Best ever vegan chocolate chip cookies

Ingredients

2 1/4 cup unsifted all purpose flour
1 cup softened (not melted) non-hydrogenated, vegan margarine or coconut oil
1 c organic sugar or 3/4 agave
2/3 cup applesauce
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1-2 teaspoon vanilla extract
9 oz. of vegan chocolate chips
1 c cashews or other nut opt.

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375. In a small bowl mix together flour, baking soda, and salt. In a large Cream together brown sugar, sugar, vanilla and margarine until it has a still chunky but somewhat smooth texture. Slowly add flour mixture in and mix until smooth and thick. Mix in chocolate chips and nuts. Bake cookies on a cookie sheet for 10 minutes or when they are soft enough but solid enough to eat.


Serves: 25 decent sized cookies

Preparation time: 30 min. - 1 hr.
modified from veg webs recipe for grandma anarchy cookies

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1.Contadino Pinot Grigio, 2007. We picked this up at Trader Joe's for $5. It isn't bad, very mellow with a papaya(or was it mango)afterglow. Would be ideal for a hot day.
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