10 Plant-Based Decadent Cookies to Enjoy!

There’s nothing like biting into a gooey and delicious cookie! These decadent cookies are showstoppers, and are excellent to whip up for a special treat!

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1. Soft Baked Snickers Cookies

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These thick Soft Baked Snickers Cookies by Amy Lanza are easy to make with a rich chocolatey protein cookie base and a peanut butter caramel filling all topped with chocolate and more peanut butter. They are vegan, gluten-free, and made with wholesome ingredients.

2. Apple Pie Sugar Cookies

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Apple pie and sugar cookies are two of my (and almost everyone’s) favorite desserts. You really can’t go wrong with either! These two classics are what inspired these delectably delicious cookies. These Apple Pie Sugar Cookies by Jillian Glenn are vegan, you need only 20 minutes, and “oh, my apple pie,” they are good!  ​​Reprinted with permission from Light & Easy Vegan Baking by Jillian Glenn, Page Street Publishing Co. 2022. Photo credit: Jillian Glenn

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3. Black Sesame Seed and Matcha Cookies

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This recipe is guaranteed not to disappoint any cookie connoisseur! These Black Sesame Seed and Matcha Cookies by Ana Rusu are crackly on the outside, moist and chewy when you bite into them, and all the best parts of a classic cookie are fired up by the nutty flavor of black sesame butter, as well as the gentle taste of matcha. These precious cookies are perfect to dip into a warm glass of oat milk. Did I mention how easy it is to make these? They only require 10 to 12 minutes of baking time, and you just need to mix the flour with the melted butter and sugars, chill the dough for a bit, shape it into small balls, and then put these straight into the oven. Credit: Reprinted with permission from New Vegan Baking by Ana Rusu. Page Street Publishing Co. 2023. Photo credit: Ana Rusu.

4. Soft Baked S’mores Cookies

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These Soft Baked S’mores Cookies by Gabrielle St. Claire are easy, feature pantry staples, require no vegan egg, use coconut oil, vegan marshmallows, and stevia-sweetened chocolate, they are buttery soft, take only 10 minutes to bake, are perfect for any season, and just such an iconic cookie!

5. Peanut Butter S’mores Cookies

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Bring this camping classic right into your kitchen by whipping up a batch of these delicious vegan Peanut Butter S’mores Cookies by Allie Penner! They’re oil-free, and because they’re made with oat flour, they’re also gluten-free!

6. Chewy Cookie Monster Cookies

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Bite into these Chewy Cookie Monster Cookies by Mitch and Justine Chapman that are chewy, tender, and sweet! Top chocolate chip cookies with blue icing, then stud them with cookie crumbles for a fun, family-friendly recipe.

7. Ginger and Molasses Cookies

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Warming, sweet, crunchy, chewy, and moreish, these Ginger and Molasses Cookies by Ed Tatton are a favorite of ours when the weather starts to turn in the autumn. I think it’s the delicious complex flavor that comes from the molasses—a syrup derived from brown sugar that is used in making rum.   Excerpted from BReD by Edward Tatton and Natasha Tatton. Copyright © 2023 Edward Tatton and Natasha Tatton. Photography by Janis Nicolay. Published by Penguin, an imprint of Penguin Canada, a division of Penguin Random House Canada Limited. Reproduced by arrangement with the Publisher. All rights reserved.

8. Strawberry Crumble Cookies With Vanilla Bean Glaze

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These Strawberry Crumble Cookies With Vanilla Bean Glaze by Angelina Papanikolaou have a buttery base and topping, fresh strawberries, and sweet vanilla bean glaze! So easy and so tasty!

9. Rosemary Chocolate Chunk Cookies 

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Soft, melt-in-your-mouth chocolate chip cookies with a healthy, fresh flavor. These Rosemary Chocolate Chunk Cookies by Barbara Zackey are gluten-free by using almond and oat flour. The perfect cookie recipe to save, you’ll want to use it over & over! It was created to achieve the perfect soft, chewy cookie with chocolate-filled bites wrapped in rosemary flavor.

10. Soft and Chewy Double Chocolate Cookies

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These Soft and Chewy Double Chocolate Cookies by Megan Calipari are everything. Soft, chewy, rich, and fudgy. They have a hefty dose of cocoa powder in the dough and are packed with chocolate chips. And the sprinkle of sea salt on top is the finisher. It makes the chocolate flavor pop and makes these cookies irresistible. Even to double chocolate cookie haters. Make a batch of these Soft and Chewy Double Chocolate Cookies for the chocolate cookie skeptics out there. They deserve to know what they are missing.

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