
Soft Dark Chocolate Crinkle Cookies (Vegan)
So I thought I’d do everything I could to make sure that you’ll be starting off your week the right way. You know, with chocolate!
Some of you may remember when I told you that I’m going to making a wedding cake this weekend. I’d say that I’ve got the whole thing under control and have no worries…..but I don’t wanna lie. Surprisingly though, I’m not as anxious about it as I would have imagined I’d be. Obviously making wedding cake is a big thing and I’m still a little nervous that it could totally crash, burn, and/or melt, but somehow now that it’s getting close to the wedding I’m feeling more prepared than usual. Not sure what that’s all about.
I think part of it was the birthday cake I made over this last weekend. Did you guys see it?
I was in the mood the other day to make something a little less rich and very basic. Sometimes those are my favorite recipes and I’d say time has proven that the simple and easy recipes are always the ones we go back to over and over again.
One of my brothers said that they tasted just like these cake doughnuts he remembered from when he was younger and then my mom said they were one of her new favorite cookies to have around. Yeah, I’m definitely counting these as a winning recipe.
They’re not too sweet or overpowering, just perfectly balanced and soft. Also, if you want you could even add some bitter-sweet chocolate chips to give them that extra yum factor we all love, MMmm! I love how they look all crinkly and each one comes out so unique. These are great for any occasion and definitely a classic I think you’ll be happy to have in your family’s cookie recipe collection.

Soft Dark Chocolate Crinkle Cookies (Vegan)
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 2 tablespoons olive oil or preferred liquid oil
- 1 cup organic sugar
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup applesauce or pumpkin puree
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/3 cups flour
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar for rolling cookies in
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 C). Beat together the sugar, olive oil, applesauce, and coconut oil in a medium mixing bowl until creamed and smooth. Add the salt, soda, vanilla, and cocoa and mix until combined. Stir in the flour 1/2 cup at a time just until the dough comes together.
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Roll the dough into balls, about 1 1/2 tablespoons each, and place them about 2 inches apart on a parchment lined baking tray. Pour the powdered sugar into a shallow bowl or pie pan and roll each one of the balls in it to coat well. Place them back on the tray and bake for 10 -12 minutes, or until the edges start to darken slightly. Remove from oven and cool for a minimum of 5 minutes before taking them off the tray. You can eat them soft and warm or allow them to cool for a while if you like them more solid.


15 Comments
Jessica
I’ll never get tired of your recipes! x
Jessica — NinetyCo
Tori
Thank you so much, Jessica!
Tanya
You sound like me, I’m texting, checking Facebook, and making notes on my food covered laptop keyboard and phone. it’s really gross! Good luck with the wedding cake, I know after seeing these beautiful cookies that you have nothing to worry about!
Tori
Haha, thanks a million Tanya! I’m so glad to know it’s not just me.
heather (delicious not gorgeous)
i definitely think we’re overstimulated! i find social media interesting (and so useful; otherwise i wouldn’t chat my best friend too many times a day, and it would be so much harder to coordinate group projects), but it came to the point where i had to log off of most of my platforms bc it was just too much.
Tori
I totally understand, it can be so overwhelming. Thanks Heather!
Nicole @ Young, Broke and Hungry
I could totally go for three or four of these chocolate cookies right about now!
Tori
Haha, me too! Thank you so much, Nicole!
Jackie {The Beeroness}
This look SO good. Perfect with a big stout
Tori
Thanks Jackie!
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Logan
Hey, you forgot to put the egg(s) in the list of ingredients so idk how many there’s supposed to be
Tori
Hey Logan, so sorry about that. There is 1 egg and thanks for letting me know!
Elena
hallo! Can I use just vegetable oil and not butter at all?
Tori
Hey Elena, you could try it that way but I’m afraid the oil alone would make the dough too soft to scoop and you’d end up with very flat cookies. Maybe you could do just the oil and compensate with some extra flour but your final cookie won’t be the same texture as if you use butter. I hope that’s helpful and thanks for reading!