Can we take a moment to just bring our focus a few inches above this sentence to bask in the beauty that is the glorious chocolate chip cookie.  If you read my previous post, 2017 Christmas Bucketlist, you'll know I made it my mission to perfect chewy, melt in your mouth, chocolate chip cookies this holiday season.  It took me 7 batches, a few trips to the grocery store to restock chocolate chips and flour, and a few shifts in measurements, but I finally did it.
I give you, the ultimate vegan chocolate chips cookies.  Folks, it doesn't get much better than this.

I highly recommend dunking one of these bad boys into your morning coffee, thank me later.









THE RECIPE 

INGREDIENTS
  • 1/2 Cup of Stevia
  • 1/2 Cup of Brown Sugar 
  • 1 Cup of Vegan Butter (Becel has a great vegan one)
  • 1/4 Cup of Vanilla Almond Milk (or opt for your fav) 
  • 1 TSP of Pure Vanilla Extract 
  • 1 TSP of Baking Soda 
  • 2 Heaping Cups of Flour 
  • Pinch of salt 
  • A champagne shower of vegan chocolate chips
  • Small Spoonful of Peanut Butter (optional, I just like to keep things interesting) 
STEPS

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F
  2. Mix softened (not melted) butter into a large mixing bowl with 1/2 cup of stevia and 1/2 a cup of brown sugar.  Optional: add a spoonful of softened peanut butter. 
  3. Add 1/4 cup of vanilla almond milk along with 1 tsp of vanilla extract and mix until fully combined.
  4. Add in remaining ingredients of flour, baking soda and pinch of salt.  Continue mixing until dough forms and all dry ingredients are completely mixed in. 
  5. Add in a waterfall of vegan chocolate chips.  Combine with cookie dough.  Taste test a spoonful of dough because life is short and cookie dough is a pleasure. 
  6. Roll small balls and place 3-4 inches apart.  Cookies are best baked on parchment paper and on middle rack of oven.  
  7. Bake for 9-12 minutes.  If you like extra chewy, bake for only 9 minutes.  If you want a bit of crisp, bake until a golden 12 minutes. 
  8. Let cool. 
  9. Transfer from baking sheet to plate.  Now would be the best time to taste test a warm cookie. 
  10. Eat the rest before anyone else in your house can.  
If you decide to try out the recipe, be sure to share and tag me in your photos so I can see! 
Happy baking