Almond Brownie Cookies
41 min
Dessert
Make-ahead
10 ingredients or less
Pantry-ready
cookies
Total
41 minPrep
10 minCook
16 minRest
15 minContains
tree nut
gluten
Free from
soy
peanut
sesame
Ingredients
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2 Tbsp (14 g)ground flaxseeds
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¼ cup (60 mL)water
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½ cup (90 g)brown sugar, lightly packed, lightly packed
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⅓ cup (46 g)roasted unsalted almonds, coarsely chopped
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1 cup (138 g)all-purpose flour†
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½ tspbaking powder
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½ tspsalt
Optional garnish
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flaked sea salt
Directions
- In a small bowl, mix together the flaxseeds and water. Set aside.
- Fill a saucepan halfway with water and bring to a boil. Place a large heat-safe bowl on top of the saucepan. Add the chocolate and coconut oil, mixing until it's all melted.
- Then add the brown sugar and mix well. Remove the bowl from the saucepan. Be careful as the bowl will be hot.
- To the same bowl, add the flaxseed mixture, almonds, and vanilla. Stir to combine.
- Place a sieve over the bowl, and sift in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir until just combined, careful not to over-mix. Let the dough rest at room temperature for 15 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C) and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- Scoop up about 1½ Tbsp fo the dough and roll into little balls with your hands. The cookies don't spread much on their own, so place them on the baking tray and gently press the dough down to create little disks about 1 cm thick. Leave about 5 cm between each cookie on the tray.
- To decorate, gently press a couple of small pieces of chopped chocolate and chopped almonds to the top of each cookie before baking in the oven for 10 - 11 minutes.
- When the cookies are removed from the oven, sprinkle with some sea salt, if desired. Let cool on the baking tray for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Enjoy!
Notes
- †Tip: best to choose a chocolate that's tasty enough that you'd enjoy eating it on its own. Chocolate is one of the main ingredients in this recipe, so the taste of the final cookies depends largely on the taste of the chocolate used.
- †Refined coconut oil is coconut oil that doesn't smell or taste like coconuts. If you prefer a distinct coconut taste, use unrefined coconut oil instead.
- †We've also made this recipe using 1¼ cup (156 g) flour, which yields a more firm, cake-like cookie rather than a soft and brownie-like cookie. Both taste delicious, so you can use whichever measurement you prefer.
Storage
- Store in an airtight container on the counter for up to 3 days.
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Discussion & Rating
These are SERIOUSLY good and easy to make! I love baking vegan goodies (yay no upset tummy) and PUL gets it right every dang time 👏🏽👏🏽
I confess, these cookies have become a classic in my house! Love them 😍 It's simple, I've thrown out all my other cookie recipes! And they are a hit every time!
Greetings from Belgium and thanks for making being vegan so easy!
So easy to make! All of my family and friends love them! I've made them many times now ♡
Everyone is crazy for them! Super easy to make, you can't go wrong. They work with simple vegan butter too. Amazing :)
Hey if you are debating if you should use this recipe the answer is you absoloutly should. its the best cookie recipe EVER !!! ive become famous thanks to it, a ton of people ask me to bake these all the time
Hi :) These cookies are amazing! I was wondering if it’s possible to make a large batch and freeze the dough so I can bake it later? Thank you!
Easy to make, delicious taste! Perfect for sharing and making jaws drop :) Also done them with rice/corn flour mix.
All your recipes are amazing and not a single one (of the ones I tried) has ever disappointed me or my co-eaters.
These are perfect! I made them with gluten free flour and they came out great. Yum!
Hi Sadia, could I replace the flaxseed with chia seed?
Hey, Sadia and PUL! I tried this recipe today, turned out to be heavenly.
Thank you for creating and blessing your viewers with such a fantastic recipe.
One question though, is it travel-friendly? Also, can it be stored in a refrigerator?
Best self made chocolate cookies!
I have made these soooo many times I've never encountered a cookie recipe that tastes more chocolaty and real
So easy and super delicious. Thank you for the recipe 😘
Hi Sadia,
I love your recipes. Can these cookies be made with almond flour or GF flour?
Recently made the cookies, absolutely loved it!
puedo usar aceite de girasol en lugar de coco ? gracias
I made this recipe several times, and every time I love it even more! It doesn’t even stay two full nights in our house because my family love it so much they eat it all. None of us are even vegan, but we are obsessed with this recipe.
Amazing recipe! I make these cookies time and time again and it's always a hit :)
These are my go-to cookies, everyone who tries these love them and they never last long at all! It's simple to make these and the result is chocolate cookie heaven! I highly recommend making these!
