Classic Chocolate Chip Cookie
November is World Vegan Month. It is also Vegan Mofo 2010 (the vegan month of food), and I’m taking part again this year – yay!
Last year, I mixed it up for MoFo with both sweet and savoury posts. This year I thought I’d keep the focus on the sweet. I’m thinking cookies – holiday cookies, specifically. This was my line of thought – by the time this month is done, the Holiday season will be upon us and (this is when inspiration struck) since every year I like to make cookies for friends and family (and sometimes it’s a challenge to find the time to experiment with a lot of new cookies), why not make MoFo 2010 into my personal Holiday Cookie Project. You see, by the end of the month I shall have tried and tested over two dozen different cookies – and the best of the best of these little sweeties will see their way into Holiday spreads and gift baskets galore.
I know, I know – I said I’m cutting back on the sugar, and I am. But this is the Holiday season we’re talking about, so I’m sacrificing. It’s for purely scientific purposes. And I’m giving them all away, mostly.
I have armed myself with Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar (by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero), which I pre-ordered and then scandalously didn’t actually use until now – apart from keeping it at my bedside table and gawking at the eye candy with a flashlight.
First up, Chocolate chip cookies of course. Whenever I get a new dessert book, I always make the chocolate chip cookies first – it’s my litmus test of vegan baking books. And these are good. Crinkly. Chewy. And the batter tastes like caramel. Win. Plus, being the generous spirits the authors are, you can find the exact same recipe here.
Stay tuned – this month is going to be sweet.
Sweet is good!
I actually caved and ordered my copy on the weekend. I didn’t want to, you know, have more reasons to make cookies, but my sweet tooth got the best of me!
I know what you mean Shel!!
I just recieved my copy of Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World yesterday and it looks fabulous! I bet the cookie one is just as good so im looking forward to watching what you make :)
If you have a chance to stop by, im giving away a cupcake cookbook!
Rose
Thanks for visiting Rose – I’ll be sure to swing by your blog! You’re going to love VCTOTW – it’s great!!
I’m a sucker for cookies–love the premise of your MoFo! And mmm chocolate chip cookies, love!
Thanks for the encouragement Jes!! – I love chocolate chip cookies too :)
What a great them for this MoFo! I love VCIYCJ, but I’ve only made a few of the recipes in it. I look forward this month to seeing how more of them turn out for you!
That’s such a great idea, and I can’t wait to see all the testing! Those cookies look pretty tasty…
Ohhh how I love the cookie book. Look forward to your month of sweets!
can’t wait to read all your posts!
love your pics and recipes!
You’re so sweet! Thank you :)
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That cookie is a thing of beauty! *wiping tear*
Hooray for the good ol’ chocolate chipper! VCIYCJ is such a great book!
Okay, so the worst thing about MoFo for me is definitely the reminder of the fact that people like you aren’t my neighbour. Just know that while somewhere in the world your kitchen is happening, I’m sitting patiently somewhere else, eyes closed, waiting for all the cookies to magically appear in front of me.
Thank you for starting my day with a smile – that’s too cute!
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Yes! I love that cookie recipe!
Ooh, what a wonderful idea! I would love to do something like that but I don’t know that I have the willpower to not eat them all! :) I will be living vicariously through you this month I think, and then I will have plenty of ideas for my own holiday baking. ;)
-K
Yay! Glad you like it :)
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I almost don’t want to eat the cookie. I just want to just look at it.