Chocolate-Lover's Double-Fudge Cookies
Prep Time
30 minutes prep time
Number of Servings
makes 26 cookies
Recipe Source
From The Vegan 8 by Brandi Doming ($25.99, Oxmoor House, 2018)
Ingredients
- 3⁄4 cup brown rice flour
- 6 Tbsp unsweetened natural cocoa powder, sifted
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1⁄2 tsp fine salt
- 2 tsp ground espresso (optional)
- 1⁄2 cup + 2 Tbsp pure maple syrup
- 1⁄4 cup unsweetened applesauce*
- 1 cup creamy roasted almond butter**
- 1 1⁄2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3⁄4 cup dairy-free semisweet chocolate chips
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°. Line 2 sheet pans with parchment paper. (Note: A dark metal pan will cook cookie bottoms better than a light-colored or aluminum pan.)
- Add flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt, and, if desired, espresso to a large bowl. Whisk very well until thoroughly mixed. Add syrup, applesauce, almond butter, vanilla, and chocolate chips. Stir for a couple of minutes or so until it all comes together into a very sticky, thick batter.
- Drop large spoonfuls of batter, about 2 heaping tablespoons worth, onto prepared pans spaced 2 inches apart. Fill a small bowl with water, dampen your fingertips, and press each cookie down to K-inch thick and shape edges together so cookies are round. Dip your fingers in water as needed to finish.
- Bake 1 pan at a time for 10 to 12 minutes. At 10 minutes, cookies will have a fudgy, soft center and slightly crisp edge. At 12 minutes, cookies will be much crispier but can dry out more quickly. Remove from oven and cool on pan for 10 minutes.
- Transfer cookies carefully to a wire rack to cool completely. It’s important to let them cool or they can fall apart. Because of the applesauce (and no oil) in these cookies, they will soften after a few hours, but they are still delicious. These are best eaten within 24 hours, as they start to dry out by the second day.
Nutrition Info
2 cookies: 248 Calories, 6 g Protein, 29 g Carbohydrates, 4 g Fiber, 14 g Total fat (3 g sat), 145 mg Sodium, ★★★ Vitamin B2 (riboflavin), E, ★★ Magnesium, Phosphorus, ★ Iron, Zinc
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