Updated March 26, 2019
Last week I shared our “go to” Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe. They are perfect in my opinion. So why bother with another pumpkin cookie recipe? Because there is ALWAYS more room for cookies! I took my regular Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe and played with it to create a Healthy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe that is also vegan. Don’t let the words healthy and vegan scare you because these cookies are delish!
So how did I create a healthy pumpkin cookie? I waved my magic wand and they just appeared. Ha! I wish! I made a few recipe substitutions. I used whole wheat flour instead of all-purpose flour and coconut oil instead of butter. The cookies don’t taste like coconut. They are very pumpkiny! If you need the cookies to be gluten-free, I am sure you could use your favorite gluten-free flour mix. I omitted the eggs to make the cookies vegan. The pumpkin binds the dough together and keeps the cookies plenty moist.
The cookies do have sugar and some chocolate chips, but I am ok with that. If you want to leave out the chocolate chips for a plain pumpkin cookie, I think they would still be tasty. I used vegan chocolate chips (I buy them at Whole Foods). If you don’t need the cookies to be vegan, you can use regular chocolate chips. I was actually surprised by how much I loved these Healthy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies. They aren’t just good, they are GREAT! They give our classic Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe a run for their money! I am going to be making these cookies a lot during the fall months. I always love having a healthy cookie option around! If you are looking for other healthy cookie recipes, here are a few of my favorites:
Healthy No-Bake Cookies {Vegan & Gluten-Free} Vegan Chocolate Avocado Cookies Zucchini Applesauce Oatmeal Cookies Gluten-Free Vegan Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Happy Baking!
Healthy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies {Vegan}
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