These vegan chocolate spice cookies are super delicious. They truly don’t taste vegan at all. My daughter is allergic to eggs and my son is mostly dairy-free, so they are a family staple! The spices really bring out the chocolate flavor and the chocolate chips make them delectable! I have been baking them for years and they are still my favorite cookie to bake (and eat!) They pair amazingly well with a cup of earl grey tea on a cold night.
*** note- the recipe has a mistake- you also need to add 1/4 cup of non dairy milk! I realized this while on vacation and can’t update the recipe form on my cell phone, lol***
Vegan Chocolate Spice Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- 1 1/3 cup flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ginger
- 1/8 tsp cloves
- 2/3 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Mix dry (except the chips) ingredients and wet ingredients separately, then combine.
- Add chocolate chips
- Drop by the spoonful and gently press onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper
- Bake at 350 for 10 minutes and let cool before lifting them from the pan.
A few tips:
*Measure the oil (twice) in a 1/4 cup scoop, then when you use the same cup for the maple syrup it will be super easy to clean.
*Never skip the step on combining wet and dry ingredients separately. I used to skip it and then I realized that salt and baking soda would stick together and taste horrible.
*You can exchange the refined sugar for coconut sugar- the cookies will come out with a slight caramel taste and have a different consistency- a bit more cake-like. I prefer the taste of using real sugar, but when I want to feel particularly healthy, I use coconut sugar.
*Obviously, if you don’t care about the cookies being dairy-free you can just use regular milk and whatever brand of chocolate chips that you would like.
*In times of great desperation, I have used water instead of milk. It’s not the same, but it still tastes good.
*Trader Joe’s sells vegan chocolate chips for a very low price. You can also fine them online at stores like iHerb.
I hope you enjoy these vegan chocolate spice cookies! No one will suspect they are vegan! I have made this recipe many, many times and always come back to it.
If you like these, you can also try my Pumpkin Spice Scones! or you could try my no-bake paleo chocolates. Another tasty treat is this vegan chocolate mousse.
lovely recipe, thank you! I love baking cookies this time of year!