Chocolate Fudgy Oatmeal Cookies

There is something magical about a warm cookie. Just because a cookie is vegan doesn't mean it is missing out on that unmatched magical feeling that comes from any other cookie. They are easy and always super good. When it comes to baking vegan, I depend on a few ladies from The Post Punk Kitchen.

The recipe I used here was from their book Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar.
One of my favorites for good reasons. These cookies are amazing and super gooey which is a must have quality for cookies in my opinion.





So here we go.

Dry Ingredients
2 cups quick-cooking oats
1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon corn starch*

Wet Ingredients
1 1/2 cups sugar
2/3 cup nondairy milk ( I use Silk)
2/3 cup canola oil
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
3/4 cup chocolate chips

* so side note. The orginal recipe calls for 2 tablespoon ground flax seeds. I can only ever find whole flax seeds! I actually have a package I bought of them from light-years ago just hanging out in my pantry. As I have learned in the cook book, you can substitute half the amount of flax seeds for starch. Their real purpose is to serve as a binder, as an egg would in regular cookies.

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

2. In a medium sized bowl, stir the dry ingredients together and set aside.

3. In a large bowl beat together wet ingredients. Fold in half of the flour mixture to moisten, then fold in the other half into the wet ingredient mixture.

4. Add the chocolate chips just before mixture is complete.

5. For each cookie, drop 2 generous table spoons of dough onto the cookie sheet, leaving about 2 inches of space between each cookie. ( I rolled mine so they would be a bit more even looking after they baked)

6. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes until cookies are firm and risen. Let cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes then transfer to wire rack.



These cookies turned out to be really gooey and delicious, even though they aren't exactly pretty.