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Classic Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies (1 Bowl!)

Minimalist Baker · minimalistbaker.com · 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!

3

chewiness

2

crispiness

1

cakeyness

2

thickness

2

spread

2

richness

2

sweetness

3

complexity

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
browned
Eggs
none
Bake Temp
375°F (191°C)
Bake Time
15-17 min
Chill
30 min
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 669 recipes in the dataset.

Flour:Fat1.10 (15th percentile)
Flour:Sugar1.07 (27th percentile)
Brown:White Sugar1.50 (69th percentile)
Egg:Flour0 (11th percentile)
Chocolate:Flour1.36 (86th percentile)
Fat %18.8 (77th percentile)
Sugar %19.3 (47th percentile)
Hydration0 (8th percentile)
Bake Temp375 (86th percentile)

Key Ratios

Flour:Fat

1.10

Flour:Sugar

1.07

Brown:White Sugar

1.50

Egg:Flour

0

Chocolate:Flour

1.36

Fat %

18.8

Sugar %

19.3

Flour %

20.7

Hydration

0