Ok you guys, here’s the first recipe for my blog! I found a few different sites with a similar recipe and adjusted it slightly when making my batch. These are SO good. One of the big fears I had when going Vegan was missing out on junk food. I know that seems strange, but I am Vegan because of my love for animals – that’s it. Sure, losing weight would be awesome but you can do that Vegan or not if you choose to and have the willpower to diet. My food issues will come up a lot through these blogs, I’m sure. What I will say in this one is that I have had all different kinds of eating disorders on and off since about the age of 11 or 12. Being able to stop at the store and buy a chocolate bar OR FIVE, has been a huge part of the way I live my life, as shameful as that is sometimes. But when I decided to become Vegan, I knew if I didn’t satisfy the snacker in me properly, I would cave and buy those chocolate bars. This is when I set out on my hunt to bake things that would take on those cravings. There have been some delicious store bought goodies I’ve found as well, which I’ll make another blog about soon. For now, check out these cookies and let me know if you bake them!!
RECIPE:
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup maple syrup (I used 100%)
1/2 cup coconut oil (melted)
1/4 cup apple sauce (I used un-sweetend, pure)
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup chocolate chips (check ingredients, I had a struggle finding ones without milk ingredients!)
sea salt for sprinkling
handful of chopped nuts (I used small pieces of broken up unsalted walnuts)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking tray with parchment paper and spray lightly with oil.
-Beat together sugar, maple syrup, and oil. Beat in vanilla and apple sauce.
-In a separate bowl, stir together sifted flour, baking soda, and salt.
-Slowly add dry mixture to wet mixture.
-Fold in chocolate chips and nuts to the dough (the original recipe asked for 1.5cups of chocolate chips but I found that to be too much and my mixture wouldn’t stick together until I took some out so feel free to add more after the first cup if it seems like they’re lacking) At this point, I was mixing the dough with my hands.
-Hand ball dough into small mounds (I made mine sort of volcano shaped and they came out perfectly. Note that the dough doesn’t spread much, only expands slightly).
-sprinkle each cookie with sea salt. ( I also added an extra piece of walnut on top of each for extra garnish)
– Bake 7-12 minutes. These will feel soft when they are in fact, cooked so be careful not to overcook or they won’t be as chewy. 7 minutes was perfect in my oven – do the toothpick test! They will harden up on the outside as they cool and stay chewy inside!
– Eat them up! Yum!!
These are honestly so good. And don’t taste “Vegan” – they just taste like freaking good chewy cookies that you will want in your mouth.
You’re welcome!
~Stormy
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