Chewy Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup coconut oil
• 1/4 cup margarine
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons flax seed meal
• 1 1/2 tablespoons ener-g egg substitute, powder
• 1/4 cup non dairy milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups semisweet vegan chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 .) preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 2.) in a small bowl, mix soy milk very well (until creamy) with ener-g egg replacer and flax meal using a fork. set aside.
• 3 3.) in another bowl, mix together flour, baking soda and salt. set aside.
• 4 4.) in a large bowl, cream together coconut oil, smart balance and sugars. add soy/flax mixture and vanilla. beat with electric mixer until smooth.
• 5 5.) gradually add flour mixture to liquids. stir in chocolate chips.
• 6 6.) drop by small well-rounded teaspoonfuls (actually less than a teaspoon, more like 3/4 tsp) onto ungreased cookie sheet.
• 7 7.) bake for 8 - 10 minute until lightly golden. watch the time, it depends on the pan. this produces a bite-size, melt-in-your-mouth, chewy cookie.
• 8 **if you want crisp cookies, or larger cookies, play with the baking time by just a few moments.
• 9 8.) let cool on the pan 5- 6 min., just until set enough to remove to wire rack. they will be very soft and fragile, but will set up as they cool.
• 10 let pan cool before baking more.