Recently, I created a flickr group so that all of you can share photos of recipes that you make from elanaspantry.com. I know that some of you enjoy uploading photos to the comments section and I love seeing your shots of my concoctions. So please, feel free to upload your pictures to the elana’s pantry flickr group. Can’t wait to see ’em!
The vegan cookies above are pictured with my cashew milk and were quite a lot of fun to make. Even more fun to eat. Here’s my story.
I like to cook. Let’s face it, I’m cooking all the time. It’s an outlet for me. Kinda like painting a wall. I find the repetitive nature of baking especially soothing. Combine the dry ingredients, mix into the wet, bake, cool, etc. For me, it’s pretty much the same every time.
I’m not always focused on the outcome of my baking adventures, though I am usually satisfied. Generally speaking though, it’s not often that I get pumped up about a dish I make and become emphatic.
Today however, is altogether different. These cookies taste so good that I cannot stop eating them –they’re slightly addictive, so watch out!
Double Chocolate Mocha Cookies
Ingredients
- 2¼ cups blanched almond flour (not almond meal)
- ¼ cup cacao powder
- 2 tablespoons organic decaf coffee beans, espresso grind
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon celtic sea salt
- ½ cup grapeseed oil or palm shortening
- ½ cup agave nectar or honey
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine almond flour, cacao powder, ground coffee beans, baking soda and salt
- In a small bowl, stir together grapeseed oil, agave and vanilla
- Stir wet ingredients into dry and then mix in chocolate drops (or chunks)
- Drop dough by heaping tablespoonfuls onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet
- Bake at 350°F for 7-8 minutes
- Cool and serve
These cookies are based on a recipe by my favorite food blogger, Heidi of 101Cookbooks. Her recipe is called “Triple Chocolate Espresso Bean Cookies” and has candy coated espresso beans in it which sounds absolutely amazing!
I find her blog to be a constant source of inspiration. Further, in this recipe, I really like her use of ground coffee in the cookies.
Yes, this recipe uses plain old ground coffee in it!
Christine says
Elana, you need to highlight these cookies! My goodness, they are so good! My husband declared them the best cookies I have ever made. I have been baking your cookie recipes for years, and for some reason I never saw them. The great thing about the recipe is it substitute friendly. I used a half cup of butter, and they turned out great. These cookies definitely will be making an appearance at our Christmas!
Elana says
Christine! thanks for letting me know your husband declared these the best cookies you’ve ever made :-)
Claire says
Can I use instant espresso ? And about how much ? Thanks, these look wonderful
Elana says
Claire, I haven’t tried that so not sure :-)
Michaeleen says
Can we substitute brown rice flour for the almond flour?
Elana says
Michaeleen, thanks for your comment! I gave up rice and all other grains in 2001, have not used them since. If you experiment with the recipe I hope you’ll let us know if it works :-)
Jeannette Turriciano says
These cookies are AMAZING!!! The Vegan cookies I can finally eat! My nephew’s girlfriend made them for me and I ate almost all 24!!!! Great with my rocket fuel coffee in the morning and a light bedtime snack….unfortunately they didn’t last too long! It’s on my list to make.
Elana says
Jeannette, I’m so happy to hear these cookies are AMAZING!
Carol says
I have heard that Agave is hard to digest! Many folks saw to stay away from it!
Shaz says
After looking at the original recipe I started making these with a mix of Kimmie Candy’s Xpresso Rocks (chunks) and Xpresso Beans (chocolate-covered espresso beans) and they are so good! The baking changes the texture of the espresso beans to a light crunch and the “rocks” hold their shape like chocolate chips would.
Carol Cheshire Hamel says
I asked a seventeen old what he wanted me to bake for him for his birthday. Chocolate, he replied.And this was the recipe I used. So, so, good. Other people want to taste them too. Looks like I will have to make a few more batches of cookies. A true chocolate treat.
Nancy Biegel says
These are amazing. I’ve made them three times. This last time I forgot to include the chocolate chips and they were still addictive. I also swapped out the grapeseed oil for melted coconut oil, because that’s all I had. I couldn’t taste any coconut and the cookies were still incredible. Oh, and I used 1/2 almond meal and 1/2 almond flour, again because that’s all I had. A tad salty, but that’s practically a plus. Very forgiving recipe in my opinion!
Tia says
I made these using carob in place of both the cocoa and coffee (1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons) and eliminated the chocolate chunks. I’m on an elimination diet and can’t have chocolate or coffee among many other things. They were incredible! This is the first recipe I’ve baked on this diet that’s actually tasted good – and I’ve tried many. Thanks so much for providing recipes for all types of diets. You’re a lifesaver!!