Happy Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies

[jaima]

These cookies turned out better than I expected, although I found them too sweet.  So the second time I replaced some of the sugar with rice bran powder - not bad, but not great.  It changed the texture of the dough quite a bit.  So the next time I instead replaced some of the sugar with barley malt powder and coconut flour, and again the texture of the dough was dry, so I needed to add more liquid.  Any suggestions, anyone, on how to cut the sugar by at least 1/4 cup, if not more, and still maintain a good texture to the dough?  I also used virgin coconut oil instead of canola oil and it turned out great. 
tips, please!
Thanks!

[chickamow]

Hmmm... I do not know what when wrong here.   My dough was far too dry when first mixed, so I added some milk.   I don't know if that's what messed everything up or not.   My dough was.... not yummy.  It was like...... gluten.  It was very chewy and stretchy.   I proceeded anyway.   MY first sheet of cookies I baked exactly ten minutes a then took them out even though they were still soft because of the comments.   Those never hardened and were not cooked through.  They were like gluten with a tougher outside.  The second batch I cooked about 18 minutes.  While they were cooked through they still reallly didn't taste good at all unless you got a chocolate chip in your mouth.  I ended up throwing all the cookies away.  I don't know if I did something wrong... or it it's just a difference in taste here!  I even used the ingredients you were supposed to because I am out of coconut oil.   Huh.... oh well!

[PuertoRicanVegan]

I have not made these cookies, but I noticed that in the instructions, the recipe said to preheat the cookie sheets.  This is not something you should do.  When you put the dough on, the bottom of the cookie will begin to cook first, making burning on the bottom more likely.  For evenly browned cookies, start with room-termperature baking sheets.

[BeefEater]

This is quite simply the BEST chocolate chip recipe EVER! I make 2 batches of these per week. I do recommend using 1/2 a cup of water instead of only a 1/4- as it makes the dough MUCH easier to work with, and has no detrimental eefect on the finished product. I use whole wheat flour and raw sugar, and these are just healthy, delicious, easy-to-make cookies!

[sunshine25]

I have made these cookies twice now and they are pretty good! Kinda tastes a bit like too much baking powder though...I also added more water and cooked them for 12 minutes to get a crunchy outside. Thanks for the great recipe! P.S. my boyfriend has to freeze them or he will eat them all:)

[Jaali]

I like the way these cookies stay soft even after they've cooled.

I reduced the fat by replacing half the oil with applesauce, which still gave a cookie with a lovely taste and texture.

I also tried these a second time with a tsp of cinnamon and a dash of nutmeg and allspice, half a cup of oats replacing half a cup of the flour, and walnuts and raisins instead of chocolate chips, which was also tasty.

[lvcassie]

This is the best cookie recipe I have ever made.
They come out perfect, every time.

I even tried it with a jar of  baby-food prunes as an oil replacement. They were YUMMY, too.

[happyascanbe]

This recipe is wonderful!Im really excited about it    The 1st vegan cookies I've ever made, and theyre awesome!! Sorry the picture is so dark I took it w/ my webcam on the laptop..lol.

[juliandnick]

i've made these countless times, and i really like them. i usually add more water or soymilk, as many people have said, and i have a messed-up crappola oven (basically a glorified e-z bake oven) so i have to cook them for at least 15 mins. tonight i really wanted to make them again, but i was out of choc chips. instead, i used raisins (which i always have on hand) and upped the cinnamon by a ton, plus added nonsensical amounts of nutmeg and ginger...and they were fantastic. like, amazing. better than choc chip. maybe i'm exaggerating, but my boyfriend agrees. anyway, great recipe!

[vegannabelle]

These came out really, really good. I used vanilla soy milk instead of water, and Earth Balance instead of oil, and they came out really fluffy and tasty. I also used a little more liquid than the recipe called for, because I live in a high altitude. These cookies are fantastic.

[kmouse]

I followed the recipe exactly and I really liked them! I am not good at baking at all and these came out very well. I think I'm going to try another reviewers suggestion of using vegan buttery spread instead of the oil. Maybe it'll taste more "buttery" that way. But I do like these very much. I found using the raw sugar gave them a little crunch but they were chewy and good! Thanks for sharing!

[HaboBassoonist]

So amazing! I added a tiny bit of peanut butter. I brought them for my 5th graders in my Hebrew School class, they loved them! So did my family and friends!!
Thank you!!

[lizzysama]

These were pretty good! They were a little bland, though. Maybe it was because I had to add another 1/4 cup of water because the dough was too dry. I used a cup of chopped up chocolate chunks because I had no chips and they were fine. I would make them again!  These were better than the recipe I tryed from the book Vegan with a Vengeance. I don't know why but those didn't work for me at all. 

[jsm12]

These were absolutely delicious. I have been making them for about 3 years now, and decided to sign up so I could rave about how excellent they are! Thank you so!

[dornorozeto]

These are my new favorite cookie!  That's a huge compliment coming from me, since I'm a professional cookie eater (I don't get paid for it, but I do it really, really well...and often).  I followed this recipe exactly (mostly) and it was quick, easy, and crazy delicious.  I did have to add a bit more water due to the crumbliness issue, and since I only had about 50g of chocolate chips left I threw in some unsweetened carob chips, too.  Surprisingly, that worked really well and it was all I could do to avoid eating all of the dough before it went into the oven.  And it's all I can do now to stop myself from getting more cookies because I know if I do I'll have a sore tummy in the morning.  You must make these now!  Yummmmm.