Best brookie!!! So gooey and rich. You guys nailed it!
It was AMAZING !!!!!! :)
Hello sadia,
Can i use this recipe without the sugar? And what can i do instead? Im nog a sugar lover so i want to try this without the sugar. But i want it to know if it will work before i get me hands dirty hihi.
Happy to hear from you,
Love Hakima
I love all your recipes! I'd like to make you recipe and I have a question... Can I substitute the flax's egg, with 1 regular egg?
Had the intention of making these the first time I saw the video and never got around to it until today.
Well worth the wait- amazing texture and flavour!
These cookies are so good!! Love that you wouldn't know they're vegan too! Super tasty! Thanks for a great recipe!
So delicious and easy to make. Thank you for this incredible recipe Sadia♡
<3 Ah! I’m in love with these cookies. I have substituted and made in different ways every year. But as of today I finally made a keto vegan version and I have to say I was extremely impressed. I made about 30 cookies that I took to my nursing class this evening. Everyone loved them and I even used Cocoa. Thank you so very much for deliciousness! :)
Easy and a crowd pleaser!
Really nice cookies and easy to make! Next time I will just reduce a bit the amount of sugar for my own taste. Thank you!
These cookies look amazing! I really want to try them out but I was wondering can I substitute the flax egg?
Thank youuu! I love your work PUL!
Hi
I made this cookies again for Christmas. ☺️ But I just read that you should store it only for 3 days. Is there away to keep them longer fresh?
I used half a cup of almond flour, and half a cup of regular flour- they were less fudgey and less soft but still really tasty! I thought they would probably fall apart if I used only almond flour. I would definitely make them again, so chocolately and I couldn't get enough!
I couldn't stop eating these...they were oh soo good.. Thankyou for the recipe sadia! Lots of love ❤️
Could you prepare the chocolate balls ahead of time and store them in the fridge for a couple of days? Taking them out when you want to bake them?
I made these the first time w/ regular flour and they were amazing! My husband, who is not a big sweets eater, ate three immediately. I had to keep them away so they'd last at the party the next night. They are a great flavor, not too sweet, satisfying, rich and delicious.
I recently tried them with bob's red mill 1 to 1 glutten free flour for a neighbor w/ celiacs. They came out amazingly! You *almost* couldn't tell it was GF. The texture was virtually the same, and they held their shape really well. There was a tiny bit of gf flour aftertaste, but that's hard to avoid when using gf flours. Worth a try if you are gf!
Honestly, these are absolutely delicious!! Not overly sweet, very chocolatey, gooey in the middle. Great recipe!
Have already made this recipe a couple of times, and would definitely be making it again! The important thing, as Sadia mentions in the video, is to use a chocolate that you enjoy the taste of as is - it makes a big difference to how the cookies turn out. I also gifted a batch of these to my cousins, and they appreciated these cookies too! Thanks for this lovely recipe!
I've made these cookies 4 times, and they're absolute ooey-gooey deliciousness! This is one of my favourite cookie recipes, and I keep coming back to it! They're the perfect treat, and they aren't overly-sweet like many cookies tend to be.
Could this recipe be used as a normal choc chip recipe by just adding the chocolate chopped up into the batter instead of melted?? ❤️
LOVE these cookies! to me, they're the perfect cookie. I'm not usually a fan of very chocolaty cookies but these are just amazing. I would say too much salt, but that's easily fixed :)
Love this cookie. I always end up overbaking (~16 mins) because at 11minutes it looks barely ready. However, I read in another similar brownie cookie blog that it's supposed to come out soft and hardens as it cools. Will try that next time.
These cookies are delicious, I love to make them as gifts for friends and everyone raves about them! I sub roasted pumpkin seeds for those that can't eat nuts. Like most vegan cookies, they are a bit crumbly, but that doesn't matter because it's all about the taste!
The cookies are delicious! However, they spread quite a bit even though I distanced them. I’ve made another cookie recipe from PUL and those spread as well. I can’t for the life of me think of what I’m doing wrong. However, since they are so tasty, next time I’ll just put the cookie mixture into a baking dish and make cookie bars :)
Oh my!!! These are absolutely amazing! They taste like brownies but with a nice chewy crunch like the outside rim of the brownie pan. Everyone who tasted these wanted more!
Rich, decadent and a real indulgence....I need to make these again soon!
Really delicious and easy to make!
