This is one of those ‘I can’t believe it’s vegan’ recipes! Looking for ways to apply my new discovery, Maldon Sea Salt Flakes, I stumbled upon this recipe: click here: salted vegan chocolate chip cookies on Food52.com.
Turns out, these are the tastiest vegan chocolate chip cookies I have ever baked! I believe the secret is in chilling the dough overnight. Also, I decided to bump up the flavor with a teaspoon of vanilla and reduce the water by one teaspoon.
Here’s the other thing: Unlike many, many vegan cookie recipes, this one uses no egg substitutes, no flax, or mashed banana or xanthan gum, or arrowroot powder or any exotic ingredient that would send you digging through the shelves at the health food store.
Just simple ingredients. The cookies taste just the real thing, because they are!! Procedurally, this recipe is fantastically simple, too. A real gift. Wet into dry. That’s it.
The only real challenge? The wait. But I handled that. I let the dough chill for about four hours then scooped out and baked just four cookies. I had to know if they would suffer for the shorter time in the fridge.
Turns out, they were delicious. A bit puffy, but still very, very good. Kind of like Chip’s Ahoy.
The next day, however, I baked four more cookies from the fully chilled dough, pressing each scoop with my fingers to flatten a bit before baking. This batch turned out more like homemade Toll House cookies. The flavor was deeper, the cookie more crisp and brown-sugary. So delicious. So, was it worth the wait? Definitely.
I formed the remaining cookies and froze them on a sheet tray. Afterward I stored them in a covered container in the freezer. Now anytime I want a cookie or two I can just pop them in the oven. This recipe’s base seems to lend itself to variations as well. I look forward to creating more flavors in the future.
I hope you give this one a try.
Sounds great!
Am I being a bit slow this morning. Where’s the recipe?
Click on Food52.com
Scrumptious!
Ha, ha. I thought the same that it was some sick joke about a delicious recipe without giving me the recipe. I did click on it. I also like that it uses regular ingredients.
Thanks for stopping by, Lisa!
WOW these look absolutely delicious thank you for sharing!
You are more than welcome. They are so good. I keep the dough in the freezer and bake just two cookies at a time for me and hubby. They are so rich and perfect, it’s all we need 🙂
they look simple to make but delicious!! thanks for sharing!xx
Super simple to make! I hope you give them a try! Thanks for stopping by 🙂
oh yummm ! i love treats that are salty and sweet !!
Me too, Frankie! These are a very special treat 🙂
They look delicious, and real chocolate!
Of course 🙂
Wow! It’s lovely 😊😃
Thanks!
These look delicious Melanie!
They are so…. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by, Dorothy!
Nice blog 👍
Ooo yum!