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CCC Monday: Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Happy Monday!
So how was your weekend? Sweet I hope. 🙂
Boy, do I have a treat for you today! I am so excited to share this week's CCC Monday!
 Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies.
 I have to say, I was drawn into this recipe for two reasons: it uses oil instead of butter and applesauce instead of eggs. I was eager to see the results. Frankly, I didn't know what to expect. Will they be chewy or crispy? Will they turn out flat or thick? Cakey?
    They totally exceeded my expectations! They were gorgeous to start with. I simply gasped when they came out of the oven! Then my Taste Tester came ( aka The Hubs ) and grabbed one, still warm cookie. I awaited the verdict....
     Shut-the-front-door these are goooood!! So chewy with a slightly crispy edge. But just slightly. Give them some time in the cookie jar and the chewiness totally takes over. YUM!
    The flavor is caramel-like, perfectly balanced with the chocolate. And... yep, you got it! I sprinkled the sea salt on top! 🙂 Perfection!

Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 ¼ c packed dark brown sugar
½ c canola or vegetable oil
6 tablespoon soy or almond milk
¼ c granulated sugar
¼ c unsweetened applesauce
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ¼ c all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon salt ( decrease if using sea salt to sprinkle on top )
1 c vegan ( dairy-free) semisweet chocolate chips
coarse sea salt for sprinkling on to ( optional but recommended )

No mixer required.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients ( flour, baking soda and salt ).
In a large mixing bowl, mix together dark brown sugar, oil, milk, granulated sugar, applesauce and vanilla. Stir until all well combined.
Add the flour mixture and gently fold in. You do not want to over mix the dough. When about half of your flour mixture is incorporated, add the chocolate chips and fold everything in. This cuts down on mixing the dough after adding flour and prevents overmixing.
Cover the dough and refrigerate for about 1 hour.
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Cover a cookie sheet with foil, parchment paper or silpat.
Scoop the cookie dough by tablespoons onto your prepared sheet.
Bake for 10 - 12 minutes, or until the edges start to brown. Cool on the sheet for 2 minutes and transfer onto a wire rack to cool completely.

source: slightly adapted from Healthy Cooking June/July 2011

     If you are a chocolate chip cookie fanatic, like we are ( thanks to this series 🙂 ), you simply have to try this recipe. Even if you are not vegan. And if you do, please, come back and tell me how you like it. I can't wait to hear what you guys have to say about these babies. Save the recipe for those days when you find yourself craving a cookie but don't have butter and eggs. Anyways, make them! Share them! Be happy!
Are you vegan? Do you bake vegan style?

xoxo,

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  1. Abby says

    These look great! Gutsy lady 🙂

  2. Curry and Comfort says

    I'm not vegan... but they look amazing!! I love the use of applesauce in bake goods. Well done my friend. 🙂

  3. Baking Serendipity says

    I love when vegan baked goods are just as good as the non-vegan version. These look awesome! And the sprinkle of sea salt at the end is exactly perfect 🙂

  4. Tiffany says

    Mmmm. Can't wait to try these, sweet Anna. One of my sisters is vegan. I can't wait to send her a dozen of these. xoxox

  5. Angie's Recipes says

    I have never baked a vegan chocolate cookie recipe. Those sound divine.

  6. Spencer says

    Looks delicious! I love a good chocolate chip cookie and your recipe looks awesome.

  7. atthepatisserie says

    I love this healthy chocolate chip cookie recipe! 😀 and the photo editing and presentation is awesome here 🙂 You did great Anna!

  8. Words Of Deliciousness says

    I have never baked a vegan recipe. After seeing this recipe I may have to. The cookies look wonderful.

  9. Dorothy says

    These are absolutely gorgeous! They look better than my regular cookies. I must try this recipe!

  10. Lizzy says

    Wow, your description has me sold...caramelly? I'm in!!!

  11. Zoe says

    I think vegan recipes can be sometimes be a hit or a miss... This one seems GREAT and would love to try this too! First of all, I think I need to source for vegan chocolate chip... they seems quite difficult to find.

    • Crunchy Creamy Sweet says

      Sunspire and Enjoy Life are just two of many brands that make vegan ( dairy - free ) chocolate chips. I am not sure what you have in Australia, here you can order them through Amazon. Hope that helps! Thank you, Zoe!

  12. Tara says

    Those look very good!! I have just nominated you for a Versatile Bloggers Award.

    • Crunchy Creamy Sweet says

      Thanks, Tara!

  13. Ellen B Cookery says

    These look beyond fantastic! Just emailed the post to my daughter 🙂

    • Crunchy Creamy Sweet says

      Yay! Let me know how she likes them, Ellen! Thank you 🙂

  14. Maggie says

    Wow, delicious! I have tried baking vegan with the flax egg replacer and it turned out absolutely horrible, so I've strayed away form vegan baking since then. Since this doesn't use the flax eggs, I would be willing to give them a try...especially if the hubs gave them two thumbs up!

    • Crunchy Creamy Sweet says

      I actually did see recipes calling for flax egg but it did not sound good to me... I hope you will give these a try, Maggie! Thank you! xoxo

  15. Rachel says

    Oh I love love love that these are vegan. I am vegetarian with vegan tendencies. For baking I prefer vegan with other food I still like a little bit of cheese.
    Even if I didn't like vegan baking these cookies look good no matter what, and I love that you added sea salt on top (just a great combo sweet and salty).
    Happy Monday Anna!

    • Crunchy Creamy Sweet says

      Sea salt makes any cookie soooo much better! Not that these needed that. I added it just for fun. 🙂 Thank you, Rachel!

  16. Marina says

    I am not vegan but I go vegan for a week, sometimes a whole month, depending on season. It is much easier to be vagan in the summer, with so many fresh fruits and vegetables around, I can even go raw! :)Great cookies!

    • Crunchy Creamy Sweet says

      I agree! Thank you, Marina!

  17. Awkward Kitchenette says

    Yum! Those sound awesome! I'll have to try this vegan version!

    • Crunchy Creamy Sweet says

      If you do, please let me know how you like it! Thank you!