Vegan Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies

5 from 15 votes

Vegan Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies

Here's a delicious way to dispose of that sourdough discard while making your tummy happy: my vegan sourdough chocolate chip cookies. These are soft and chewy with melting bits of chocolate. You'll make them again and again. A vegan, soy-free recipe. Can be nut-free.

Prep Time10

Cook Time16

Resting time in refrigerator for dough:15

Total Time41

Course: Cookie, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian

Servings: cookies

Calories: 131kcal

Author: Vaishali · Holy Cow Vegan

Equipment

Large bowl
Baking sheet(s)

Ingredients

2 ½ cups all purpose flour (can use whole wheat pastry flour)
1 cup superfine almond flour (can sub with more all purpose or whole wheat pastry flour, but use if you can because it adds a nice nuttiness)
1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup sourdough starter (discard or unfed starter is fine)
¼ cup avocado oil or any neutral oil
½ cup applesauce
1 ½ cups + 2 tbsp sugar
1 tablespoon molasses (optional)
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups vegan semisweet chocolate chips

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Place a rack in the middle of the oven.
Whisk together the flour, almond flour if using, baking soda, baking powder, sugar and salt in a large bowl.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix with a wooden spoon or spatula until there is no visible dry flour, but do not overmix.
Cover the bowl and refrigerate for 15 minutes up to a day. This will help the batter firm up a bit as well.
Using a scoop or spoon or even your fingers, scoop out 1 ½-inch wide mounds of the cookie dough on a parchment or silpat lined baking sheet. Give at least two inches between each cookie since they will spread.
Bake the cookies, in batches if necessary, for 16 minutes at a time, or until the bottoms are lightly golden-brown. Let the cookies stand on the baking sheet on a rack for at least 20 minutes before using a thin spatula to slide them off the baking sheet and onto the rack to cook further. The cookies will firm up as they cool.

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