Christmassy Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies

[caption id="attachment_6572" align="aligncenter" width="2400"] Recipe by @emilysinger.x[/caption] Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies are the must have this season with a fresh glass of milk! These dairy-free nibbles can be prepped and baked in under 20 minutes, so why not get stuck in with this festive treat?

Ingredients

• 50g Icing Sugar
• 50g Pecan Nuts
• 200g Plain Flour
• 110g Coconut Oil
• 1 tsp. Baking Powder
• 2 tsp. Vanilla Extract
• 120g Chocolate Chips
• 2 tbsp. Ground Flaxseed
• 1/2 tsp. Bicarbonate of Soda
• 110g Light Muscovado Sugar

Recipe

• Preheat the oven to 200C and line two baking trays with grease-proof paper.
• Add the pecan nuts in a small pan and toast them over a medium-high heat for 1-2 minutes until evenly toasted, shaking frequently.
• Once toasted, tip the pecan nuts onto a plate and leave to cool. Once cooled chop the nuts finely.
• In a small bowl, mix the flaxseed with 5 tbsp of water, stir well and leave to soak for 5 minutes.
• In a separate mixing bowl, add the vanilla extract, sugar, icing sugar and soaked flaxseed. Whisk for 2 minutes with an electric whisk until creamy.
• Next, add in the bicarbonate of soda, baking powder, pecan nuts, chocolate chips and flour until the mixing bowl until combined.
• Put heaped table spoons of cookie dough onto the baking trays and bake for 10-12 minutes until lightly golden!