Sweet Jalapeno Brookies

Ingredients:

1 cup flour

1 cup granulated sugar

3/4 cup black cocoa powder

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp sea salt

1 tsp vanilla

3/4 cup olive oil or melted earth balance

1/4 cup applesauce

2 tsp hot sauce (I used Cloud23 sweet jalapeno)

1/8 cup hot boiling water

6-8 cookie dough balls, BIG ONES but not toooo big

Directions: 

Pre-heat oven to 350F, and grease or line (with parchment paper, not wax paper) an 8x8 baking dish.

Mix the dry ingredients together in a large bowl (flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt). Then mix in the applesauce, oil, hot sauce, vanilla, and lastly hot water. Mix to combine. 

Pour the mixure into your prepared pan and bake for 15 min. Remove from the oven and place the cookie dough balls on top. Then bake for an additional 15 min. 

Let fully cool, slice, enjoy!