AMAZING COOKIES!!! Chocolate, Toasted Walnut & Fig

These are the perfect cookie, vegan or otherwise. Elevate your chocolate chip cookie game with this recipe friends!!! Vegan chocolate chips, toasted walnuts and dried figs are a delicious combination and make for an irresistible cookie treat.  I made a batch on my weekend and brought them to work. It was definitely good because I would have eaten all of them in a very short time. Really though, sharing with my coworkers is fun, and I enjoy getting feedback from them. (All of whom are omnivores by the way, except for two younger part time employees, sisters, who are actually vegan. If you could understand the small town I live in, that's impressive.) Anyway, everyone LOVED these cookies so I am confident you will too. You don't want to miss this recipe!!!  Feel free to mix up the chocolate, fruit & nut combinations. Keep it all chocolate if you prefer....you do you. How about white chocolate macadamia nut???? I want that. 

RECIPE: VEGAN CHOCOLATE CHIP, TOASTED WALNUT & FIG COOKIES

Recipe Yield: about 20 delicious cookies

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup vegan butter
• 3/4 cup brown sugar (I use wholesome organic brown & white sugar)
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 flax eggs (2 tbsp ground flax seed mixed with 6 tbsp water. let sit 10 minutes)
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 cup toasted chopped walnuts
• 1 cup vegan chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup chopped dried figs
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3/4 tsp baking soda

Method:

1. In a large bowl, cream together vegan butter and sugars until light and fluffy. 
2. Mix in flax eggs and vanilla
3. In a small bowl combine figs and flour, mix around to coat figs. 
4. Add fig/flour mixture to bowl along with salt & baking soda.
5. Mix wet and dry until just combined
6. Use an ice cream scoop to portion balls of dough onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Flatten cookies down with palm of your hand. 
7. Bake in a 350° F oven for about 12 minutes, or until edges are golden. (you want crisp cookie exterior, soft interior)