On Friday, I posted this little teaser on my OSG Facebook wall…
I wrote, “Starting the long weekend off right!”
Chocolate Chip Cookies & almond milk > Beer
Then you begged and pleaded for the recipe and I left you in agony for 6 days while I was busy dipping these cookies in almond milk and slathering crusty, day-old bread with roasted tomato pesto.
I don’t consider myself to be a mean person, but after reading that I guess I am pretty twisted and cruel!
May I repay you in cookies, perhaps?
Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Yield
12-14 large cookies
Prep time
Rest time
5 minutes
Cook time
Total time
Ingredients
- 7 tbsp vegan butter + 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (or 1/2 cup vegan butter)
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup cane sugar (or use white)
- 1 flax egg: (1 tbsp ground flaxseed mixed with 3 tbsp water)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a small bowl, mix together the flax egg and set aside.
- With an electric mixer or in a stand mixer, beat the Earth Balance until fluffy. Add the brown sugar and cane sugar and beat for 1-2 minutes until creamy. Beat in the flax egg.
- Beat in the remaining ingredients and fold in the chocolate chips.
- Shape balls of dough and place on the baking sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes (or up to 14 mins on a Silpat mat). Allow to cool for 5 mins. on the baking sheet and then transfer to a cooling rack for another 10 minutes.
Tip:
- For a crispier cookie edge, use 7 tbsp Earth Balance and 1 tbsp olive oil. I preferred cooking them this way. They also spread out a bit more. Alternatively, for a softer cookie, use 1/2 cup Earth Balance and no oil.
- To retain the crispy factor of the cookies place them in the freezer after cooling in a container or baggie. It was the only method I tried that kept the crispiness of the cookies! Simply thaw on the countertop.
The dough tasted so amazing I almost considered not baking the cookies!
These are definitely the best vegan chocolate chip cookies I’ve made on the blog. They are chewy with a lightly crisped outer crust and they are quick to throw together.
As I typed this post Eric leaned over my shoulder and said, “First, you torture your friends on Facebook and now you torture me because we have none left!”
And then he looked at this picture below and said, “Whoa, creeper hand.”
You see what I have to deal with? ;)
Have a great Wednesday Thursday!
Those look amazing! Can’t wait to try them!
Those look delicious!! If I wasn’t cutting back on sugar at the moment I would definitely be making them this weekend. Instead I am printing off the recipe for a special occasion :)
These look perfect for those upcoming fall days!
Eric is too funny. :-)
That was definitely a total tease! They look amazing!
I know what I’m doing this morning on my day off with my two-year-old! I like that I don’t have to worry if he eats the batter, and I get to use up the bag of chocolate chips I’ve been snacking on the past few days :)
These look delicious. The last time I made vegan cookies I ended up freezing half of the dough in balls to enjoy raw because the dough was irresistible.
Thank you for posting this recipe! We need a good vegan choc chip recipe.
Nothing better then a fresh warm chocolate chip cookie and almond milk!
These look 1,000 times better than any vegan chocolate chip cookie I’ve attempted to create. I’m throwing it in the bag and just making these! :)
Oh my goodness – these look amazing! Can’t wait to make them this weekend – my boys are chocolate chip cookie lovers :)
I am constantly on the hunt for perfect vegan chocolate chip cookies and these look like they’re it! I’m a fan of the big flat cookies.
This is what I’ll be doing over the weekend!!
Wow, these look fantastic! I just had to say though – I’ve visited your blog quite a few times, but I didn’t know until today that you’re a UoG grad! (Link on the site today: http://atguelph.uoguelph.ca/2011/09/guelph-grads-on-the-go-%E2%80%93-glowing-with-healthy-foods/ )
I’m a UoG grad too (and a current PhD student there)! It’s so easy to assume that most food (esp. vegan/veg/specialty) bloggers are American, so it’s neat to find out that you’re so close by.
Cheers!
After a horrible first day back at university… this was just the post I needed. (Sliiightly healthier) COMFORT FOOD! I’ll echo those who say there’s nothing that beats warm chocolate chip cookies and almond milk for a snack. (Except maybe perhaps chocolate chip cookie dough? I’ll have to try to resist eating the dough, too.)
Thank you thank you thank you! This will be a great treat. None of your cookie recipes have failed me yet!
How do you always know how to post exactly what I am working on/craving. This past weekend I have been working on the perfect vegan chocolate chip cookie.. I went from cakey and muffin like to gooey mess (albeit very yummy). Cant wait to give these a shot! Thanks!!!!
I feel your pain…the last time I made vegan choco chip cookies I made about 6 trials or something crazy!
thank you so much! I was just looking for a delicious vegan cookie recipe, this is perfect!
Now I want cookies for breakfast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-D
Angela, when are you coming out with a cookbook!? Not only are your pictures gorgeous but your recipes are outstanding and have always turned out perfect for me! Chocolate chip cookie recipes are something that takes me FOREVER to decide on. I know your recipe will turn out great… it’s refreshing to have recipes like yours I know I can rely on.. especially now that all the holidays are just gonna start rolling in haha.. baking season here we come! :-D
Yeah, you weren’t kidding about that! Definitely a great start to a weekend…it may have to be the start of this weekend for me! ;-)
So simple, and the look delicious! Pretty sure I can throw these together now, I have all the ingredients on hand!
Oh Angela, you are the BEST! I’m scared to make these for 2 reasons.
1. I might eat them ALL
2. My family eat all of them leaving none for me! lol :)