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Easy vegan chocolate cookies

November 16, 2019 by Ania - 20

aquafaba, baking, chocolate, comfort food, easy, gluten-free

vegan chocolate cookies tray

This past week has been very emotionally draining and I really feel the need to take it easy this weekend. After a week of freezing cold downstairs, we now finally have two working radiators in our newly opened up living space, so spending time in my kitchen is a pleasure again and having painted the wall the radiators hang on, we are finally able to get a glimpse of what our living room will eventually look like. It’s motivating to keep going despite some short term discomfort.

What’s been hard, apart from constant cleaning and DIY, was squabbling with the builders. They have done a decent job overall, but there was some drama as they left a lot of mess around the newly opened space, knowing I will need to get it cleaned off before I decorate and despite me reminding them to do it well before they clocked off for the day. I ended up cleaning some of it myself and only painted behind the radiators as a result, as they promised to put it right when they install the radiators on Thursday. They did clean it, but their heart was clearly not in it and so I will now have to go over it again. Sigh.

They also broke one of the original floorboards while prising an adjacent floorboard up in order to install the heating and then lied to me about it! Apparently, it wasn’t them, even though curiously out of an entire floor of 100 year floorboards, only one floorboard was shattered to pieces right next to the place where you can see a chisel has gone in! I mean, come on… How naive do you think I am?

I think where I went wrong is I was too nice to them, on standby to guide them when their boss clearly did not brief them well enough, to make them hot drinks, to clean alongside them when the dust has settled and they started thinking that I was working for them, not the other way round. I also feel that there was an inherent element of good old sexism involved – would they have the cheek to tell a male customer to clean the surfaces right next to the opening they’ve just made and failed to protect from dust themselves? I very much doubt that! Anyway, lesson learnt, next time I will make sure to keep a distance and make my demands clear.

Today’s recipe is a tray of delicious brownie-like chocolate cookies as that’s all I could muster in my slightly frazzled mental state, to be honest. They are delicious – soft, fudgy and intensely chocolatey. They are naturally gluten-free too as they are made without any flour (almond flour is only a flour by name). They are ridiculously easy to make and come together in just about 20 minutes (plus some necessary cooling time) so you could be enjoying them a mere half an hour after an impromptu cookie hankering strikes you all of a sudden πŸ˜‰ . Do you get those too?

PS: If you make my easy vegan chocolate cookies, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram as @lazycatkitchen and use the #lazycatkitchen hashtag. I love seeing your takes on my recipes!

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5.00 from 3 votes
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  • makes: 12
  • prep: 10 min
  • cooking: 10 min

Ingredients

  • 100 g / 3.5 oz vegan 70% cocoa dark chocolate
  • 80 ml / 1/3 cup aquafaba (chickpea brine), from a tin or from homecooked chickpeas
  • 140 g / 2/3 cup sugar (caster sugar gives you the crispiest outer shell, but coconut sugar works well too!)
  • 80 g / 1/3 cup 100% natural nut or seed butter of choice (I used this almond butter)
  • 100 g / 1 cups finely ground almonds / almond flour
  • 40 g / heaped 1/3 cup cocoa powder
  • ΒΌ tsp salt OR coarse sea salt for sprinkling
  • Β½ tsp baking soda (GF certified if needed)

Method

  1. Melt the chocolate very slowly over a bain marie / water bath. Make sure the bowl with chocolate does not touch the water underneath.
  2. Preheat the oven to 175Β° C / 345Β° F. Line a large baking tray with a piece of baking paper.
  3. Whip aquafaba with an electric whisk until foamy (no need to achieve stiff peaks for this recipe).
  4. Gradually add sugar to the aquafaba, whisking well after each addition.
  5. Using a spatula, fold warm melted chocolate into the aquafaba and sugar mixture.
  6. Fold in almond butter.
  7. Add in all the dry ingredients (skip ΒΌ tsp salt if you intend to sprinkle the cookies with coarse sea salt!) in small batches, mixing well until no cocoa or almond meal pockets remain. The batter should be very thick.
  8. Dollop approx. 2 tbsp of batter per cookie on the prepared baking tray, making sure to leave plenty of space around each cookie. Sprinkle with coarse sea salt if using.
  9. Bake on the middle shelf for about 10-11 minutes, allow the cookies to cool off completely before eating.
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  1. Irma says

    November 17, 2019 at 7:15 am

    Sorry to read about your experience. I was shaking my head as I was reading about the way they treated you and your home.
    You still managed to bake these delicious looking cookies though?? Amazing!
    Any chance I can still use regular all-purpose flour to make them nut-free? Allergies! They won’t have the same delicious taste as almond flour, but as long as I won’t mess them up completely…
    Thank you and I hope all your construction-next-times are positive and uplifting πŸ™‚

