Vegan Peanut Butter and Coconut Cookies

Ingredients

• 50 ml apple sauce 
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 
• 185 g brown sugar 
• 120 g coconut oil 
• 250 g peanut butter 
• 188 g flour plain
• 1 tsp vanilla extract 

Equipment

• oven

Directions

1. Preheat your oven to 375f/190c/170c fan/gas mark 5.
2. Mix together all the ingredients. Yes, it's as easy as that! No creaming anything first!
3. Roll the mixture into balls and pop onto two lined baking trays.
4. Press each cookie ball with a fork to make the distinctive pattern.
5. Bake for 8 - 10 minutes until golden.notes: Don't panic if these are really soft when they come out of the oven, they take longer to cool down and firm up than a cookie made with butter.