I give you my heart and a [recipe]

2009 June 25

I had a small amount of chocolate chips remaining in the bag and decided to make a little batch of cookies to use them up. These are my basic go-to chocolate chip cookie recipe. I just shaped the dough into hearts before baking.

Bakery Style Crispy Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies (with A Hint of Maple)

Makes about 12 large or 25 normal-sized cookies

Make these cookies BIG like those giant chocolate chip cookies you can find at bakeries. As their name suggests, these cookies have a chewy center contained within perfectly crispy edges. The maple syrup adds a little something to these, but the maple flavor is very subtle, if noticeable at all. The key to getting the chips evenly distributed and stuck in the dough is to use your hands! It makes all the difference. All in all, these cookies are ridiculously easy to make.

2/3 cup canola oil
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup maple syrup
2 tablespoons applesauce
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375°F.

Stir together the oil, sugar, syrup, applesauce and vanilla in a medium-sized bowl.

Add in flour, baking soda, and salt (no need to sift!). Stir in chocolate chips. If the chips don’t want to stick to the batter, use your hands! If the dough is a little dry, gradually add a small amount of soy milk, maybe a couple teaspoons, until it holds together.

Drop by large spoonfuls, 3-4 tablespoons each, onto a cookie sheet and slightly flatten. Bake for about 10 minutes or until the edges are golden brown.

15 Responses leave one →
  1. 2009 June 25

    Cute! I like the idea of a hint of maple in my cookies, I’ll have to try these one day.

  2. 2009 June 25

    What adorable cookies, Kelly! And I’ll bet they taste even better than they look.

  3. 2009 June 25

    These sound delicious, and are ever so cute!

  4. 2009 June 25

    Normal white Sugar is not vegan. Be Careful!

  5. 2009 June 27

    Ooh, I want to make these!

  6. 2009 June 28

    In the oven now.. :)

  7. 2009 June 29
    amber permalink

    OMG!!! i just happen upon your blog while bored tonight, saw this recipe, and noticed that i to only had like 1/2 a bag of chocolate chips left. and even though i love my go to chocolate chip cookie recipe, i just wasnt in the mood to make them. but the mention of maple syrup made me have to try these out. you are right, they were super easy to make, and im already eating one right now…. SOOOOO GOOOOD!!! thats so much for sharing and i do hope you publish a book soon, all of your pictures make my mouth water. ~amber :)

  8. 2009 July 24
    sara mcgee permalink

    oh my gosh these vegan cookies were a huge hit!!! they are the best cookies i have ever made. although i slightly tweaked the recipe….i used 2/3 cup vegan margarine instead of oil, added 2/3 cup brown sugar in the sugar cream mix, and about a tbsp of ground cinnamon. yum!!

  9. 2009 July 25
    Laurel permalink

    So WHEN is the cookbook coming out? It seems like I’ve been waiting a couple of years. Any closer?

  10. 2009 July 25
    Kelly permalink

    Laurel-I wish I knew! I’ve been trying to get a book deal for quite a while, but no success yet! Hopefully soon!

  11. 2009 August 9
    Annalee permalink

    I just made these and they are amazing! Best cookies ever. Thanks!

  12. 2009 August 14

    Hello! These were wonderful. I made them sugar cookies because I didn’t have any chocolate chips around. I made a few other alterations due to my limitation ingredient-wise.
    I cited you in my post here:
    http://susnasty.blogspot.com/2009/08/simple-heart-cookies.html

    Thanks for this recipe!

  13. 2009 September 30
    Curly Sue permalink

    I made them with CannaOil and they were AMAZING!

  14. 2009 November 28
    Gerry permalink

    they were great! i hate how people just stick animal products into things that dont need them!
    thanks

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