awesome vegan chocolate chip cookies

OK, I've been dabbling with different vegan chocolate chip cookie recipes and I hit the jackpot with a slight variation on this one.

Ingredients:

• 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup Earth Balance*, softened (although Earth Balance is the best, you may use any other non-dairy butter/margarine)
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup plain applesauce
• 2 cups chocolate chips

I think the real key was my vegan semi-sweet chocolate chips. I got them from the bulk bin at the local co-op, and they were delicious. And I didn't measure them, I just used a whole big scoop of them which I think was more than 2 cups. Lesson learned: don't use crappy chocolate chips! You deserve better!

Anyway, preheat the oven to 375. Then mix the flour, salt, and baking soda in a small bowl. In a bigger bowl, mix everything else except the chips. Then add the flour mix, and finally the chips. Spoon out the dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes-ish.

I am serious, these cookies were awesome and everyone I gave them to flipped out about how awesome they were. They were a little soft and cake-y but also a little crispy. And, again, excellent chocolate content. Mmm.