Happy Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies

[mlbrown]

I am brand new to vegan cooking, and this was one of the first recipes I tried out.  I used whole wheat pastry flour, the turbinado sugar and grain sweetened chocolate chips.  Cut down the sugar to 3/4 cup, since I don't like my desserts too sweet.  Felt they were a tiny bit greasy, but just used a bit more flour.  They were pretty good.  For the second batch that went into the oven, I added sliced almonds.  But both types were good!  Baked for 5 minutes, then rotated for 5 more minutes.  They came out soft, just the way I like my cookies!

[laur b.]

a few months ago i gave these cookies a pretty bad review, but i tried them again and they were much better. i definitely did something wrong last time... i didn't have any problems today. i subbed applesauce for half of the oil. i divided the recipe by four and it made 8 cookies. also,  i think these would be a lot better if half of the white sugar was replaced with brown sugar. will try again.

[UKNate]

Great recipe!!  I have made this several times, always with great results.  I do change it around a bit based on what I have in my cupboards.  Today I replaced the chocolate chips with raisins and added some instant espresso powder to the mix.  Great results!  I'm always looking for ways to cut down on the amount of oil/fat in recipes without making the cookies "soft and spongy".  If anyone has any ideas, feel free to pass them along.

Thanks...

[austux]

Very tasty.

The bikkies spread across the tray (I had no sheets) much further than I expected, but the rest of it all went as expected. I had no baking powder so used tartare etc in their place... which despite my massive cooking naivete seems to have worked.

I must grab a few shots of delighted smiles next time I deliver them to "the consumers." (-:

[austux]

I must grab a few shots of delighted smiles next time

Our medical case manager (not vegan, but different in many ways) saw these, had one and pronounced them good. Then she had another, then took a few home with her.

I'd call that a win! (-:

[UKNate]

I had meant to attach a photo of these cookies the last time I made them....earlier this week.  I have made many people happy with these cookies and will continue to do so.

[austux]

had one & pronounced them good.

I had no baking soda this time so made some out of tartare & bicarbonate, and managed to firstly use too much bicarb & secondly not mix them well enough.

This resulted in some bikkies with a bitter after-taste ‹ but people ate them anyway › which to my way of thinking makes this a robust recipe.

[lindserina]

i just made these ... and all i can say is how pleasantly surprised i am! i haven't made chocolate chip cookies in a very long time, and i've never made them vegan before, but these totally beat out my old standby recipe. thanks so much! (it's also super easy!!!) YUMMY!!!

[BirdsAreDinos]

Made a double batch for a big group of my omni co-workers, and they loved loved them. Get this-- one guy, who is from Wisconsin and literally drinks 3 glasses of milk a day said, and I quote, "I think these are the best chocolate chip cookies I've ever had."

That's how good they are.

[deuceO]

Very tasty!  My DH loved them!  I had to take them to work before we ate them all!! 

[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.

so, i've discovered that these can be made absolutely flawless by doing the things i mentioned above, and using half regular sugar and half brown sugar. They are AMAZING this way. Just thought everyone should know. 

[stars]

These passed the ultimate test....bakesale!!!  These sold for 50 cents each, and were gone within half an hour!  Yum!  I accidently made mine with too much water, but they still came out delicious.

[NoIllusions]

Yeah these were good! I let them sit overnite and then put then very briefly to reheat in the oven...crispy and goey just like cookies should be.  I used a but of earth balance a little less oil and some applesauce.  They were so filling...next time i'd like to try it with less oil...i can see many combinations.  great recipe!

[nhyhsh]

Hate to be a party pooper but I did not like these at all.  The oil gave them a nasty flavor maybe I should have used soy butter.  My husband likes them but I dont.

[lizbelden]

Hate to be a party pooper but I did not like these at all.  The oil gave them a nasty flavor maybe I should have used soy butter.  My husband likes them but I dont.

What kind of oil did you use?  For cookies I use a nut butter-either peanut, almond or walnut.  It makes a HUGE difference.  Earth Balance sticks are also great in baking.