Vegan Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

Delicious, melt-in-your-mouth chocolate chip cookies.

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup coconut oil
• 0.5 cup brown sugar
• 0.3333333333333333 cup white sugar
• 0.5 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 ¼ cups gluten-free all-purpose baking flour (such as Pillsbury®)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 cup chocolate chips (such as Enjoy Life®)

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. Beat coconut oil, brown sugar, and white sugar until creamy and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add applesauce and vanilla extract; mix well. Add flour, baking soda, and salt; mix until well combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
3. Drop spoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheets.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until bottoms are brown and tops look a little undercooked, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely, about 10 minutes more.