Just Can’t Beat ‘Em
There’s just something about a classic chocolate chip cookie that can’t be beat. I love experimenting with different types of cookies, but when it comes down to it, chocolate chip is always number one in my book.
Now that I’m feeling a little more comfortable with vegan baking, I decided to roll up my sleeves and tackle the classic…with a twist. 
Sea-Salted Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients:
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup softened Earth Balance (or butter for non-vegan cookies)
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tbsp. egg replacer mixed with 3 tbsp. water
1/2 cup spelt flour
1/2 cup unbleached white flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup semi-sweet dark chocolate chunks (I used Scharffen Berger)
Fleur de Sel for topping (optional)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 300.
In a mixing bowl, cream together Earth Balance, sugars, and vanilla until smooth. Add egg replacer and beat for another minute.
In a separate bowl, combine flours, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Wisk to combine.
While mixing, slowly add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, scraping down the sides of the bowl with a spatula until the dough is combined. Add the dark-chocolate chunks and mix for another minute until well-incorporated into the dough.
Drop dough by the teaspoonful onto lined baking sheets.
Cook for 10-12 minutes, and top with fleur de sel immediately upon pulling out of the oven (optional).
Here are some pictures from the process:
Yum!
These cookies aren’t “hearty” chocolate chip cookies—they’re kind of thin and delicate, with crispy edges and chewy centers.
Topping the cookies with the fleur de sel is optional, but it really takes them over the top in terms of flavor. I love that salty-sweet combination!
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My sister volunteers at a pet shelter every Sunday, and today I get to go with her!!! I’m so excited….I hope I don’t come home with any new children. 
Have a great Sunday!
i do really love the combo of salt and sweet. I haven’t attempted a vegan chocolate chip cookie yet. These look delicious though!
Yummm. I love a teensy bit of salt in my sweets. Have you ever tried the Salazon sea salt dark chocolate bars? Absolutely amazing!!
These cookies look amazing!!!!!!!!! Vegan baking can be so tricky but you rocked it!
And scharfen B choco is…divine!
Congrats on your half…well done!!!!!!!!!!!
Nothing beats a good chocolate chip cookie! Have fun with your sis today!
oh girl, chocolate chip cookies own my heart right now! I swear they are the only cookies I turn to always
They fuel me!
Great looking batch!
Did you get any puppies today?
xxoo
Agreed. You can’t beat a classic choc chip cookie.
Salt and sweet is the best flavor combo. These sound great!
I had a friend in college whose last name was Scharffen and we always called him Scharffen B. Also, I’ll take a dozen cookies please
I bet sea salt is an awesome addition to chocolate chip cookies…I love the sweet and salty combination! These look awesome
Agreed, these do look amazing and I think you’re getting the hang of vegan baking.
Wonderful idea with sea salt, it looks like a great recipe to try over the holidays. Thanks!
Wow, you really use prime ingredients! I love your addition of coarse sea salt…it makes so much difference!
Salt makes everything chocolate taste better!
Oh, congrats on the 1/2!!! Great job
jen
I love salt + chocolate + cookies. Awesome job!
Chocolate chip cookies are the best, in my opinion.
I love how you topped these suckers off. Brilliant.
p.s. Who knew Earth Balance had sticks??
I know!!! I’ve never seen them before, but they had them at the health food store down here! I was so excited, because I’ve been thinking to myself for MONTHS now, “WHY doesn’t Earth Balance come in baking sticks?!?”
These look awesome! I love all that salt on top! And you’re right… nothing can beat a chocolate chip cookie!
Schaffen Bergen chocolate — oh la la! Those cookies look delish! Your sister rocks — running a half marathon, volunteering, raising a daughter — whew!
I’ve been a bit leery of vegan baking. The only egg replacer I’ve tried has been using flax “eggs.” I know there are many options, but with baking, it’s just so hard to believe that it’s an easy swap.
Love chocolate and sea salt combo!!! And now with chocolate chip cookies, YUM!!
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Michelle
Those cookies look spectacular. I love salty/sweet anything.
SO many people swear by topping the cookies off with sea salt. I’ve never done it, but I can imagine the sweet/salty combo is killer!
Yes, I’d like to second the notion that sea salt on sweet cookies makes them even more delicious!
you are so right about the sweet-salty thing. I had a sea salt chocolate caramel the other day.. just divine! It bought it from a local candy shop & immediately regretted not getting more :-/