Vegan Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies
These Vegan Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies are slightly crispy around the edges, perfectly soft in the middle with lots of gooey chocolate and crunchy pecans.
Servings 13 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup + 2 tbsp white whole wheat flour
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ cup coconut oil, melted
- ½ cup coconut sugar
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 2 tablespoon apple sauce
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup chocolate chip
- ½ cup pecan halves and pieces
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a bowl combine flour, salt, and baking soda.
- In the bowl of stand mixer or a large bowl to use a hand mixer, mix oil, sugar, and maple syrup for about 1 minute.
- Continue to mix adding applesauce and vanilla. Add flour a little at a time until all of it has been incorporated.
- Add chocolate chips and pecans and fold into dough using a rubber spatula or spoon.
- Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto a nonstick pan. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until bottom of cookie is lightly browned.
- Allow to cool on the pan for a few minutes before removing to cool fully on a wire rack.
