Plonk anything with chocolate in front of me and my knees go weak, my mouth waters and eyes start to glaze. I am a pucca chocolate fanatic, “devotee”, fan whatever you may call me! Case in point, my other chocolate creations: Easy Chocolate Bark, Chocolate Walnut Fudge or Vegan Mocha Banana Chocolate Cake to name a few! These black beauties are soft, rich, brownie like and filled with chocolate chips in every bite and now my new favorite cookie! For additional crunch and decadence (and more chocolate nirvana!), I have topped some of them with more chocolate; a single chocolate candy (M&M). Mix in some in the dough too if you like! Don’t they look pretty and colorful?
The best part is, these are healthier as they are eggless, made with whole wheat flour and are so easy to make. Lacto vegetarians, make note! All you need is some basic pantry ingredients like whole wheat flour, cocoa powder (no melting of chocolate here which some find a bit stressful), butter, brown sugar and fiber rich flax seed which is a healthy swap for eggs in most bakes. I have used dark cocoa powder, hence the dark color of the cookies. Regular cocoa powder will produce lighter brown cookies. As mentioned in my eggless peanut butter cookie recipe, flax seeds are a perfect healthy substitute for eggs without any compromise in bake rise or taste. Just blitz some flax seeds into a fine powder and soak in required amount in water to make an easy one-for-one swap when you need eggs.
Then beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy with flax meal and vanilla. Stir in the dry ingredients until well incorporated. Fold in your favorite mix ins like dark, light, milk, white chocolate chips, nuts, candies etc. A quick chill in the refrigerator and off to bake for 10 to 12 minutes. If you want soft, fudgy brownie-like cookies, DO NOT OVER BAKE ! You are looking for a pillowy kind of soft here, like in a brownie.
These cookies are absolutely irresistible and decadent, especially on the day that they are baked. They do lose some of the “pillowiness”, if there is a word like that, the following days but still retain all the flavors, decadence and chocolate divinity! So, no worries there. You can bake as many as you want and freeze or chill the rest of the dough to bake and enjoy fresh “pillowy’, “brownie-like” cookies any time!
Once done, dive into this decadent chocolate goodness (this is sure to be a chocolate lovers’ dream)! They are perfect as a dessert to indulge in any time. They also make impressive edible gifts that you can give away to family and friends! For a step-by-step pictorial instructions to make these, you can follow the same steps as these decadent Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookies. Love to check out some more such cookies/brownies? Then treat yourself to these goodies:
Eggless Chocolate Malt Cake Super Moist Cocoa Cupcakes Double Chocolate Brownie Bars Eggless Chocolate Muesli Oat Cookies
Let’s bake some healthy chocolate decadence now, shall we?
I am sharing this with: Cook Time: 12 minutes Total Time: 2 hours, 27 minutes
10 tbsp unsalted butter, softened to room temperature ¾ cup dark brown sugar ¼ cup granulated sugar 1 tbsp flax meal powder 2 tsp vanilla essence/extract 1 cup whole wheat flour 2/3 cup cocoa powder ½ tsp baking soda ¼ tsp salt 1 ¼ cups chocolate chips or a mix of chocolate chips and M&Ms/Cadbury Gems Tools needed: Large baking sheet Parchment paper/silicone mat/aluminum foil Silicone spatula Whisk 2 large bowls Measuring cups (1 cup=250 ml) Measuring spoons
Instructions Notes Stir in any of your favorite mix-ins like nuts, dried fruits, white chocolate chips etc. for more flavor and texture. I have used Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa powder. If you cannot find it, use the any regular cocoa powder you can find. #RecipeoftheWeek #FiestaFriday If you like my posts and recipes, do not forget to Pin, Share, comment in the box below or like my Facebook page.
