Vegan Chocolate Almond Cookies
Updated October 06, 2020
Vegan Chocolate Almond Cookies-rich and fudgy chocolate cookies with chopped almonds and chocolate chips.
Most people talk about cravings during pregnancy, but what about cravings after having a baby? I am nursing our little Maxwell and I am starving all of the time! I am craving WAY more foods now than I did when I was pregnant. I am constantly craving something and the number one thing on my list right now is CHOCOLATE! Why can’t I be craving broccoli? Ok, I crave veggies every day too, but they are always followed up by something sweet…like these Vegan Chocolate Almond Cookies.
I made a batch of these cookies before I had Maxwell and instantly fell in love. They are divine! So I made another batch to stick in the freezer for a rainy day…or a tired and starving new mom day:) I am so glad I did because they cure my chocolate craving every time!
These cookies are so rich and fudgy you will never know they are vegan! They are almost too good to be true!
The cookie dough is made with Dutch process cocoa, coconut oil, Almond Breeze Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk, chopped almonds, and chocolate chips!
There is a lot of chocolaty goodness going on in these cookies and the almonds add a nice crunch!
I seriously can’t get enough of these Vegan Chocolate Almond Cookies. My stash is almost gone and that makes me nervous. I NEED my cookie fix right now. I might have to bake another batch during Maxwell’s nap time! I am sure he will wake up as soon as he smells the cookies though. I know I couldn’t resist one of these decadent cookies! He will just have to be happy with my milk for now. I will eat the cookies and he can have milk. Milk and cookies, we make a great team already:)
Vegan Chocolate Almond Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup Dutch process cocoa
- 1/2 cup coconut oil melted and cooled to room temperature
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup Almond Breeze Unsweetened Vanilla Almondmilk
- 3/4 cup chopped almonds
- 1/2 cup vegan chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line baking sheets with a Silpat baking mat or parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking powder and cocoa. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine sugars and coconut oil. Beat on medium-high until well combined. Add the vanilla and beat until smooth.
- Add the flour mixture in two batches, alternately with the milk, with the mixer on low. Stir in the almonds and chocolate chips.
- Form dough into cookie dough balls, using a cookie scoop or spoon. Place on prepared baking sheets, about 2 inches apart. Sprinkle with sea salt, if desired. Lightly press down on the cookies with the palm of your hand. Bake the cookies for 12 minutes or until the cookies are set around the edges, but soft in the center. Let the cookies cool on the cookie sheet for two minutes. Transfer to a wire cooling rack and cool completely.
- Note-make sure you use vegan chocolate chips if you need the cookies to be vegan. I like Enjoy Life brand. Store cookies in an air-tight container, for up to 3 days.They also freeze well!
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I have a question-What do I do if I don’t have a stand mixer .
Ils sont tellement bons!!!!!! Un vrai délice ♥ They are so good!!
I am obsessed with these cookies! Thank you for sharing this recipe. XO, Ellese
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I do not understand why they are called vegetarian chocolate cookies. Will include it in my recipe book. Thanks for sharing
They’re vegan (vegetarian) because there’s no dairy and no eggs. Hope that helps. 🙂
These are absolutely awesome! I make them for people with several allergies…use gluten free flour mix and I use shredded coconut instead of almonds for those with nut allergies and then use regular milk with almond flavoring. That makes them egg, dairy, gluten, nut free. It’s SO hard to find good recipes for people with multiple allergies and these are about the best cookies every…regardless of whether or not you have allergies. They’re definitely my new favorite just as the recipe is. Can I give it 10 stars?
These are so easy and delicious. No unusual or hard to find ingredients.
These were wonderful the last time I made them. I put too much coconut oil by mistake and it was glorious.
Do you think I could swap in a bit of buckwheat flour for the regular flour?
Made 1/3 of this recipe (8 cookies) tonight just for my husband and I, and I used light brown sugar instead of dark brown. They turned out great and we ate them all while they were still warm. My husband even said that these are some of the best cookies he’s ever eaten. We are not vegans by the way, but we really like (vegan) cookies with coconut oil and I think that we even prefer them over “traditional” cookies. Thank you for this recipe!