Decadent Walnut Double-Chocolate Cookies

1. Preheat Oven

Preheat your oven to 350°F, so it’s ready when you are.

2. Sift Dry Ingredients

Sift together the all-purpose flour, unsweetened Dutch-processed cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.

3. Mix Wet Ingredients

In a separate large bowl, mix the canola oil and sugar until well combined. Add the ground flaxseeds, soy milk, pure vanilla extract, and almond extract. Mix until everything is well incorporated.

4. Combine Wet and Dry Ingredients

Gradually fold the dry mixture into the wet mixture in batches. Use a fork or spatula initially, and switch to hands as the dough becomes stiff.

5. Fold in Chocolate Chips and Walnuts

Fold in the vegan chocolate chips and chopped walnuts thoroughly using your hands.

6. Prepare Baking Sheets

Wash your hands and line your baking sheets with parchment paper.

7. Shape and Flatten Dough

Roll the dough into 1-inch balls and place them on the lined baking sheets, flattening each ball slightly to about 1.5 inches in diameter.

8. Bake Cookies

Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. They might look a bit underdone when you take them out, but they will firm up as they cool.

9. Cool Cookies

Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for about 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.