Chocolate Peppermint Brownie Cookies with Walnuts [dairy-free + gluten-free]

Soft-baked, rich chocolate brownie cookies with a subtle hint of peppermint! These Chocolate Peppermint Brownie Cookies with Walnuts will be your new favorite treat for the holidays. Gluten-free, dairy-free, grain-free, and no added sugar!

Holiday baking season is here! More specifically, it’s time to bake ALL the Christmas and holiday cookies.

Holiday Baking

What’s your favorite kind of cookie? If I HAD to choose, it would hands down be my Grandma’s homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies with Walnuts…no one can make them like her. But in reality, I think mine depends on what time of year it is. In the summer, I love a good lemony shortbread; in winter, I crave deeper flavors like molasses and ginger. Don’t get me wrong, I am not one to turn down a cookie ANY time of year…but there are just certain flavors and tastes that fit well with certain seasons and occasions! Today’s cookie recipe is just perfect for Christmastime. It’s got everything you could ever want in a sweet treat. Chocolatey goodness. Rich, buttery flavor. Soft-baked texture. And this recipe is SUPER easy to make!

Chocolate Peppermint Brownie Cookies with Walnuts

With only 10 ingredients, these cookies are some of the simplest holiday cookies you’ll make all season long but also, some of the TASTIEST! It’s so amazing the flavors that simple, whole food ingredients can bring to a recipe. In this one in particular, the unsweetened cocoa lends its rich, bold taste making these extra chocolatey and fudgy, while the almond flour gives them a nutty and rich buttery flavor! Such a wonderful combination.

How to Make Chocolate Peppermint Brownie Cookies with Walnuts

If you’ve been looking for a healthy holiday cookie to make for all your upcoming gatherings, LOOK NO FURTHER. Chocolate Peppermint Brownie Cookies combine your two favorite desserts into one fudgy, decadent, yet GOOD FOR YOU #holidaytreat. Made with simple whole food ingredients like almond flour, cacao, monk fruit, egg, and Zero Acre Farm Cultured Oil. These epically delicious #holidaycookies are:

• grain-free
• gluten-free
• dairy-free
• paleo-friendly
• full of healthy fats
• no added sugar

…and the recipe couldn’t be simpler! Grab the recipe below and get to baking. Print   Want to see how to make this recipe on video? Watch here! Dairy-free, gluten-free, grain-free, and sugar-free too…these Chocolate Peppermint Brownie Cookies are the nutty, chocolatey cookies that not only TASTE amazing but are pretty darn good for you too! So that’s that friends…an easy, healthy, DELICIOUS cookie recipe for the holiday season! I hope you’ll take some time to celebrate today. Whether it’s a food holiday or not, a cookie just makes your day a little better, ya know? What’s your favorite kind of cookie to EAT? What’s your favorite kind of cookie to BAKE?