 8 to 10 minutes. allow cookies to cool on cookie sheets for about 2 minutes and then remove to a wire rack to cool completely. yields 1 cookie per serving.