Rich, dark, chocolatey, fudgy, chewy, secretly vegan, and addictively delicious chocolate cookies…
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I had to start cookie season a little early this year…
Two weeks ago while out running, I caught my foot on a raised sidewalk and slammed into the concrete, scraping my entire body, breaking my nose, and receiving a black eye more appropriate for Halloween than Thanksgiving. By some miracle, I didn’t break any other bones; but unsurprisingly I’ve had absolutely no desire to run since then.
Instead I’ve been hibernating inside my apartment, recovering and baking cookies – peanut butter cookies, Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies, gingerbread cookies, shortbread cookies, oatmeal cookies, and these chocolate brownie cookies.
It’s like a full Keebler cookie factory over here, just without the elves.
The brownie cookies have been one of the favorites among my taste-testers and myself.
It’s hard to go wrong with double chocolate!
These cookies are like eating a fudge brownie and chocolate chip cookie, all in the same dessert!
You can even make the dough ahead of time if you wish and freeze individual chocolate cookie dough balls, to keep on hand for a cold or rainy day when you want a quick homemade cookie fix, without all the work.
Apparently the unbaked cookie dough balls are also reallllly good eaten straight from the freezer.
Not that I know this from experience or anything…
Chocolate Brownie Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup spelt, white, or oat flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup sugar, unrefined if desired
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp + 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 6 tbsp oil
- 2 tbsp milk of choice
- 1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips or sugar free chocolate chips
Instructions
- *For a keto version, try these Keto Chocolate Cookies.Combine dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. It’s important to stir well so you don’t end up with a clump of baking soda in the finished cookies. Stir remaining ingredients in to form a batter (see video for a visual of the steps). If using all purpose flour, you might need to add 2-3 tsp more oil or milk of choice. Roll into balls. You can refrigerate overnight or even freeze for a later date if desired. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 325 F and grease a cookie sheet. Bake 9 minutes – they should look underdone when you take them out. Let sit 10 minutes and they will firm up. I pressed each cookie down after baking. Notes: Feel free to make whatever sized cookies you wish. I used a mini cookie scoop and got 19 the size of the ones in the pictures. I’ve not tried the recipe without the mini chips or using any flour not listed above, so make substitutions at your own risk.View Nutrition Facts
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Brownies are literally my favorite dessert ever, with cookies coming in second…these are PERFECT!!! 🙂
OMG! Glad you are okay. That sounds like a horrible fall.
These were so good Katie, thank you! I hope you are feeling better 🙂
I made these this morning and they are delicious! They even pass the non-vegan husband test! I used freshly milled Prairie Gold white wheat whole wheat flour, unrefined coconut palm sugar, and Enjoy Life mini chips. They were slightly crumbly so that I could not effectively use a small scoop, but rolled them in my hands, instead. After baking I lightly pressed down on the puffed balls to get the nice appearance in the posted photos. They seem a bit delicate and susceptible to crumbling and being messy to eat without a plate or napkin underneath, but remarkably tasty. I doubled the recipe and got 49 cookies.
Have you tried putting peppermint in it?! Thinking holiday cookie!
I’m so glad I saw your comment before trying them because as soon as I saw it I knew I had to try. The peppermint extract was so good, thank you for suggesting it!
So sorry to hear about your running accident! I also had one this week, tripping on a pinecones, breaking my foot and preventing me from bearing any weight or driving for 4 weeks! So with the help of my knee scooter these cookies look like a great way to use my time home bound. Yum! And like you, I’m not sure if I’ll feel like running for quite some time after recovery. Cookies seem safer than running 😉
Cookies are safer than running for sure! ?
Hope you both feel better soon!
Is this recipe paleo friendly in regards of what flours can I substitute to make it paleo?
That recipe looks Devine but how can I omit or replace the oil?? Thanks in advance
You could use unsweetened applesauce or plain greek yogurt. I follow weight watchers and those are 2 substitutions I use. You could google it also if you like.
Thank you…I was wondering also. Will try cashew yogurt (Cashewgurt).
I used applesauce instead of oil, coconut sugar, and refrigerated for 30 minutes. They were AMAZING!
Combination of chocolate, brownie and cookies are best.
Wishing you a safe, speedy, and healthy recovery, Katie! Getting injured that results in a black eye is NO fun. However, good thing you’ve found comfort in your baking! Christmas cookies are so glorious and I’ll be baking some for my food science club meeting on Thursday tomorrow! It’ll be SO FUN! For my own cookie exchange, I definitely will draw inspiration from your brownie cookies and your other recipes!