Vegan Cookie Bars! – Jane’s Patisserie

Deliciously straightforward vegan cookie bars with a chocolate base, chocolate chunks and a sprinkle of sea salt – perfection

As it’s January, I assumed it was excessive time I posted one other vegan recipe, and these beauties are a ten/10. They’re tremendous easy to make, and based mostly on my tremendous widespread vegan cookie recipe. I like them anyway, however they’re chocolatey, with an additional (elective…) sprinkle of sea salt on prime.

Vegan bakes

I’ll admit that I haven’t posted too many vegan recipes in my time, however that’s purely for the truth that I actually am not vegan. I simply overlook, after which it will get delayed and I do know that isn’t truthful, as a result of vegan bakes are scrumptious.

I’ve posted a scrumptious vegan biscoff cake, vegan vanilla cupcakes, vegan brownies and even a vegan vanilla cheesecake and they’re at all times widespread for these of you who want or wish to make one thing vegan. Alot of the time with most bakes it may be easy swaps to make a recipe vegan, particularly with a cookie based mostly bake.   

Vegan cookies

My vegan cookie recipe has been tremendous widespread since I posted it, and thats as a result of I attempted to make the recipe and finish outcome as much like my different cookie recipes as I might. I needed to simplify the recipe, as I do suppose generally options for free-from might be over difficult with the substances it’s worthwhile to purchase. 

My vegan chocolate chip cookies are related of their nature to the recipes for my nyc chocolate chip cookies, and even my white chocolate and raspberry cookies as a result of as I at all times say, when you discover a technique that works, why change it?! 

Ingredient swaps

The primary swaps for me with regards to a fundamental cookie like this, is the butter, the egg, the cocoa powder, and the chocolate chips. The opposite substances ought to naturally be vegan (the flour, the sugar, the elevating brokers), however clearly it’s price double checking. I are inclined to strive and ensure my retailer cabinet substances can go well with as many diets as doable for ease

I take advantage of a vegan butter instead of a dairy butter (I just like the flora plant block essentially the most on the time of posting), the cocoa powder I purchase is of course vegan as I take advantage of a powerful chocolatey one at 100%. The chocolate chips are simpler to seek out as of late, as vegan chocolate is turning into increasingly more widespread, and I’m not mad about it. I take advantage of the galaxy vegan chocolate, and the nomo chocolate. 

The egg is the half that I suppose is essentially the most essential to swap out as you need the identical texture and flavour for the cookie dough and baked cookie, that an egg would usually deliver. I discover swapping the egg for a vegan milk (I take advantage of almond, however oat can be good) works finest for the baking course of, and finish outcome. 

Cookie dough 

Just like most of my recipes, this cookie dough is scrumptious:

• Butter – As talked about above, I take advantage of the flora plant block in the meanwhile for a vegan butter as I discover it essentially the most stable
• Sugar – I like utilizing gentle brown smooth sugar as a result of the flavour is scrumptious in cookies 
• Flavour – I at all times add a little bit vanilla to my bakes however that is elective
• Flour – plain flour is essential as you don’t need the elevating agent added in from self elevating 
• Chocolate – ensure the cocoa powder and the chocolate chips/chunks you combine by are vegan
• Elevating brokers – I at all times add a little bit bicarbonate of soda for cookies for the most effective texture
• Salt – I take advantage of sea salt as a result of it’s scrumptious, however it’s elective for inside and as soon as baked 
• Milk – as talked about I want to make use of almond milk in baking, however oat milk or soya work properly. 

Altering issues up – free-from swaps

The beauty of a recipe like this, is that you could additionally convert it again to not being vegan, or you can also make it purely dairy free, and even simply egg free.

• The recipe can be gluten free, with a easy change to gluten free plain flour, 1/4 tsp of xanthan gum if the flour doesn’t already include it (Ensuring that every one different substances are additionally gluten free (the cocoa powder)). 
• If you wish to make these dairy free however you may nonetheless eat egg, use one medium egg instead of the dairy free milk. 
• If you wish to make these egg free, use dairy butter and full-fat milk instead of the dairy free milk. You’ll be able to then additionally use any cocoa powder or chocolate chips 

Suggestions & Tips 

• These vegan cookie bars will final for 4-5+ days simply as soon as baked, at room temperature
• You’ll be able to freeze the cookie bars for 3+ months 
• You may make them not chocolate based mostly by eradicating the cocoa powder and utilizing 300g plain flour in whole
• I used a mix of galaxy vegan choc, nomo choc, and grocery store personal free-from chocolate 
• I used this 9″ sq. tin on this recipe

• 125 g vegan unsalted butter
• 175 g gentle brown smooth sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 250 g plain flour
• 35 g cocoa powder
• 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1/2 tsp sea salt (plus further for prime)
• 300 g vegan chocolate chips/chunks
• 75 g vegan milk (I used almond)

• Preheat the oven to 180ºc/160ºc fan and line a 9×9” sq. tin with parchment paper

• Add the vegan butter, sugar and vanilla to a bowl and beat till creamy

• Add within the plain flour, cocoa powder, bicarbonate of soda, and salt and beat till mixed.

• Step by step add within the vegan milk till the cookie dough is shaped.

• Add within the vegan chocolate and blend till distributed properly

• Tip the cookie dough into the lined tin, and press down evenly 

• Bake the cookie bars within the oven for 20-22 minutes. As soon as baked, go away them to chill within the tin

• These vegan cookie bars will final for 4-5+ days simply as soon as baked, at room temperature
• You’ll be able to freeze the cookie bars for 3+ months 
• You may make them not chocolate based mostly by eradicating the cocoa powder and utilizing 300g plain flour in whole
• I used a mix of galaxy vegan choc, nomo choc, and grocery store personal free-from chocolate 
• I used this 9″ sq. tin on this recipe

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