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!
Lori says
Elana, I made these and they taste delicious but I was wondering do yours flatten after they come out of the oven? Mine were nice and full but once I got them out of the oven they flatten like a pancake….any idea why or how I can keep that from happening? I bought a new box of baking soda……
ShazInNV says
I can get the chocolate-covered espresso beans right in my town, made by a local company, Kimmie Candy in Reno. As it happens I have a bag in my pantry!
Jane says
Hi Elana,
Seeing the picture, it looks really tasty and i will give it a shot. Few months ago i started a cook course and since then i enjoy experimenting new recipes.
Jane
kathi peters says
I need some clarification. Do I use coffee grounds or brewed coffee (liquid)? If it’s grounds, can I use espresso powder?
Maria says
I can’t use any sugar, including agave and honey so does anyone have a good conversion to stevia or swerve sweetener? Thanks :)
Malisa says
Thank you for providing vegan recipes that are so yummy!
Cindy says
HI Elana,
Will it matter if I just have reg. almond flour, or does it have to be blanched?
Thanks, and I love your recipes!
Cindy
sarah jane says
hi!….i was wondering…are these supposed to soften??..mine did after a few hours, and fell apart!!!…what can i do to make them crispier and sturdier?!..
thanks!
sarah jane
Stacey says
For those who are interested in substituting stevia for the agave, I just made this recipe and used four dropper-fuls of vanilla stevia in place of the agave (and added a tablespoon of honey to add a bit more liquid) and baked them. The taste is delicious, however, the texture is very crumbly and fragile, and I would suggest adding one egg to the batter as a binder so it wouldn’t be quite so crumbly. Also, instead of chocolate chips, i used raw cacao nibs for a bit of crunch. Delicious! Thank you, Elana!
Maria says
Some how I missed your comment before I posted asking about stevia LOL. Thanks for your post :)
Rachel says
I just made these for a Hanukah party we’re going to this afternoon. My husband/tester announced after the teeniest taste, “It’s like all my favorite things wrapped up in one.” I fear we will be stopping to buy a dessert on the way to the party because I’m not sure these are going to last that long. Thank you, Elana!