Vegan Soft and Chewy Pumpkin Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Say hello to the ultimate fall cookie aka vegan soft and chewy pumpkin chocolate chunk cookies. Created with blotted pumpkin puree, all the classic fall spices, dark chocolate chunks AND sea salt. Prepare yourselves, you're truly going to become obsessed with this recipe.
90g chopped vegan dark chocolate (plus more for decoration )
Instructions
Start by blotting the pumpkin puree, by placing 2 kitchen tissues in a bowl, flat. Add in the pumpkin puree, blot 2-4 times with more tissues. (Just blot around 70% off the water out, no more – we don't want dry cookies!!) Measure the pumpkin puree after it's been blotted.
In a bowl, combine melted vegan butter with both sugars. Add in the blotted pumpkin puree and vanilla extract. Mix until well combined.
In another bowl, combine all-purpose flour, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground ginger, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Give the wet ingredients a mix again, then pour over the dry. Fold together until combined, then fold in the dark chocolate chunks. The cookie dough will be a little sticky but don't worry! Cover the bowl with a plate and refrigerate for 30 mins.
Pre-heat oven at 180°C/356°F and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
Remove the cookie dough from the fridge, roll into 1 1/2 tbsp balls. Into every cookie dough ball, press 1-3 little chunks of chocolate. Place on the baking tray, leaving a 1-2 inch gap between each cookie, because they do spread! Bake for 12-14 minutes.
While the cookies are still warm, sprinkle with sea salt flakes. Allow cookie to cool for 10-15 minutes on the baking tray, then transfer onto a cooling rack and cool for 2-4 hours. Enjoy!