Hello friends!

One of my all-time favorite cookies is the traditional white chocolate macadamia cookie. Unfortunately, this is a very rare cookie to find made vegan. This is probably because vegan white chocolate chips are about as hard to find as unicorns. Tonight I opened my cupboards, took a look at what I had in stock, and decided to try a new spin on the macadamia nut cookie. The end result is a gooey, moist chocolate chip ginger macadamia nut cookie.

Take a look at the recipe, give it a try, and please let me know what you think! What’s your favorite cookie that you wish could be made vegan?

Cheers!

Jocelyn

Vegan Choco Ginger Macadamia Nut Cookies

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Prep Time: ~10 minutes; Cook Time: ~13-15 minutes; Yield: 18 cookies

Ingredients/ Shopping List:

1 tbsp ground flax seed (or sub 1 egg worth of egg replacer)
½ tsp vanilla extract
¼ tsp almond extract
¼ cup almond/soy milk, unsweetened
½ cup Splenda or granulated sugar
½ cup coconut oil, melted/ room temperature
1 tsp baking powder
1¼ cup all purpose or whole wheat flour
Hearty dash of salt
½ cup dry roasted, unsalted macadamia nuts
¼ cup vegan chocolate chips
¼ cup crystalized ginger chips

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350F.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Combine the non-dairy milk and flax. Mix well and set aside to thicken and create a “flax” egg.
In a medium bowl, combine all dry ingredients except the crystalized ginger chips, chocolate chips, and macadamia nuts.
In a separate, large bowl, combine the coconut oil and sugar. Once well mixed add the flax egg and stir.
Next, add the vanilla and almond extracts to the wet mixture.
Once the wet mixture is well incorporated, slowly add in the dry mixture.
Once no clumps remain, fold in the crystalized ginger chips, chocolate chips and macadamia nuts.
Roll golf ball sizes balls of dough in your hands.
Flatten until ~½ inch thick and place on the baking sheet a few inches apart.
Bake the cookies for 13-15 minutes.
Remove the cookies and place on a cooling rack.
Enjoy!