As I mentioned in another post, I recently went through all of my mom’s cookbooks to take my favorite childhood recipes and “little adapt” them. Today’s recipe is my mom’s famous chocolate chip cookies that I used to help her bake every Christmas. I didn’t want to change the recipe too much as the original recipe is amazing and because I wanted them to taste + feel like the real deal — especially if you are leaving them out for Santa! I used a gluten-free flour blend made mostly of brown rice flour for those that are gluten-free and also nut-free (but you can use regular or whole wheat flour if you don’t have a gluten allergy) and switched out sugar and brown sugar for coconut sugar (while also drastically decreasing the amount of sugar!) This recipe does contain eggs, but I will 100% be testing it with flax eggs in the future to make them vegan so stay tuned. Hope you add these to your holiday baking because they are the BEST! 
- 4 cups gluten-free flour mix
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 2 cups organic shortening
- 2 cups coconut sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 eggs
- 1 bag vegan dark chocolate chips
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, mix flour, sea salt and baking soda. Then set aside for later.
- In another bowl, mix shortening, coconut sugar and vanilla extract with your hands. Then beat in the eggs so they are combined.
- Then slowly start to add the dry mixture to the wet mixture by hand or with a beater.
- Fold in the dark chocolate chips.
- Using a tablespoon or ice cream scooper, scoop dough out on baking trays and press flat into a cookie shape.
- Bake for 15 to 17 minutes until the cookies start to brown on the edges.
- Place them on a cooling rack for 10 minutes. Then enjoy!
These are the perfect cookies to bring for dessert, give to relatives + friends, and leave for Santa. Happy Holidays, friends!
With Health + Happiness,
Jax
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