Vegan Double Chocolate-Peanut Butter Skillet Cookie

I love baking and always feel badly that my vegan daughter can't eat a lot of what I make. She and I worked together to come up with this chocolate-peanut butter skillet cookie. It's super chocolaty and rich, and is much easier to cook it in one batch in a skillet than scooping on multiple cookie sheets.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 326 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 tablespoons water
• ½ cup packed light brown sugar
• ¼ cup creamy peanut butter
• ½ cup vegan butter, softened
• 1 tablespoon dry egg replacer (such as Bob's Red Mill®)
• 1 (10 ounce) package vegan chocolate mini chips (such as Enjoy Life®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Whisk flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt together in a medium bowl.

Step 3

Combine water and egg replacer in a small bowl. Mix well and let sit until thickened, about 1 minute.

Step 4

Cream vegan butter, white sugar, and brown sugar together in the bowl of a stand mixer until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Mix in egg replacer and vanilla. Gradually mix in dry ingredients until combined. Fold in chocolate chips.

Step 5

Transfer 1/2 of the dough into a well seasoned 10-inch cast iron skillet. Press down with your fingers to distribute evenly over the bottom of the skillet. Spread peanut butter over the dough. Press remaining dough on top of the peanut butter; it's okay if some peanut butter is poking through.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until top is firm to the touch and dry and edges have started to pull away from the sides of the skillet, 35 to 40 minutes.

Step 7

Remove from the oven and let cool for 15 to 20 minutes before slicing; cookie will firm up as it cools.