12/03/2026
Chocolate lovers, this one’s for you 🍪
This month’s recipe is a delicious vegan cookie from Meera Sodha — easy to make and impossible to resist.
Gooey or crunchy? We tried both (purely for research!).
Ingredients:
• 200g plain flour
• ¾ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
• ½ tsp sea salt, crumbled
• 150g golden caster sugar
• 125g 70% dark chocolate
• 85ml sunflower oil
• 2 tsp vanilla extractt
Method
Preheat the oven to 190˚C / 170˚C fan / 390˚F / gas 6 and line two large baking trays with baking paper.
Put the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, salt and sugar into a large bowl and mix well. Add the chocolate chunks and stir to combine.
In a small bowl, briskly whisk together the oil,
vanilla extract and four tablespoons of water until emulsified. Pour the liquid into the dry
ingredients and stir vigorously with a wooden spoon until the mixture comes together into a soft batter. Chill in the fridge for at least 30 mins.
Using a small scoop - such as a tablespoon -spoon the dough onto the prepared trays, spacing the rounds about 10cm apart as they will spread during baking. (Alternatively, roll the dough into balls roughly the size of ping-pong balls, about 40g each.)
Bake for 12 minutes, or until the cookies have crisp, golden edges and are just set in the centre. Leave to cool completely on the trays.
If you can’t wait, the chocolate will be irresistibly gooey. If you do wait, they’ll be perfectly crunchy.
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