I used sliced almonds, so it was even easier to make :)
These tasted heavenly! The best chocolate cookies I have eaten! Thank you for all these wonderful recipes dear Sadia and the whole pickuplimes team. ♥
The cookies turned out great even though I forgot to add the flax egg :P the chocolate solidified cuz I was too slow, I tried to heat it back up on the double boiler, but it didn't really work because I had already added the flour. I kept heating it, and all was fine after I added about 4 tablespoons of soy milk. Many thanks for the recipe :O)
These cookies simply taste amazing! I made them several times and everyone loved them! This is my go-to cookie recipe, even though I am not vegan (yet)
Hello, this cookie recipe sounds yum! One question though, can these be made oil-free? What could I substitute instead of the oil?
Hello! I love all your recipes, and PUL has been so helpful to me because I am a new vegan! My family are not a big fans of nuts in their treats so could I leave them out or substitute them for vegan chocolate chips?
Thanks xx
I made these a couple times now as house-warming gifts and the recipients always said that they were the best cookies they've ever had. They never last long as they are so addictively delicious :) I highly recommend everyone to make them asap!
Wow. Just made these and they are delicious. We are sitting here enjoying them with a hot cup of coffee.
I did have to make a couple of subs. The only chocolate I had were some sugar free dark chocolate chips, so I used those. Also, I only had walnuts.
These are so delicious! This one is print worthy! It’ll be added to my favorites list!
These are an absolut treat !
😍😍😍
Une de mes recettes favorites ! Je ne compte plus le nombre de fois que je l'ai réalisé ^^
La texture fondante avec le croquant des amandes est une merveille
These were sooo good i literally couldn't stop eating them 😭❤️
I will definitely make these again! They taste super rich. Everybody that tasted them was an immediate fan.
These have become my go-to cookie recipe. DELCIOUS and a big hit with my family.
I made these several times and they are amazing!!! Everyone loved them and no one could tell they were vegan😜
Hello Sadia! Love your videos and your personality!
I was wondering if is it ok to use almond flour in this recipe? :)
Thanks a lot!
just noticed when watching the ChocBrownie cookie video again, it differs from the ingredients list, it says 1&1/4cups flour but the video demos 1cup........🤔😍
Instead of all purpose flour, I baked these cookies with rolled oats flour and they turned out to be pretty awesome and crunchy.
Cookies taste yum. Thanks for the recipe. Really deserves 5stars :)
just finished baking these - waweeee, sooooooo deeeeelishhhhh
These cookies were awesome! You know they're great when you can't wait to make another batch, to make double that time, and to give em to all your family and friends! And they were great even though I didn't have the total amount of chocolate, and I swapped a flax egg for a chia egg, and because I didn't have so much chocolate I added cocoa powder to the flour. Yum yum yum!
Hello,
Could I substitute the flour with some healthy options like oat flour?
Thank you.
My cookies come out too hard, I'm probably doing something wrong with the oven as I could never bake biscuits, but the taste is good for who knows how to bake 😄!
The cookies are absolutely delicious! I was wondering is it possible to substitute the sugar with something healthier or completely even avoid it?
Okay, these are great! I added in some peanut caramel chocolate because I had to use it up and some cashew better for another layed of flavor and they came out great. I baked them in 2 batches and noticed a big difference. The first one I baked for a little too long and they turned out more crunchy, great to dip in milk or tea. The second I baked less and it came out really chewy which I love. Also sprinkled some coarse salt on top of the chewy ones and it made them even more delicious. Thank you for the recipe x
This Brownie/cookie is amazing ! But i do a mistake, I have used a chia flour instead of ground flax seeds. So the cookie rised not. I don't understand all this instructions I am a french student. But thank's for the receape, next week I will make again this cookie receape. Even if it take a strange texture it's so good !
I've baked these 3 times this week! To eet and to give : they ask for the recipe! Yes, they are so perfect!!!
Just baked these tonight and holy smokes they were amazing!!! Thanks for the awesome recipes :)
Oooh!! I tried these cookies today and it turned out to be soooo perfect. Melt in mouth goodness with just the right amount of crunch. The roasted almonds do a great job in adding layers of flavour. I really enjoyed baking these. Very simple recipe. I wish to pass this down to my friends and family.
These cookies are AMAZING 🤩 I love making a batch and enjoying them with a nice hot cup of tea.
I didn’t have flaxseeds so I used ground chia seeds and through a little trial and error I’ve found they work as a perfect sub as long as I add 2 extra Tbsps of water as the chia seeds gel up a bit more than flax. So tips for anyone trying to sub out the egg substitute😄
Thank you for this beautiful recipe 🙏🏻 Currently making a batch to bring over to my grandma right now💕
We love those cookies. They really are like an individual portion brownie like. This has became my go to chocolate cookies