My gluten free and vegan Cocoa Candy Cane Cookies are ready for your cookie platter! If you love rich chocolate and fresh pepperminty candy cane flavor, these chewy, holiday vegan cookies are worth a try. Perfect for a festive party. Get the recipe and check out a cool vegan cookie party online!..
Have you been tuning in? Our #12DaysVeganXmas giveaway is in full swing.. ($2700 in prizes!)
Cocoa Cookies. I am so happy to be participating in Kristy's Keepin' it Kind Holiday Cookie party. You can get the recipe for these cookies over on Kristy's website!
Also check out Kristy's new amazing book! I went to the book party last night with my friends Whitney and Jason..
Oh yeah hanging with the amazing authors of #ButICouldNeverGoVegan @keepinitkind πππ and of course the awesome @ecovegangal and @jasonwrobel #WineAndCheeseGoneVeganA photo posted by Kathy / HealthyHappyLife.com (@kathypatalsky) on Dec 12, 2014 at 9:15pm PST
Kristy's book is filled with beautiful photos, amazing creative vegan recipes and NO EXCUSES! This is the perfect gift for thet friend or family member who always says they want to go vegan, but "can't" do it. Now they can and this book is proof! Kristy says her favorite recipe in the book is the artichoke "crabcakes" so that will be the first recipe I try! You can enter the giveaway below or order the book today on Amazon! It is already a bestseller!..
And cookies...
Today's Recipe. So often "Christmas Cookies" involve white flour, dairy butter and loads of white refined sugar. But the truth is, you can totally switch out refined ingredients and animal products for vegan substitutions and still have dreamy, happy holiday cookies. Like these!
These cookies would pair perfectly with one of my favorite holiday sips on my blog:
* Pumpkin Spice Lattè
* Fresh Ginger Tea
* Holiday Hot Toddy
* Mulled Wine
Enter to win a copy of Kristy's new book! And enter my OTHER cookbook giveaway featuring Cara Reed's book here! (It is giveaway season!)
Get today's recipe here: Cocoa Candy Cane Cookies on Keepin' it Kind!
Get all the details for the BIG 12 Days of vegan Christmas Giveaway here.
Stateofimpurity says
And yes.. I moved to Mexico... I def miss Field Roast products.. My fave food food is Mole!!!!
Stateofimpurity says
Mmmm... I cant wait to make these scrumptios cookies!!!
Kailee says
I love Coconut Bliss and Field Roast products!
owsla says
Veggie Grill has done a great job veganizing food! I'm so glad one finally opened up close to us. =)
Corrine says
I would say the Beyond Meat products.
Melissa Atlas says
I recently had some vegan "spare ribs" at a barbecue restaurant. They were made from seitan. I'm not typically one to go for the fake meats like that, but these were SO GOOD.
Daniela says
Coconut milk is amazing!
Joy says
Coconut milk and the wonderful things you can make with it like coconut cream!!
Stacey Bradford says
Nutritional yeast!
Spatty918 says
Maple nut scone!
Stacy W says
I love Upton's Seitan. I have made seitan from scratch before, but it is so easy to just go to the store and buy it!
Krista says
So far, I love the Enjoy Life Dairy Free Chocolate Chips. Mmmmm chocolate
Christina Bauer says
I LOVE Westsoy Unsweetened Soy Milk. It's the only nondairy product I use now!
EVA says
Well, as a college student I'm all about convenience, and I have to say that So Delicious's GF Cookies and Cream Almond Milk ice cream has my heart (and money....). SO DELICIOUS IS DAMN RIGHT!
Hannah Sharp Walker says
I love using Gharadelli (sp?) chocolate chips for baking as they are the only vegan brand my store carries.
Rebecca Wright says
I'm starting to really love nutritional yeast and all that it can do to help flavors for so many various foods!
Kristy says
Amelia's vegan caramels are so super amazing!
ammauceri says
I love Beyond Meat! But there are so many great options out there now. π
Breanna Excell says
That's a tough question! Any vegan dessert is awesome! Also, I love the amazing things you can do with nuts, like "milk" or "cheese!"
Heather says
Vegan lasagna! And flaked "tuna" salad
They really surprised me! so yummm
Nicollette D says
I love Kristy's recipe for chevre. It's so amazing, and cruelty free! And the way it melts in your mouth!
Casey says
I veganized a chicken tetrazini and it was fabulous!
Andrea says
homemade vegan recipes are what I have found to be the best!
Jessica Eagle says
Thanks for this giveaway !!! I dont know if it is open to Canadian but I'll try in case...:)
I love the Daiya cheese...miummm !!! Also the homemade veggie burger π
Erin O'Dwyer says
Gardein mini stuffed turkeys!
