What to do with Cacao Nibs? Part 6 Vegan Cookie

Vegan Dark Chocolate Cookie by ChocolateSpiel

If I could, I would eat cookies all day long, but the little responsible voice in my head (I picture the voice as a little chicken 🐥) says clearly no to that plan.

But once in a while I go for it and make cookies. Of course with chocolate! I'm using nibs to make my cookies more crunchy and to achieve a richer, deeper chocolate flavor.

This is a vegan recipe for very fudgy, chocolaty cookies. Best on a Sunday morning with a cup of milk, lying cozy on the couch.

What you need to make my cookies:

  • 1 cup or 120g almond meal

  • 1/2 cup or 100g melted dark chocolate

  • 1/4 cup or 45g walnuts (or any nuts of your choice)

  • 1 teaspoon baking powder

  • 1 teaspoon salt

  • 1/3 cup or 60g coconut sugar

  • 4 large dates

  • water to soak dates

  • 1/3 cup or 60g aquafaba (liquid part in a chickpea can)

  • 3 tablespoons melted coconut oil

  • 1/8 cup or 25g nibs

How to make cookies:

  1. Soak dates in water for 20 minutes

  2. Melt dark chocolate

  3. Drain dates and mix them with a blender

  4. Add chocolate to almond meal, walnuts, nibs, baking powder, mixed dates, salt and coconut sugar

  5. Mix well

  6. In a separate bowl, beat aquafaba till a fluffy foam develops

  7. Melt coconut oil and add to fluffy aquafaba

  8. Combine both carefully

  9. Pour aquafaba-coconut oil mix to chocolate dough

  10. Mix very well

  11. Scoop dough onto parchment paper lined baking dish

  12. Sprinkle nibs on top

  13. Bake for 20 minutes at 350F/180C

Angela Pfleiderer