gluten free vegan salted chocolate chip cookie bars
AUTHOR: Sarah Bakes Gluten Free
RECIPE TYPE: cookies
SERVES: 20 bar cookies
- 2 1/4 cups Sarah's gluten free flour blend
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 3/4 cup brown sugar or coconut sugar
- 1/2 cup cane sugar
- 1/2 cup refined coconut oil, soft
- 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 3 tablespoons So Delicious unsweetened coconut or almond milk
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup dairy free dark chocolate chips, plus 2 tablespoons {such as Enjoy Life Foods}
- course sea salt, for topping
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 9x13 shallow baking dish with nonstick cooking spray or line with parchment paper.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
- In large mixing bowl of stand mixer, cream together brown sugar, canes sugar and coconut oil, 2-3 minutes.
- Add maple syrup, coconut milk and pure vanilla extract. Mix until blended. Add flour mixture and stir until combined. Stir in 3/4 cup chocolate chips.
- Press dough into even layer in prepared baking dish. Top with additional 2 tablespoons chocolate chips. Sprinkle sea salt over top of cookie dough.
- Bake cookies 22-24 minutes, until golden brown. Allow to cool in pan on cooling rack to cool completely.
- Slice into squares and store in airtight container.
Recipe by Sarah Bakes Gluten Free at https://www.sarahbakesgfree.com/2016/09/gluten-free-vegan-salted-chocolate-chip-cookie-bars.html
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