Chewy Vegan Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe - Food.com (2024)

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""These are brownie-like and chewy. Be careful not to overbake them, they may seem like they aren't done after 10 minutes but they are! See the variations for Chewy Chocolate Cherry Cookies and Chocolate Hazelnut (or almond or walnut or whatever) Cookies at the bottom of the directions." Recipe from the Post Punk Kitchen (www.thePPK.com) and accredited to Isa."

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Ready In:
35mins

Ingredients:
11
Yields:

18 cookies

Serves:
9

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ingredients

  • 34 cup canola oil
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon flax seed, plus
  • 1 teaspoon flax seed
  • 12 cup soymilk
  • 2 cups flour
  • 34 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 12 teaspoon salt
  • 1 12 cups semisweet vegan chocolate chips (obviously, vegan chocolate chips if you want these to be vegan)

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Grind flax seeds in a blender until they become a fine powder, then add the soy milk and blend for about 30 seconds more and set aside.
  • In a large bowl, sift together cocoa, flour, baking soda and salt.
  • Cream the sugar and oil in a separate large bowl.
  • Add the flax/soy milk mixture and mix well.
  • Stir in the vanilla.
  • Slowly mix in the dry ingredients (the original recipe does not call for a mixer, but you may want to use yours.).
  • Mix in the chocolate chips.
  • Roll dough into 1" balls and flatten into disks about 1 1/2" in diameter.
  • Place on an ungreased cookie sheet about 1" apart and bake for 10 minutes.
  • Let rest on the cookie sheet for about 5 minutes, then remove with a spatula to a cooling rack and cool completely.
  • **For chocolate chocolate chip cherry cookies, replace 1 teaspoon of the vanilla with almond extract, and use 3/4 cup chocolate chips and 3/4 cup chopped cherries.
  • ***For chocolate nut cookies, replace 1 teaspoon of the vanilla with a nut extract (almond, walnut, etc) and replace the chocolate chips with 1 1/2 cups chopped nuts of your choice.

Questions & Replies

Chewy Vegan Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe - Food.com (13)

  1. can you use almond milk instead of soy milk?

    Esther D.

  2. To add the cherries should I use fresh or dried? And what is your tip for preventing them to spread out a lot?

  3. My dough is really dry - is it supposed to be? I followed the recipe exactly except I used coconut oil and grapeseed oil in place of canola.

    Erin C.

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Reviews

  1. I made these after reading several of the reviews. I wanted to add 1/2 chocolate chips and 1/2 nuts, so I followed a suggestion of only using 1 1/2 cups sugar, which was fine. Some people said the cookies spread a lot, so I did not use my electric mixer for adding the dry ingredients. From past experience with chocolate chip cookies, using the electric mixer results in a large flat cookie. I baked mine on silicone baking sheets and they were fine...didn't spread and came off easily. The one batch I made on stoneware (which I had oiled well) did spread more than the others but came off easily. Good cookies; I will make again! (Oh, i used almond milk instead of soy since that's what I had.)

    TopfUziel

  2. Really good! My modifications: Replaced all oil with 3/4 cup prune purée. On other occasions I've used apple-blueberry sauce, and other times a combo of prune/apple/blueberry. I think the best is the combo; I enjoy the subtle fruity undertones. I also used half white, half whole wheat flour, and cut the sugar to 3/4 cup brown sugar + 3/4 cup white sugar. Vegan disclaimer: I used 2 eggs instead of the flax/soymilk.

    Martha E.

