Vegan Oatmeal Strawberry Chocolate Chip Cookies

By sz8jm9

Vicki Brett-Gach - annarbor.com
(adapted from The Kind Diet, by Alicia Silverstone)
Just a quick note about dried strawberries. They are not quite as common as other dried fruits, but can usually be found at both Trader Joe's and Whole Foods.

If you are new to vegan baking, you may not realize that many (even most) supermarket chocolate chips declare milk products in the ingredient list. Happily, both Ghirardelli and Trader Joes make semi-sweet chocolate chips without dairy! But always read the label to be sure.

Ingredients

• 1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
• 3/4 cup white whole wheat flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (scant)
• 1/3 cup maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons soymilk
• 3 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon molasses
• 1/4 cup chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup dried strawberries, diced

Details

Servings 15
Adapted from annarbor.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.

Whisk together the oats, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. In a medium-size bowl, mix together maple syrup, soymilk, oil, vanilla, and molasses. Combine the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Add the chocolate chips and dried strawberries, and incorporate well.

Scoop heaping 2 or 2 1/2 tablespoon-size balls of cookie dough onto parchment paper, leaving room for cookies to spread during baking. Flatten tops slightly.

Bake for approximately 10 to 12 minutes, or until golden. Transfer to baking rack to cool completely.

Makes approximately 15 (three-inch) cookies.