This weekend my youngest son had his very first chocolate chip cookie...and then his second...and then his third...and then more. After he drank his rice milk, he looked up at me and gave me a big thumbs up. My heart...just...melted.
I've been going back and looking at the egg-free recipes I created for my oldest son, trying to find a way to make them dairy-free for my youngest. For recipes like my
egg-free pancakes and
egg-free chocolate cupcakes, it was pretty easy to switch out cow's milk for rice milk and butter for vegetable oil. But one of the recipes that really challenged me was my
egg-free chocolate chip cookie recipe.
In my egg-free chocolate chip cookie recipe, I replaced the eggs with cream cheese. I thought I'd try looking for a dairy-free cream cheese but after finding it and tasting it, I wasn't too happy. I decided to look for other alternatives. Since I've been on this
coconut craze lately, I tried using coconut milk and lo and behold, it actually worked!
These vegan chocolate chip cookies are a bit flatter and slightly crispier around the edges than my egg-free version but they're soft and chewy in the middle. And the most important thing is...they taste absolutely delicious!!!
I think I'm set for Valentine's Day. I'm definitely baking these cookies for my boys :-)
Vegan Chocolate Chip CookiesMakes about 5 dozen cookiesAllergy note: contains wheat ingredients2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 cup Spectrum organic all-vegetable shortening
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup dark brown sugar
1 cup canned coconut milk
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup Enjoy Life mini chocolate chips
Sift together flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
Using an electric mixer, cream together shortening, granulated sugar and dark brown sugar. Pour in coconut milk and vanilla extract; mix till combined. Slowly add in dry ingredients and chocolate chips. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 350 F degrees. Line two or three cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Using a cookie scoop, drop cookie dough onto prepared cookie sheets about 2 inches apart. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.
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