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!
These look incredible Angela!!! I so want a cookie right now :)
I also wanted to tell you that a close friend of mine is slowly switching over to becoming a Vegan and I pointed her to your site for great recipe ideas — she is loving it so far!
Thank you Holly! I hope she likes the recipes :)
It’s rainy and gross and I have a huge to-do list.
I shall be making these! :)
hehe ;)
These look absolutely amazing!!
I am REALLY excited to try these. I think you have the best cookie recipes around! Your snickerdoodles..omg. My dad has challenged me to make a better chocolate chip cookie recipe than my sister (who is considered the baker in the family) so I’m thinking/hoping these will take the prize!
Oh, yum! These look like amazing cookies. Chocolate chip is my very favorite flavor, so I’m bookmarking these!! I hope I have an excuse to bake soon. ;)
Good to know about the molasses tip! I love chewy cookies.
The only thing preventing me from biting into my laptop is, that I made some cookies today as well. Puh, good timing!
I never baked something vegan, but I’ll give these a try!
Yummy! Want to make these right now and it’s only 9 am…
Thanks for the recipe!
Between this and Emily’s recipe the other day, I really want some chocolate chip cookies now! I made choc. chip dough balls before I left for a work trip this week, I’m kinda hoping there’s a least one left when I get home tonight now! (highly doubt it)
One thing I haven’t attemped to make GF yet are cookies. Last night all I wanted was a choco chip cookie and now I think I might cry. ;) These look amazing!
2 words: yes please :)
Ok…I use a similar recipe but my cookies never turn out that crispy looking. What is your secret?? Those are the most beautiful cookies EVER!!!
they weren’t that crispy, just a tiny bit. But after I put them in a container they got soft! Any idea on how this can be prevented?
Those cookies are picture perfect! you’ve inspired me to run to whole foods and get some chocolate chips!!
Those cookies look absolutely delicious! I’d make them, but then I’d end up eating all of them since I have no one to give them to! dangerous…
I love baking a batch of cookies on a cold dreary day —- walking into a house smelling like fresh baking is a total “mood booster”… and so is having chocolate chip cookie dough to eat :-D I haven’t had a lot of success with vegan cookie recipes, so I’m looking forward to giving these a try!
I’m DYING over these pictures!!
These look incredible Angela! Recently I’ve had quite a few banking flops due to my over eagerness to make things healthier. These are my next baking project, for sure! They look perfect and I’m making no changes. Thanks so much for sharing. PS I don’t think you’re cruel for sitting back and eating these cookies or yummy homemade pesto. You’re just human :)
These look amazing. Must make these for the weekend! We have this huge event here in Reno– the Great Reno Balloon Races– so we’re getting up bright and early at 4:30 Saturday morning for them! Maybe I’ll bring these along, with some steaming mugs of coffee!
I am just going to make these and eat the dough. Yep.
I know one thing…I’ll be starting off this coming weekend the right way like you did!!… Actually maybe I’ll just pretend and “start” the weekend on Saturday and Sunday too? :D
As soon as mine are all gone (which will be today…) I am going to make these. YUM! They look crunchy!
heh great minds think alike. You’d think I was pregnant or something! lol ;)