  3. I also made a number of changes. I happened to have made chickpeas, so instead of the flax seed and soy milk, I subbed 1/2 cup chickpea liquid. I used half brown sugar for a total sugar 1 1/2 cups. Oil I cut to 1/2 cup. I had 1/2 cup cocoa and added 1 Tbls instant coffee-cause I always do that I divided the dough for half with walnuts and half chocolate chips. THIS is now my favorite recipe! They didn't spread, and baked in 12 min. perfectly. I guess because I lowered the oil? They weren't oily at all, and the chips and nuts stirred in easily. I did use parchment paper.

    greenz

  4. Yummy and easy. I did decrease the sugar to 1-1/4 cup. Which was still sweet with the added choc. chips. I also used 1/4 apples sauce, 1/4 coconut oil, 1/4 canola oil. Very rich still with the lighten up changes.

    mistykody

  5. These came out wonderfully! The texture was perfect- a chewy on the outside, but still soft in the middle. I didn't have any issues with them sticking to the pan, and mine didn't spread out like some of the reviews said. They are a little on the sweet side for me, but that's it!

    fuzzisocks2203

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Tweaks

  1. 1/2 cup aquafaba for the flax/soymilk 3/4 cup brown sugar and 3/4 cup white sugar 1/2 cup cocoa with 1 Tbls instant coffee

    greenz

  2. Replaced canola with grape seed oil Added vegan marshmallows and chopped walnuts

    Megan S.

  3. These were awesome cookies! I used apple sauce instead of oil though and raw sugar. I did one batch with wheat flour and one with all purpose flour and both turned out excellent! they were perfect after ten minutes and very brownie like! i also added walnuts to half of each batch because that's what I like. I will be making these again.

    rainnbeau

  4. Rich, soft, chewy, and delicious!<br/><br/>Based on the reviews, I used melted Smart Balance instead of all oil for a buttery taste, with only a few tbsp of the actual oil mixed in. Other than that, no further substitutions were made. However, this recipe called for way too much sugar! I'm cutting the amount in half for the next round. (2 cups? yikes!)<br/><br/>I made myself some plain ones, and added white chocolate chips for my boyfriend's batch (who isn't vegan). They came out fantastic! No nutty/oily scented cookies here!

    dkitten

  5. I'm not even vegan and I loved this recipe! My vegan friends were amazed and so excited that I made them cookies and my non-vegan friends couldn't believe that these were vegan. They were very chewy and tasty... somewhere between brownie and cookie. I have to say, I'm not used to using an oil in a cookie so I was concerned with how the chips weren't sticking in the dough and how wet they looked even after cooking but they were great. <br/><br/>Also I noticed that the flax aroma and flavor mellowed after a day or two so if it's not something you're fond of, just give it some time and don't give up on the cookies too soon! <br/><br/>I noticed a nutty taste from the flax for the first day but it went away pretty quickly and if it bothers you, you could easily cover it up with some walnuts or almonds in the batter. <br/><br/>I replaced canola oil with safflower oil (because it was what I had) and didn't really crush the flax seeds and instead let them sit in the soymilk longer (because I don't have a food processor or mortar/pestle). I used unsweetened vanilla soymilk. Even with substitutions they turned out great!

    HocoRuco

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FAQs

What is the secret to chewy cookies? ›

Cornstarch helps product soft and thick cookies. Using more brown sugar than white sugar results in a moister, softer cookie. An extra egg yolk increases chewiness. Rolling the cookie dough balls to be tall and lumpy instead of wide and smooth gives the cookies a bakery-style textured thickness.

How do I make my cookies chewy instead of crunchy? ›

How To Make Cookies Chewy Without Cornstarch
  1. Go heavy on brown sugar. It has more moisture than its granulated counterpart, which means the cookie comes out less crispy. ...
  2. Choose margarine or shortening instead of butter. ...
  3. Use baking powder instead of baking soda. ...
  4. Rest your dough. ...
  5. Shorten baking time.
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Do you need more or less eggs for chewy cookies? ›

The extra egg yolk helps to add more moisture and richness, for a soft and chewy texture. The other trick is found in the size of the dough ball…. a whole 3 tablespoons in each! This creates larger cookies that spread out perfectly with ultra-soft centers.