Dagmara Karczmarczyk says
I will not be original but I have to say mac and cheese xxx
Amy Lucero says
Pepperoni seitan! Perfect for pizzas or in a plain old salad. Or I just snack on it.
Shastina Gamble says
mac and cheese!
Yoojin Lee says
such a difficult question to answer... but i will have to say vegan mac and cheese π
amber says
Finding out about liquid smoke has been one of the best things in the world! I doctor up anything with it and it meets my Southern family's approval. π
Tory says
Love homemade veggie burgers or lentil soup!
Sara S says
I love making vegan curried "chicken" salad...YUMMY!
Sophia says
I have an absolutely amazing recipe for creamed spinach or kale that tastes exactly like the "real" thing. I also recently made Chloe's Coscarelli's vegan eggplant Parmesan, and it was so good even my cheese-loving mother loved it and said she couldn't tell it was vegan!
Kristina says
I recently veganized my toffee recipe using the vegan butter recipe from veganbaking dot net and coconut sugar instead of conventional refined white sugar. It came out even better than I expected!
Claire Elizabeth says
Honestly, the chocolate peanut butter cheezecake I made for my dad's birthday (your recipe by the way Kathy!) was an amazing hit! We made the crust with peanut butter Newman O cookies! He LOVED it! Everyone did! ;D
Rebekah Lu says
Coconut bacon is my current obsession! Its so good I eat it plain.
Melissa K. says
I am THRILLED with Miyoko's vegan cheeses! How I missed cheese! Now I don't have to anymore!
That and homemade vegan "milks" were game changers for me!
Terri Jones Cole says
I made Isa's Maple Pecan Pie (recipe on the Post Punk Kitchen blog) for Thanksgiving. My "horrified that I'm vegan" omnivorous family ALL said it was the best pecan pie they ever had!
Gisken Sofie says
Falafels!
disqus_n6P3gaQ2GK says
Field Roast vegan cheese slices are good!
Antoinette says
Beyond meat is the BEST mock meat product!
Marsha A. says
Nutritional yeast
Michelle says
Vegan sauces!
Jessica Kozlowski says
Nutritional yeast!
Nezumi says
Soy milk and rice milk were game changers to me.
shani says
i love using nutritional yeast to make vegan things tasty
Yael Ellis says
I love chocolate mousse made with tofu and sugar free raspberry preserves.
Janel M. says
I'm in awe of Miyoko's Kitchen cheeses
Catherine Jackson says
I can't pick! I love vegan alfredo using cauliflower, a good vegan burger, and vegan cheese! I love the creativity in vegan recipes π
daoustv says
Definitely the best veganized recipe out there is the simplest - frozen banana "ice cream"!
Johanna says
Hmmm, vegan innovation? Seriously, I just love the way the diet steers me away from eating "crap."
Joyce says
I can't pick: frozen banana ice cream or veggie burgers
Chris says
Ice cream. I love so many brands of vegan ice cream. The best is Luna and Larry's coconut ice cream.
Millie | Add A Little says
Mmm this looks great and I loved the youtube video! π
Tory says
Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie with coconut cream and silken tofu!
Hayley M says
I'm always surprised and delighted by the number of vegan cheeses on the market these days!
Tiff Williamson says
almond milk and coconut oil
gail says
Yeah I think I will jump on the almond milk band wagon!
Tazim Damji says
Vegan Mac N' Cheese
Sarah Gervais says
Almond milk for sure. So good and so versatile!
Marie-Eve says
Best vegan recipe ever: Sugar Plum Fairy Bread. This may sound crazy, but I had to make 6 cakes this fall because my mom, dad and brother were always asking me... π
Shannon Hickman says
That is such a tough question! I'd have to say NadaMoo's coconut milk ice cream has really changed things for me. My favorite thing pre-veganism was ice cream so once I found this one I've never looked back!
Andrea @ FrenchPressedKitchen says
Almond milk - adaptable for so many things!
rlrlrlrl says
the vegg!
Christina says
The best vegan product I've found is anything by Desert Essence. I use their shampoo, conditioner, makeup, lotion, everything!
Lisa | The Viet Vegan says
Love these cookies Kathy! My favourite veganized product out there are Gardein's Meat-free Tenders. Now I can eat not-chicken fingers without harming a chicken =)
Anna says
Veggie Burgers!
cour10a says
This book looks awesome! I love vegan baked goods and hearty veggie burgers.
BabyJune says
I love all kinds of vegan cake π
Bianca says
veganized cheesecake!!
mbc1017 says
This is great! Can't wait to try these cookies out on my family π
Natalie @ Feasting on Fruit says
I just tried almond milk yogurt for the first time, and it's way better than the non-vegan stuff! Plus it's a great baking ingredient, too π