Combine the hot water with the flax meal and let it stand to thicken about 5-10 minutes

Cream the shortening, cookie butter and brown sugar until well blended, no need for light and fluffy here~ about 2 minutes on high speed.

Add the flax paste and blend well.

Add the flour baking soda and salt all at once and mix to combine.

Add the milk and vanilla extract last and mix just until it all comes together

Chill dough for about 15 minutes while you preheat the oven to 350°F

Prepare the mini muffin tin with a light spray of pan grease

With a #100 Scoop drop rounded scoops into each cavity.

Press the dough with your fingers so it spreads to the sides of each cavity

Bake for 8 - 10 minutes until they are done

Allow to cool in the tins slightly then unmold onto a cooling rack

Once the cookies are cooled~ fill the sunken centers with cookie butter and a spot of chocolate on each