Seriously the Best Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe!

I know what you are thinking

EVERYONE ALWAYS CLAIMING THEY HAVE THE BEST CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE RECIPE!

Believe me I get it

But you haven’t tried mine.

I’ve struck the balance between perfectly chewy insides and crisp crunchy outsides

With chocolate chunks that go on for days

So what sets mine apart you may ask?

Oh I don’t know, endless hours of tweaking and testing and eating and tweaking and testing again and then eating more again.

Originally I was using a proprietary blend egg replacer for the binder

Which resulted in a very good cookie out of the oven

But upon sitting for a day or so, the cookies turned hard and brittle

This was easily rectified by adding in a bit of baking powder in place of some of the baking soda

Since baking soda causes spreading which means thinner crispier cookies

And baking powder helps to puff causing a thicker chewier fluffier cookie

I’ve also gone back to the basics lately and started using aquafaba as the egg replacer in almost all of my cookie recipes.

It’s super easy, almost always available since I eat chickpeas and hummus like it’s my job

It has great binding power in cookie recipes and it also takes care of the liquid component

Last I use chocolate chunks and not chips

Sorry Toll House, I just prefer the ooey gooey chocolate goodness of real couverture in my cookies

So all of these things together are what goes into making seriously the best vegan chocolate chip cookie recipe!

Pro Bakery Tip:

By adding a few rogue chunks of chocolate to the tops of each cookie before baking

You will get not only the best tasting cookies

But the best looking cookies too!

Another Pro Tip is to refrigerate your scooped cookie dough balls for about 15 minutes before baking

This will help them from spreading too much in the oven which results in a chewier, fluffier cookie!

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Seriously the Best Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe!

 

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Prep time

25 mins

Bake time

15 mins

Total time

40 mins

 

Serves: 24 cookies

Ingredients

• Vegan Butter 1 cup (226g)
• Granulated Sugar 1 cup (200g)
• Light Brown Sugar 1 cup (200g)
• Salt 1 teaspoon (6g)
• Aquafaba ⅓ cup (77ml)
• Vanilla Extract 2 teaspoons (10ml)
• All Purpose Flour 3½ cups (435g)
• Baking Soda 1¼ teaspoon
• Baking Powder ½ teaspoon
• Chocolate Chunks 2 cups *reserve some chunks for the tops

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F
2. Be sure all your ingredients are at room temperature before beginning
3. Cream the vegan butter with both sugars and the salt in the bowl of your electric mixer with the paddle attachment
4. Cream for 3 minutes on medium speed or until light & fluffy
5. Add the aquafaba slowly while mixing on low speed until incorporated
6. Stop the mixer and scrape the bottom & sides of the bowl then add the vanilla extract and mix on high speed for 20 seconds to emulsify
7. Sift together the flour, baking powder and baking soda and then add all at once to the creamed mixture.
8. Mix just until it comes together then add the chocolate chunks and mix well.
9. With a 2 ounce scoop portion the dough onto a parchment lined sheet pan spaced 2" apart
10. Add a few of the reserved chocolate chunks to the tops of each cookie ball
11. Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 12-15 minutes or until golden browned
12. Cool slightly then enjoy!

Notes

Cookies will stay fresh for up to 1 week in an airtight container at room temperature

You can also freeze un-baked dough, by scooping the dough into a parchment lined sheet pan, freeze and then transfer to a zip lock bag for up to 2 months

Thaw & bake as you wish! 🙂
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