Vegan Chocolate Peppermint Buttercream Buttons | VegNews

Ingredients

• For the cookie dough:
• ¾ cup
• semisweet chocolate chips
• 6 tablespoons
• vegan butter
• light brown sugar
• 1 cup granulated sugar, divided
• 2 tablespoons
• ground flaxseed
• , combined with 5 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1½ cups all-purpose flour
• ⅓ cup cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• For the peppermint buttercream:
• ¼ cup
• , chilled
• vegan cream cheese
• , softened
• 1½ cups powdered sugar
• 1½ teaspoons peppermint extract
• 1 tablespoon water
• 2 candy canes, crushed