Vegan spiced chocolate chunk cookies
These vegan spiced chocolate chunk cookies are loaded with big chunks of chocolate and warming spices like cinnamon and ginger. They’re chewy to perfection and make the perfectly healthy(ish) treat!
There are two types of people in this world. People who love chewy chocolate chip cookies, and people who *think* crispy chocolate chip cookies are the way to go…
Don’t get me wrong, there are some cookies like these orange cardamom cookies and these “Nutella” stuffed peanut butter cookies that I love that crispy bite. But when it comes to chocolate chip…I’m ALLL about the chewy!
These vegan spiced chocolate chunk cookies are soft and chewy to perfection. They still have that fresh-baked
I wanted to make a batch of cookies that had a little extra something to make them that perfect fall treat. So these cookies are made with warming spices like cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg to make them extra special and have that perfect fall-eque quality to them.
In fact, you should probably eat these cookies while being bundled up with a big blanket and a cup of tea while
A few notes on this recipe:
Let’s start by talking flour. I used white spelt flour for this recipe but you can use regular flour, gluten-free flour blend instead, or almond flour if you’d like to make these grain-free.
I make these vegan spiced chocolate chunk cookies in an electric mixer and I haven’t tried making them in a bowl. If you are making these in a bowl just mix our wet ingredients together, and your dry ingredients together in a separate bowl then mix together until well combined.
Mix-ins. Obviously these cookies have some delicious chocolate chunks mixed into them, but you can also mix in any nuts or dried fruits you like in addition to the chocolate!
These cookies will spread a bit on a baking sheet, but won’t spread out completely flat, so if you want a flatter cookie make sure to press them down a bit before you bake them.
These vegan spiced chocolate chunk cookies are:
- Made with healthy (ish) ingredients
- loaded with warming Fall spices
- Soft & chewy to perfection
Onto the chewy goodness!
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Vegan spiced chocolate chunk cookies
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 12–16 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Description
These cookies are chewy to perfection and filled with big chunks of chocolate, YUM!
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp ground flax seeds
- 3 tbsp water
- 1/2 cup vegan butter or solid coconut oil (not melted!)
- 1/3 cup coconut sugar
- 1/3 cup cane sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cup white spelt flour (can sub regular flour)
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg
- 1 dark chocolate bar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a baking pan with parchment paper.
- Mix the ground flax seeds in the water and let sit for 5 minutes until it turns into a gel-like texture.
- Mix the sugars and vegan butter (or coconut oil) together in an electric mixer until combined.
- Add the flax eggs, and vanilla extract and mix again.
- Mix all the dry ingredients together in a bowl.
- Slowly add the dry ingredients to the mixer and mix until combined.
- Chop up the chocolate bar and add to the cookie dough.
- Refrigerate for 15 minutes.
- Use a cookie scoop or a spoon to scoop tablespoons of the dough onto the baking sheets. Leave 1-2 inches between each cookie.
- Bake for 9-12 minutes.
- Let the cookies cool on a baking sheet before devouring them!
Notes
Make sure to measure your flour correctly to make sure these cookies come out perfect every time!
If using coconut oil, make sure it is solid! If your coconut oil is very soft, place it in the fridge for an hour before preparing the recipe.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 128
- Sugar: 9g
- Fat: 8.5g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 0.8g
- Protein: 0.7g
Keywords: Vegan chocolate chip cookies, healthy chocolate chip cookies
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Hello, could a substitute an egg for the flax seeds & water? How might that affect the the consistency when cooked?
Hi Rebecca, yes you can go ahead and just use an egg!
Hello
Can i use organic cane sugar instead of coconut sugar. ?
Hi Simoli, absolutely!
Thx for the recipe. I’d definitely add more spices next time.
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Happy you enjoyed it Paloma!
These look so perfect for a nice treat!
Hi Jess,
I was wondering, do you think that it would be possible to sub the flour for oat flour? Also is their a sub for the cane sugar?
The recipe looks delish. Thanks!
Hi Rachael, I think this recipe would work with oat flour, but it will alter the texture of the recipe and you will likely end up with a dense cookie. For the sugar you can replace it with any type of sugar you like
These are my new favourite chocolate chip cookies. Can’t wait to give them out for Christmas!
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So happy you liked the recipe Whitney!
I have probably made this recipe a dozen times now. These cookies are AMAZING!
Thank you so much Hailey! So happy you enjoy them 🙂
How much flour are you supposed to use? The ingredient list says 1 1/4 cup tbsp white spelt flour (can sub regular flour).
So is that 1 1/4 cup or 1 cup and 1/4 tbsp? My dough looks a little chunky, I did 1 1/4 cup total of coconut flour. ?
I am so not a baker and prob totally messed these up! We will see how they look coming out of the oven.
Hi Kathryn, it would be 1 1/4 cups of flour!
Hello,
I was very excited to make these cookies, but was disappointed when I took them out of the oven. They were flat and had spread all over the baking sheet. I am wondering If it’s because I used coconut oil. Any tips?
Thanks!
Hi Alisha, I use coconut oil in mine too and they do not spread. Here are a few tips to make sure your cookies don’t spread:
Make sure your coconut oil is solid at room temperature, not melted.
Make sure all ingredients are measured correctly
Make sure the oven is preheated before putting in the cookies
Make sure your baking soda is not very old-it can go stale and won’t work as a leavening agent for the cookies.
Hope this helps!
These cookies look really delicious!!
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Thanks Sheenam:) They’re the perfect soft and chewy cookie for Fall!
Oh my word, these look AMAZING! I’m definitely in the chewy cookie camp, and I am a massive fan of warming spices so this recipe ticks all the cookie boxes!! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Thanks Linda! I’m definitely a chewy cookie lover too:) So if you like chewy soft cookies you’ll love these!