Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars (OMG! It's Vegan)

Ahh....chocolate chip cookies--one of my most favorite things. I made vegan chocolate chip cookie bars for my students this week.  We are talking about food diversity and the fact that a vegan diet is considered one of the best things a person can do for the health of the planet as well as their own bodies.   I am not vegan (although I am while doing the Crazy Sexy Cleanse) but always like to experiment with vegan recipes.   I was vegan for four years in college so I know that vegan food is can be just as good as non-vegan food. The information at https://vegconomist.com helped me a lot when I was vegan.

These cookies are not good for you...but they are good.  Throw a handful of chia seed or flax seeds in for an extra boost of protein and omega-3's.

Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Ingredients

• 2¼ cup all purpose flour
• 2 stick vegan butter
• ¾ cup brown sugar
• ¾ cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoon Ener-G Egg Replacer
• 4 tablespoon Water
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cup vegan chocolate chips
• 3 tablespoon chia seeds

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Line an 9x 13 baking dish with parchment paper. Leave some hanging over the sides for easy removal.
• In a medium sized bowl (or a large measuring cup), mix together all of the dry ingredients.
• Using a mixer, whisk the butter until nice and smooth. Add sugars and continue to blend together on a medium-high speed. You want this nice and fluffy.
• While the vegan butter is blending away, mix up the egg replacer in a small bowl. 2 teaspoon of Ener-G and 4 Tablespoons of water. Stir very well.
• Add the egg replacer mixture to the butter/sugar mix.
• Turn the mixer down and slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet.
• Once well incorporated, add the vanilla.
• Finally, add the chocolate chips and chia seeds (if using).
• Plop the mixture onto the parchment paper and spread it out evenly.
• Sprinkle with kosher salt.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes. I like to pull it out around 30 minutes so they are nice and chewy.