How long did you freeze or refrigerate them before doing the chocolate coating? I found just a short time in the fridge was better for cutting them without them separating. Once the coconut oil really hardened is when my other ones I left in the fridge to coat were separating as well. I found the ones in the mold that were smaller and had less of the cookie layer were not separating as much as the ones I made in the dish.

I’ve not tried that but I think it could work, you may want to eliminate the regular butter.

Thanks so much for commenting and my apologies! I did in fact use unsweetened cocoa powder in the recipe and mistakenly forgot to write in the cookie layer. It is updated now, thank you again!

If you used sweetened coconut I think you could eliminate the stevia but I do think you may need a bit more sweetness than just sweetened coconut. You would have to taste it and decide. You can really use any sweetener you like, just use a small amount in the cookie layer and then in the peppermint layer. Always taste it then add more if needed. I don’t think using just peppermint extract will give you any sweetness at all in the peppermint layer, it would be like eating solidified oil. The food processor is just to finely chop the sunflower seeds and mix everything really well, you can do it all by hand. If you don’t own a microwave you will have to use a small pan with water in it, and a bowl to sit over the pan. Bring the water in the pan to a simmer and melt the chocolate that way.