Vegan Practically

For the long weekend I meant to post about cookies. And then I didn’t manage to do it because, well, it was a long weekend and I was traveling with friends! So here it is. Late but here.

I made chocolate chip cookies for a friend recently and held a few back for myself. I love discovering over and over again that vegan baking is just as good or even better than “regular” baking. It’s really not even necessary to tell the non-vegans that what you baked is vegan unless you are trying to prove a point. If you’re not trying to make a statement (nothing wrong with making a statement, of course), and just say nothing, the non-vegans won’t have a clue.

I made a recipe from the Sarah Kramer cookbook, La Dolce Vegan. It’s one of my go-to recipes because it has not just chocolate chips but also coconut, which gives it a nice bit of additional texture. And I add dried cranberries because, well, why not? The thing with this recipe is that it’s only in the cookbook and I can’t find it anywhere on line except in this charming demo video from 14 years ago where she walks you through the recipe.

The link to the full recipe under the video is to a website that no longer exists. Since I don’t like ripping people’s recipes off from cookbooks, I’m not going to reproduce the recipe here.

Let’s just say it’s not that different from other recipes out there and here are a few to try:

• Nora Cooks’ Perfect Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
• The Minimalist Baker’s Classic Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Okonomi’s Kitchen’s The Best Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Cookie and Kate’s Amazing Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Simply Recipe’s Easy Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
• From My Bowl’s Perfect Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Real Simple Good’s Soft + Chewy Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Loving It Vegan’s Vegan Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

Lots to choose from. Easy to make. Delicious to eat.

Bon Appétit!