Description
Delicious vegan chocolate chip cookies that are rich, chewy, and packed with flavor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup coconut oil or vegan butter, softened -not melted!
- 3/4 cup brown sugar (or mix together 3/4 cup white sugar + 1 teaspoon molasses)
- 1/4 cup plant-based milk, such as canned coconut milk or a rich creamy vegan milk
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon ground coffee
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped nuts
- 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- Coarse salt crystals for sprinkling before baking
Instructions
- In a large bowl or a stand mixer, cream together softened vegan butter and brown sugar.
- Add milk and vanilla, fully beat until fluffy. Scoop the mixture to one side of the bowl.
- Add flour, baking soda, and salt to the bowl on the other side, and give the dry ingredients a quick stir.
- Combine the wet and dry ingredients until fully incorporated, along with any other additions.
- Scoop 1 1/2-inch diameter balls of cookie dough onto a parchment-lined baking tray with a few inches of space around each one. Flatten just slightly with a wet hand.
- Chill the cookie dough for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Bake on the middle rack in the preheated oven for 12-14 minutes.
- Let cool on the baking sheet for 20 minutes before moving to a wire rack.
- The cookies will be soft fresh out of the oven but will firm up and crisp as they cool. Let cool completely before storing.
Notes
- Mixing white sugar with molasses gives a similar flavor to brown sugar.
- Using a rich creamy vegan milk enhances the flavor of the cookies.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 14 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 23g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 0mg