What makes cookies stay soft and chewy? ›

Baking cookies quickly in a hot oven – at 375 degrees F as opposed to a lower temperature – will make for soft results. They'll bake fast instead of sitting and drying out in the oven's hot air. Ever so slightly underbaking your cookies will give you softer results than cooking them the full amount the recipe says.

What are 3 factors that contribute to a chewy cookie? ›

There are a few things you can try to get soft, chewy chocolate chip cookies:
  • Use a higher ratio of brown sugar to white sugar. ...
  • Use more egg yolks and less egg whites. ...
  • Add a bit of cornstarch to the dough. ...
  • Make sure you're using the right type of flour. ...
  • Don't over-bake the cookies.
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What does adding cornstarch to cookies do? ›

Cookies. Cornstarch does kind of incredible things to cookies. I mean not only does it give them soft centers, prevents them from spreading, and makes them somewhat thick (in a good way), but it also contributes to the chewiness factor, which, in my opinion, is the most important cookie attribute.

What ingredient contributes most to the texture of a crisp cookie? ›

Fat is a very important ingredient in cookies – it tenderizes, crisps and browns, adds color and a wonderful flavor that is impossible to duplicate. Butter, our fat of choice, ensures good baking results and adds the most desirable taste, texture and appearance.

What does brown sugar do in cookies? ›

Brown sugar, meanwhile, is dense and compacts easily, creating fewer air pockets during creaming—that means that there's less opportunity to entrap gas, creating cookies that rise less and spread more. With less moisture escaping via steam, they also stay moist and chewy.

What happens if you put 2 eggs instead of 1 in cookies? ›

Using too few eggs will make your desserts dense, but using too many will make them rubbery. The explanation for this lies in the fact that eggs are made up of protein. As Fine Cooking explains, when the protein in eggs combines with the protein in flour, they produce the overall structure of the baked good.

Should I use baking soda or baking powder in cookies? ›

Baking soda is typically used for chewy cookies, while baking powder is generally used for light and airy cookies. Since baking powder is comprised of a number of ingredients (baking soda, cream of tartar, cornstarch, etc.), using it instead of pure baking soda will affect the taste of your cookies.

What happens if you add too many eggs to chocolate chip cookies? ›

But on the other hand, too much egg, and your cookies will puff up and be cakey. They will be missing that chewy wonderfulness; they'll be more like little slabs of cake. There's really no saving them. Therefore, I would say that if you must choose, you should use too little egg.

What is the secret ingredient to keep cookies soft? ›

There's an ingredient that will make your cookies extra flexible and soft. It's corn syrup. That's it! That, my friend, is the secret ingredient to the best SOFTEST chocolate chip cookies.

How do bakeries make cookies so soft? ›

What do manufacturers put in cookies to make them soft forever? Brown sugar is a humectant that keeps baked goods soft. Manufactured baked goods have piles of pectins and lignans and other water-holding chemicals added to keep them from drying out.

How do Grandma's cookies stay soft? ›

Some folks swear that placing a slice of white bread (or a flour tortilla) in the container with the cookies will keep cookies softer for longer.

Can you fix crunchy cookies? ›

Just wrap a cookie or two in a damp paper towel and then put them in the microwave for about 10 to 15 seconds. The moisture from the paper towel should soften the cookies right up. So if you wonder how to soften hard cookies quickly? Microwave is the way!

How do you keep cookies thick and chewy? ›

Chill Your Cookie Dough

Chilling your cookie dough for at least 24 hours or up to 72 hours does magical things to your cookies. Think of this like a “marinating” period. Not only will the flavors intensify, but the texture will also improve, so your cookies will bake up nice and thick and chewy.

What makes cookies soft and fluffy? ›

Baking soda

When added to dough, baking soda releases a carbon dioxide gas which helps leaven the dough, creating a soft, fluffy cookie. Baking soda is generally used in recipes that contain an acidic ingredient such as vinegar, sour cream or citrus.

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