Vegan Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
Servings 24 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour - all purpose or whole wheat pastry work well
- 1 ½ cup rolled oats
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¾ - 1 cup coconut sugar or cane sugar Florida Crystals is certified vegan
- 1 flax egg - 1 tablespoon + 2 tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup vegan butter or coconut oil, firm
- ¼ cup apple sauce
- ¼ cup vegan chocolate chips optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease a cookie sheet.
- Whisk ground flax and water in a small bowl and set aside for about 5 minutes to thicken.
- Cream butter or coconut oil and sugar until fluffy using a stand mixer or a hand mixer.
- Add flax egg, applesauce, and vanilla and mix to combine.
- Add flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, mix to combine.
- Using a wooden spoon stir in oats and chocolate chips.
- Spoon dough about the size of a tablespoon on prepared cookie sheet.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes.
- Allow to cool on the pan before moving to a wire rack for about 5 minutes.
Notes
My family prefers the whole wheat pastry flour/coconut oil combo, but the butter/cane sugar is tasty as well. I used ¾ sugar and found that sweet enough. Use more if you prefer a sweeter cookie.