Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies with Flax Egg
Gluten-free vegan cookies combining ground flax seeds and warm water as an egg replacer with coconut oil, almond milk, and date syrup. Features a blend of old-fashioned oats, chocolate chips, and cranberries for texture and sweetness without dairy or eggs.
Ingredients
- 1 c gluten-free flour
- ½ c coconut sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tbsp ground flax seeds
- 3 tbsp warm water
- ½ c coconut oil
- ½ c almond milk
- 1 tbsp date syrupmaple syrup1:1vegan plant-based sweetener
different flavor profile
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 c gluten-free old-fashioned oats
- 1 c nut mixtureseeds1:1nut-free allergen-free
sunflower or pumpkin seeds work
- ½ c vegan chocolate chips
- ¼ c cranberries, dried
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- 2
Mix ground flax seeds with warm water, whisk and refrigerate
- 3
Mix flour, coconut sugar, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl
- 4
Mix coconut oil, almond milk, date syrup and vanilla extract in a large bowl
- 5
Mix oats, nut mixture, chocolate chips and cranberries in a medium bowl
- 6
Remove flax mixture from refrigerator and whisk for one more minute until fully gelatinous, then add to wet ingredients and whisk well
- 7
Sift dry ingredients into wet ingredients and fold together
- 8
Fold chunky ingredients into batter
- 9
Measure dough with a tablespoon or ice cream scoop, spacing cookies 2 inches apart on baking sheet
- 10
Bake for 12 to 15 minutes
- 11
Cool and serve
Tips
Let flax egg fully gelatinize before adding to wet ingredients for proper binding
Cookies freeze well for longer storage
Good to Know
Cookies freeze well for extended storage
Flax egg can be prepared and refrigerated before mixing remaining ingredients
Cool before serving
Common Mistakes
Do not skip the flax egg gelatinization step to avoid dense, crumbly cookies
Do not underbake to avoid cakey texture; check oven temperature variance
Substitutions
Dairy-Free Swaps
Vegan Options
Nut-Free Alternatives
sunflower or pumpkin seeds work