Classic Tollhouse cookie recipe veganized
Today my life was like, “Hey, Katie. I hate you.” And I was like, “That’s cool. I’m gonna bake for 6 hours straight and pretend I don’t exist beyond the confines of this 8×6 galley kitchen.”
And so that’s what I did.
I started by cutting up this watermelon with an excessively large knife and just a touch more force than is really necessary.
Sorry, guy.
But cutting fruit simply would not do. Oh no. Today is not a fruit-cutting day. Today is a fight-with-your-landlord, fling-yourself-into-debt, forget-your-responsibilities, bake-cupcakes-and-cookies kind of day.
You know what I'm saying.
We’ve all been there, right? Right.
So I whipped up Mama Pea’s oatmeal cookie cupcakes and a veganized version of the original Tollhouse cookie recipe.
Stew used to make the non-vegan version on an almost nightly basis at the beginning of our relationship. And we didn’t have a mixer either. Have you ever made these cookies by hand? Not easy. The fact that he made them so frequently and did so by hand (and often late at night) is a testament to his aggressive sweet tooth that, according to his dad, runs in the family.
We haven’t made them in years and I had everything on hand to make them vegan. So this happened:
| Vegan Tollhouse Cookies |
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 c whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup vegan butter
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tsp arrowroot powder + 2 Tbsp water + 2 tsp chia seeds
- 2 cups vegan chocolate
- 1 cup chopped nuts
- Combine dry ingredients
- In a small bowl, combine the egg replacer (arrowroot, water and chia seeds)
- In a separate bowl, beat butter, sugars and vanilla until smooth
- Slowly add the egg replacer mix and combine well
- Slowly add flour a little at a time until combined
- Mix in chocolate and nuts
- Drop onto a cookie sheet and bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes
Tah dah. Just like old times but without animals.
Mmm these sound good! Do you know if arrowroot powder can be replaced by another starch??
Hope they cheered up your day
Honestly, I think you could get away without it…? I just threw it in as a backup. I’ll try it without some time…
Katie- just started reading your blog and I have to say, You are funny! I literally laugh while reading all your posts
Hope the cookies made your day a bit better!
Last time I was super upset, I baked breakfast, then made some hummus and then some stuffed peppers. Cooking/baking is pretty therapeutic. Hope those made you happy! I really enjoy reading your blog, especially when I’m at work and need to be distracted from my blah job. You always make me laugh!
Have you seen the movie Bridesmaids yet? She bakes when she is upset too.
omg. thank you for this. I have tried SO many vegan chocolate chip cookie recipes and am always a little disappointed with some aspect of them – can’t wait to try these!
Not like I’m drooling or anything…
Cooking is therapeutic for me, too!
And I know alllll about fighting with your landlord (or landlady monster bitch, in my case). Back when I was moving from Asheville to Clt, my landlady and I had major blowouts. (the fact that she is a psycho-bitch, definitely factored in. She charged me $30 (deducted from my deposit) for lifting up the giant room size rug to vacuum underneath it, as I had not done so! Among many other things… Ugh).
Good luck!!
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I love Tollhouse cookies! trying to make a vegan version would be neat!