Soft & Chewy Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
These vegan chocolate chip cookies are chewy, gluten-free, and made with quinoa flour and coconut sugar for rich flavor. They're the best!
Servings: 16 Cookies
Calories: 154kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa flour
- 2 tablespoons arrowroot starch I haven't tried these with tapioca or potato
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 cup melted coconut oil
- 1 cup coconut sugar
- 1 flax egg 1 tablespoon flaxseed meal + 3 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
- 1/2 cup vegan chocolate chips I like Enjoy Life
Instructions
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together all dry ingredients and set aside.
- Beat together melted coconut oil and coconut sugar until creamy. Add flax egg and vanilla and beat until smooth.
- Add flour mixture into wet ingredients, mixing fully between each. Fold in chocolate chips.
- Cover bowl and chill dough for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350ºF and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Remove dough from fridge and let sit for 5 minutes. Scoop 2 tablespoons of dough and shape into balls. Flatten the balls between your hands into discs, then place them on parchment and repeat until no dough remains.
- Bake cookies for 9 - 11 minutes until edges are brown and crispy.
- Let cool on pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack and cool completely.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 154kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Sodium: 129mg | Potassium: 5mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg