Makes: 48 cookies

  • 1 jar dye free maraschino cherries (I use Tillen Farms)
  • 1 bag dandies marshmallows, halved
  • 2 tablespoons flax meal mixed with 1/4 water
  • 1 cup vegan butter 
  • 2 cups Organic Cane Sugar
  • 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour or gluten free 1 to 1 baking flour
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1 cup fair trade baking cocoa (I use equal exchange brand)
  • 2 pinches sea salt
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ½ cup unsweetened soy or almond milk
  • 1 (10 ounce) bag vegan chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 F, line a baking sheet with parchment paper. 

Cut marshmallows in half, set aside. Drain cherries, remove stems and dab off extra moisture with a paper towel. Cut cherries in half, set aside.

Mix the flax meal with water and set aside for 5 minutes, until thickened. 

In a stand mixer cream butter and sugar together. Add flour, baking soda, cocoa and salt until well combined. Add the milk, vanilla and flax egg to the creamed mixture, combine. A sticky and thick dough will form, do not overmix.

Scoop dough out 1 leveled tablespoon at a time and roll into balls, place on baking sheet with  2 inches between cookies. If you have a small cookie scoop you can skip rolling into balls and just lay flat side on parchment. Bake 5 minutes, add marshmallow half, sticking it into the top of the cookie and bake 4 more minutes until the marshmallow puffs up just slightly. Remove from oven, transfer to a cooling rack and let cool completely.

Melt chocolate chips in microwave or double boiler. Dip the top of each cookie in chocolate to coat the marshmallow. Top each marshmallows with a cherry. 

Let sit for 1 hour for the chocolate to set, transfer to the refrigerator to speed the process up if need be.