Classic Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies (1 Bowl!)

Name: Classic Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies (1 Bowl!)
Cook time: 17 min
Yield: 20 cookies
Ingredients: 2 tbsp flaxseed meal; 5 tbsp water; 0.5 cup packed organic brown sugar; 0.333 cup organic cane sugar; 0.5 cup vegan butter; 2 each vanilla extract; 1 each unbleached all-purpose flour; 1 tsp sea salt; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 cup vegan semi-sweet chocolate chips

Minimalist Baker · minimalistbaker.com · 2021 · Original Recipe

The perfect classic vegan chocolate chip cookie made in 1 bowl! Salty-sweet, buttery, slightly crisp edges, tender center, and gooey chocolate chips. Just 9 ingredients and simple methods required!

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very chocolatey

Ingredients

flaxseed meal(to make flax eggs)2 tbsp (18g)

water(to make flax eggs)5 tbsp (45g)

packed organic brown sugar0.5 cup (70g)

organic cane sugar0.333 cup (47g)

vegan butter(we prefer Earth Balance // 1 stick = 1/2 cup or 112 g, room temperature)0.5 cup (114g)

vanilla extract2 each (8g)

unbleached all-purpose flour(1 cup + 2 Tbsp as original recipe is written*)1 each (125g)

sea salt(plus more for topping)1 tsp (3g)

baking powder1 tsp (5g)

vegan semi-sweet chocolate chips(we prefer Enjoy Life)1 cup (170g)

Total dough weight604g

Process

Mixing: creaming
Butter: room temp
Eggs: none
Bake Temp: 375°F (191°C)
Bake Time: 15-17 min
Chill: None
Yield: ~20 cookies
Sheet Prep: parchment

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Outlier Profile

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Percentile Rankings

Where this recipe falls compared to all 621 recipes in the dataset.

Flour:Fat1.10 (15th percentile)

Flour:Sugar1.07 (33th percentile)

Brown:White Sugar1.50 (79th percentile)

Egg:Flour0 (11th percentile)

Chocolate:Flour1.36 (87th percentile)

Fat %18.8 (79th percentile)

Sugar %19.3 (42th percentile)

Hydration0 (7th percentile)

Bake Temp375 (86th percentile)

Key Ratios

Flour:Fat

1.10

Flour:Sugar

1.07

Brown:White Sugar

1.50

Egg:Flour

Chocolate:Flour

1.36

Fat %

18.8

Sugar %

19.3

Flour %

20.7

Hydration

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