Category Archives: Chocolate-y Cookies
Chocolate Stout ‘cakes
I was perusing the shelves of Whole Foods on a recent shopping trip, searching for ingredients, flavors, and beverages to translate into dessert. I tracked down a bottle of chocolate stout hiding in the corner of the cooler and immediately, a few ideas crossed through my mind. I checked the vegan-friendliness of my finding (Young’s …
Red Wine Truffles, Valentine’s Day Musings, and THE RECIPE
Valentine’s Day was just another normal day for me, but with some truffles that boast the classic combination of chocolate and red wine. After a day of essay writing and poetry about how I’m going to live alone with 17 pets for the rest of my life (it was a homework assignment, I swear!), I …
Coconut Hot Chocolate Fudge [recipe]
Coconut Hot Chocolate Fudge Made with coconut milk and oil, these are vegan, soy free, nut free, and gluten free! Coconut Hot Chocolate Fudge Makes an 8×8-inch tray This fudge is made the traditional way and takes a little more work than your average fudge, but it’s beyond average with its smooth texture and rich …
Candy Canes, Horchata, + seeyounextweek, San Francisco!
True cookie fans don’t stop baking when the holidays are over! Not even in the summer when it’s sweltering hot and turning on the oven may cause you to melt from the heat. Endure! Well, to cap off the craziness of the holiday season, I used up the last of my candy canes in a …
Talk and baking demo, elementary-style! Catering! **Autographed VCC Giveaway!**
I have quite a few things crammed into this post! And they’re all very exciting! #1. A couple weeks ago, I went to my friend’s school to talk to his classes about veganism, baking, my book, and art. They seemed very interested, and thought I was HILARIOUS after accidentally uttering the words “shit” and “titties” …
Vegan Bake Sale: Rocky Road Bars and White Cookies
I had the pleasure of testing out a couple of cookie recipes in advance for Carla Kelly’s upcoming cookbook, Quick and Easy Vegan Bake Sale. After Carla sent me the recipes for her Rocky Road Bars and White Cookies, I got my hands on some Dandies vegan marshmallows and got to work. The rocky road …
Oatmeal Cookies with Blueberries and Dark Chocolate Chunks
This is the basic soft and delicious oatmeal cookie recipe from the book, with the addition of dried blueberries and dark chocolate, chopped up. This cookie is the canvas for many different possibilities for additions, and sweet delicate blueberries are the perfect complement. If you’ve never had the pleasure of trying dried blueberries, I recommend …
Mailing cookies to NYC, Double Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe, The Vegan Girl’s Guide to Life
My editor requested I bake around 100 cookies for a sales conference for the book earlier this week. I, of course, took this as an opportunity to go all out and bake some really fantastic varieties of cookies. I live for 8 hour baking marathons! Hypnosis lollipops. These are the cookies featured on the cover …
Milwaukee’s Vegan Cookies: Beans and Barley, East Side Ovens (again)
Vegan Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies The Milwaukee Vegan Meetup group did lunch today at Beans and Barley, so afterward I shopped around a bit in the grocery section and bakery. This was the only kind of vegan cookie they had today, but it was lovely. I liked that it was soft, chewy, fresh, and chocolatey …
