Happy Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
2 cups unbleached flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
cinnamon, to taste, optional
handful vegan chocolate or carob chips
1 cup raw sugar (turbinado; sucanat works too, but sucks up a lot of the moisture)
1/2 cup canola or vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup water
1. Very important-make sure all ingredients are at room temperature. It will work if they're not at room temp but it works much better if they are. Also while your oven is pre-heating put the cookie sheets you are going to use on top of the oven so they get preheated as well. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a large bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Stir in chips. Make a well in the center and set aside. In a medium size bowl, add together sugar and oil; mix well.
3. Add the vanilla and then add the water; mix well. Add the wet to the well in the dry. Mix it well but be careful not to overwork it. Add more chips if you need to.
4. Spoon onto ungreased cookie sheets. Put them in the oven. Bake for 5 minutes and then flip and rotate the sheets (top to bottom and 180 degree rotation). Bake another 4 minutes and check them. The cookies are done when they seem a little bit softer then you want them to be. They will harden up some as they cool. I usually go in 2 minute increments from here until they get to where I like them.
5. Take them out when they are done and move them to wire cooling racks. If they split or come apart when you try to remove them let them sit on the pan for 2 minutes before transferring them to the racks.
These cookies have come a long way, lots of time and tasting spent on getting them to where they are now. Vegans and non vegans love them. In the words of my 6 year old son:Mom, you're the greatest because you know how to make the best cookies. Enjoy and let me know if you have questions. Sweet travels.
SO HOW'D IT GO?
I have made these about...50 times and omnivores LOVE them. A lot have told me they are the best chocolate chip cookies, ever. Enough said.
after trying a cookie the day after, i decided i dont like these. the oil flavor is too strong and i dont think they are sweet enough (also a bit dry) this is just my opinion but i wouldnt reccomend serving these to omivores as a first time vegan chocolate chip cookie.
i finally made these! i think chocolate chip cookies are a personal thing and everyone has their favorite so i can see how many people love these. i like my chocolate chip cookies more crisp and ''classic'' tasting so i think i will stick to using earth balance. also the dough was very, very greasy which was hard to work with. but their presentation was perfection when they came out of the oven. overall, they are still yummy just not my favorite chocolate chip cookie. i think i would love this recipe as a snickerdoodle cookie because they are chewy and soft, sans the chips with added cinnamon sugar.
i love how these cookies are just sweet enough to be called cookies. i dont love when cookies are too sweet. i like these without the chocolate chips. and i substituted the oil with applesauce and the batter taste really good. a little too liquidy. but i dont know how they taste baked cause they are in the oven right now! :)>>> really the best cookies. even compared to non vegan ones
These cookies were very yummy. As a brand new vegan, I'm still quite picky. I did, however, change the oil into 1 part applesauce, 1 part oil, 1 part melted earth balance spread (all three together to equal 1/2 cup). They turned out very nice. I cooked them for 8 minutes and they did come out pretty soft but then hardened up like everyone said that they would.
I make these cookies all the time and I always get compliments. I make these into double chocolate chip cookies by adding a heaping tablespoon of cocoa powder and a little extra water. I've also added cocoa powder, replaced oil for apple sauce, and baked as more of a cake for a perfect brownie recipe.
I made these again today, because the last batch was gone in a flash!
This time I purposely flipped them half way through, so both sides were golden and perfect. If there is anyone else out there whose OVEN TENDS TO BURN COOKIES I would recommend doing the same :)
Anyways, I take back what I said about them being too dry. They're perfect :)>>>
So, I'm not the brightest crayon in the box.... and I misread the recipe. I thought it said to flip the COOKIES over.... so uuh... yeah haha. In any case they turned out pretty good, albeit a bit too dry. :)
i've made these a few times before and i like them.
the recipe is good, but a little dry with what i used, so i added about 3/4 cup of Plain Light Silk Soymilk (you can use any flavor or brand you want) and it did the job!
YAY for these cookies!
What a great recipe. I used dark chocolate and also added some fresh bing cherry bits. Mmmmm, chocolate chip cookie heaven...
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