Vegan Big Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

I was ill-equipped for the countless (health nut) vegan chocolate chip cookie recipes I found online yesterday. Honestly, I had already been to the grocery store and Natural Food Store for ingredients for some Vegan Lemon Bars I had made for my daughter's Birthday party and was NOT about to head to either again.

I chose to use a regular Big Cookie recipe I found and adjusted the recipe to 'veganize' it myself. It turned out perfect, so, I thought I'd share. This is for the time when you are like, "I need to make a huge cookie, ah CRAP! I have no eggs!" I mean that happens all the time right? so, here it is my friends:

Vegan Big Chocolate Chip Cookie

• 1 cup Earth Balance Buttery Sticks, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 1/4 cup all purpose flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 12 oz bag Enjoy Life brand vegan Chocolate Chips
• cooking spray
• icing optional (I use Pillsbury classics they are vegan/allergen free)

• preheat oven 350 degrees. Spray 14" pizza pan with cooking spray
• in large bowl  mix sugar, brown sugar, vanilla and buttery sticks until fluffy. Add apple sauce 1/4 cup at a time beat well.
• in seperate bowl mix flours, salt and baking soda with a fork
• gradually add flour mixture to wet mixture until smooth. stir in chips.
• spread dough into pizza pan evenly. bake 20-25 min. cut away uneven edges. Cool. Decorate as desired.

Update: this should be enough dough for TWO 14" pizza pans...if you squeeze it into one it'll drip out over and make a big mess in your oven. Not sure why this didn't make a mess the time I made this cookie but since it's caused a smoky stinky kitchen so, now we know it's enough for two. (Thanks to my sister for trying that out btw)