Vegan Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies Without Coconut Oil

• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 1 cup vegan margarine (such as Blue Bonnet(R) light)
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 banana, mashed
• 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons hot water
• 3 cups gluten-free all-purpose baking flour
• 2 teaspoons xanthan gum
• 1 1/2 cups vegan semisweet chocolate chips (such as Trader Joe's(R))

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Cream brown sugar, margarine, and white sugar together in a bowl. Add mashed banana and vanilla extract.
3. Combine baking soda and hot water in a small bowl; add to sugar mixture and stir in salt. Add flour slowly, 1 cup at a time, incorporating xanthan gum at the same time. Add chocolate chips and stir to combine. Drop by large spoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheet.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes.

brown sugar, margarine, white sugar, banana, vanilla, baking soda, salt, water, flour, xanthan gum, vegan semisweet chocolate chips

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/268872/vegan-gluten-free-chocolate-chip-cookies-without-coconut-oil/ (may not work)