I felt terribly last week when the best cookies ever didn’t turn out to be, well, the best. What’s a girl to do?

I had no choice but to pull out my tried and true chocolate chip cookies. I have modified this recipe so many times, first for altitude {we are in Colorado after all} and more recently vegan. So, I pretty much follow this except for switching out the butter for earth balance and eggs are egg replacers {I use ever-g brand}.

I cream the earth balance and sugar together first and then add the rest of the ingredients {minus the flour and chocolate chips} one at a time until incorporated well.

I then add the flour slowly, just 1/2 cup at a time, being careful not to over mix.

Finally, the chocolate chips. I know the recipe says a bag, but I only add 1 cup, as I find that’s enough to satisfy everyone’s chocolate needs.

Tonight, I actually made a cookie. Most days? It never gets past the dough stage.