    Reply
    • Ania says

      November 17, 2019 at 1:40 pm

      Thanks Irma! Yes, it was a bit more stressful than it needed to be and ironically my builders aren’t even as bad as they get – they turned up on time, did what was asked of them to a good standard…oh well, I won’t be hiring them again, I don’t think – lying about the floor really took the biscuit! Speaking of baked goods, here is the answer to your question – the batter for these is really thick so it will be hard to incorporate plain flour without overworking it, I think. I think that a gluten-free mix or perhaps oat flour will be a safer bet as there is no risk of overmixing the batter. You may also not need as much flour, go by feel! Hope that helps! Ania

      Reply
  2. Melina says

    November 17, 2019 at 11:22 am

    Sorry Anya, I know how it feels when you come out of something feeling a little taken advantage of. It leaves a sour taste.
    Question: If I don’t have a chocolate bar on hand, do you think I could make this using cocoa powder? If not, I’ll just wait till Monday to go buy some good vegan choc. I live in Greece and I know you know how it is…. got to wait for the Bio store to open πŸ˜€

    Reply
    • Ania says

      November 17, 2019 at 1:28 pm

      Hi Melina,

      Thank you – yes, it’s been a bit stressful and emotional, but it’s almost over fortunately. You do need a chocolate bar for these to work, I am afraid. Oh yes, I remember well, everything is closed on KyriakΓ­, isn’t? x Ania

      Reply
  3. Afrodyta says

    November 19, 2019 at 5:55 pm

    Sooooo goood

    Reply
    • Ania says

      November 19, 2019 at 6:20 pm

      Thank you, I so happy to hear that! x Ania

      Reply
  4. Where is Jakarta says

    November 23, 2019 at 3:55 pm

    It looks really great. Can I do this? I am not sure. Thanks.

    Reply
    • Ania says

      November 23, 2019 at 4:54 pm

      Sure you can, they are dead easy! Ania

      Reply
  5. Ashley says

    November 26, 2019 at 8:01 am

    Can you replace the aquafaba with another egg replacement? I cannot have the brine of legumes.

    Reply
    • Ania says

      November 26, 2019 at 1:06 pm

      You may be okay using whipped flax or chia eggs, but I haven’t had the time to test this so I cannot be 100%. Hope that helps! Ania

      Reply
  6. Ainsley says

    November 26, 2019 at 9:06 am

    Hi there these look delicious! Can I ask what the chickpea brine is for? And what can I use as an alternative if I don’t have any on hand right now?

    Reply
    • Ania says

      November 26, 2019 at 1:05 pm

      Hi Ainsley,

      It acts as an egg substitute. You may be okay using whipped flax or chia eggs, but I haven’t had the time to test this so I cannot be 100%.

      Reply
  7. Emily says

    November 27, 2019 at 5:37 pm

    Too bad about the rotten experience you had!! I hope things are better in the future πŸ™‚

    These were AMAZING!! I am terrible at making gluten-free treats although I have a close family member who is gluten free loves and treats as much as we all do πŸ™‚ so these were a Godsend really. They were so quick to make and everyone loved them. Only change I made was left out a bit of the sugar. Otherwise followed the recipe exactly. These cookies are perfection! Your recipes deliver EVERY TIME! Thank you!!

    Reply
    • Ania says

      November 27, 2019 at 5:57 pm

      Thanks so much Emily! I am delighted to hear that you enjoyed them (and some other of my recipes too). Thank you for taking the time to leave such a lovely and encouraging comment, much much appreciated! x Ania

      Reply
  8. Heather says

    December 6, 2019 at 2:36 am

    Can I substitute cacao for the cocoa powder? I just realized that’s all I have on hand.

    Reply
    • Ania says

      December 6, 2019 at 12:42 pm

      Hi Heather,

      Sure thing, *i think* it may be a touch more bitter so please be aware of that – you may want to add a bit more sugar to compensate. Ania

      Reply
  9. Airpod says

    December 6, 2019 at 3:55 pm

    Hi Ania, these look delicious. Will give it a try!

    Reply
    • Ania says

      December 6, 2019 at 7:27 pm

      Great to hear, I hope you’ll enjoy them. x Ania

      Reply
  10. Joshua Howard says

    December 7, 2019 at 4:21 pm

    These are hands down THE BEST chocolate cookies I EVER had! Like, seriously. Thank you so much

    Reply
    • Ania says

      December 7, 2019 at 6:03 pm

      Aw thanks so much, Joshua! That’s really nice to hear! x Ania

      Reply

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