Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

• 2 cups whole-wheat flour
• 1 cup maple sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon sea salt
• 1 cup pecans, roughly chopped
• 1 cup vegan chocolate chips (grain sweetened variety works well)
• 1½ cups fresh apple purée (see note)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ⅓ cup plus 2 tablespoons nondairy milk

Instructions

1. 1
   Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with unbleached parchment paper.
2. 2
   Put the flour, maple sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl and stir with a dry whisk to combine. Add the pecans and vegan chocolate chips, and stir with the whisk to combine. Stir in the apple purée, vanilla extract, and nondairy milk, and mix just until incorporated. If the dough seems overly wet, stir in a bit more flour, 1 tablespoon at a time. Alternately, if the dough seems overly dry, stir in a bit more nondairy milk, 1 tablespoon at a time.
3. 3
   For each cookie, drop about 2½ tablespoons of the dough onto the prepared baking sheet. Flatten slightly using the back of a flat spatula. Bake 15 to 18 minutes, or until slightly golden around the edges. 4. Remove the sheet from the oven and let cool for 2 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack. Cool for about 10 minutes.