Kids Kitchen: Tofu Chocolate Chip Cookies

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I don’t clean the house anymore when we have guests coming over. There’s nothing worse than walking into someone’s immaculate house, knowing that your house is a complete and total disaster.

It’s my way of showing solidarity. Obviously.

But one way that I do like to prepare for guests is to make fresh baked goods to enjoy with a cup of coffee or tea, as the kids enjoy themselves.

Recently, I was presented with a bit of a challenge when a vegan friend came over during a particularly hectic week and I didn’t have a chance to really experiment or even run out for a vegan dessert.

Luckily, these tofu chocolate chip cookies came out perfect the first time — and bonus, the kids had no idea!

Tofu Chocolate Chip Cookies - a decadent, crunchy-chewy and vegan chocolate chip cookie that you won't believe has no butter, eggs, or milk!

Because the base of these cookies is mostly tofu, they are protein-packed. I usually go with an organic tofu based on the farming practices of conventionally-grown soybeans, but I do find that the organic tofu spoils faster. Do what works for you and your budget.

I didn’t stray too far from a traditional chocolate chip cookie recipe or flavour profile, and as a result these cookies just taste like a chewier version of my brown butter chocolate chip cookies recipe.

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These cookies are not overly sweet thanks to relying on molasses and cinnamon to help bring a natural sweetness to compliment the brown sugar. The Ghiradelli semisweet chocolate chips were chosen mostly because they are vegan, but it also helps balance the cookie’s sweetness. (And I almost exclusively use Ghiradelli chocolate chips in my baking.)

The coconut oil can be solid or melted, as long as it is cool. I keep one jar up high in a kitchen cupboard and one jar in a low cupboard so that I have both solid and liquid states available depending on my recipe. (We go through a lot of coconut oil in this house!)

You can alternatively use a vegan butter substitute in place of the coconut oil. I’ve used and like Earth Balance.

tofu-cooling

Remove these cookies from the oven once they reach a slightly golden colour but still seem a bit doughy in the center. Let them rest on your lined baking sheet for a moment, before transferring them to a cooling rack.

The coconut oil and brown sugar combine to create that beautiful golden exterior that gives a satisfying crunch as you bite into these melt-in-your-mouth tofu chocolate chip cookies, giving way to a soft and chewy interior.

I was really shocked at how good these cookies tasted, and how much the kids loved them! While the amount of brown sugar stops me from calling them a “healthy cookie,” these tofu chocolate chip cookies are definitely a bit healthier than a standard chocolate chip cookie.

Tofu Chocolate Chip Cookies - a decadent, crunchy-chewy and vegan chocolate chip cookie that you won't believe has no butter, eggs, or milk!

 

 

Kids Kitchen: Tofu Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour (I used unbleached all purpose flour)
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup coconut oil (or vegan butter such as Earth Balance)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup silken tofu OR soft tofu

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375F.
  2. Stir flour, baking soda, and salt together and set aside.
  3. Blend tofu in a blender, food processor, or with a mixer until smooth and light.
  4. In a separate bowl, whip coconut oil and brown sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Whip in the tofu, and then slowly add the flour mixture.
  5. Add the chocolate chips to your level of preference and stir with a spoon or spatula.
  6. Portion out with a cookie scoop onto a prepared baking sheet.
  7. Bake 10 minutes until cookies flatted out and seem set. They will seem semi-uncooked in the center, but will set up as they cool on a cooling rack.

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Tofu chocolate chip cookies - a delicious vegan cookie perfect for kids or discerning guests. Packed with protein, these vegan chocolate chip cookies taste like the real deal!

 

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12 Comments

  1. I am a San Francisco girl, so I always choose Ghirardelli when I have the chance. I have never baked with tofu, but I need to find ways to up my protein so I will have to give these a try.

  2. How much molasses and cinnamon do you add? You mention both in the article, but neither are listed in the ingredients on the recipe card. Thanks!

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