Vegan Death By Chocolate Cookies Holy Cow Vegan Recipes

You might also like these recipes for vegan chocolate chip cookies and vegan chocolate chip almond flour cookies. If chocolate is what you live for, these Vegan Death by Chocolate Cookies are for you. There are three kinds of chocolate in each bite of this cookie–gooey melted chocolate, cacao powder, and chocolate chips–so there is more than enough for even the most extreme chocolate lover. The cookie itself has a shortbread-like texture and it melts in your mouth in a pool of chocolate-y deliciousness. Whether you’ve been naughty or nice all year, these are the cookies to leave out for Santa if you want him to give you everything your heart desires. But I wouldn’t blame you if you decide that being naughty is the better choice, in this case, and just eat them all!

Tips and tricks

First off, this recipe makes a ton of cookies – 36 cookies about two inches wide. While that is actually not a lot in my home, where they disappear easily, you can easily halve the recipe if you’re making them for just one or two. All purpose flour is what I use in this recipe, but you can use whole-wheat pastry flour for a healthier cookie. I tend to feel a bit dishonest about attaching the “one bowl” adjective when making baked goods, as some do, because it creates a perception that you’ll have just a bowl for cleanup when, obviously, you are still going to use other things, like baking sheets and/or pans. But the batter for this recipe does come together in one bowl–meaning you don’t need one bowl for dry ingredients and another for wet. Start the recipe by setting your oven to preheat and then by melting the chocolate chips in a double boiler. A stand mixer or hand mixer makes it easier to make the battter, but if you don’t have one, use a whisk and a bowl and you’ll be just fine. Place the oil and sugar in it, whisk them, and then toss in the ingredients one by one (see recipe card below for full instructions). It’s that easy. The batter is not really a batter–it will look more like a crumbly mix, the way a shortbread batter would look. Ball up some in your fist and it should hold together. You will shape these cookies by hand. Using a light touch, take enough of the batter to form a smooth, round ball about an inch in diameter. Then place it on your palm and press down on it with your other palm or fingers until it’s flattened. These cookies will spread and puff up a tiny bit in the oven, but you will need to help them along in the beginning. This is a fun project for kids and Jay helped me shape most of these and stick the chocolate chips in them. 🙂 The cookies will bake for 14 minutes. Rotate the cookie sheet halfway through. I sometimes add a half a teaspoon of cinnamon to these, and it’s great here, but it is optional. I didn’t use any this time.