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    Birthday Chocolate Chip Cookies {Vegan, Healthy}

    Published: Oct 15, 2014 Β· Modified: May 1, 2021 by Lauren Kelly Β· This post may contain affiliate links.

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    I make these easy and delicious Birthday Chocolate Chip Cookies every year for all of my kids on their birthdays.  With just a little bit of fun m & m candies, it brightens up these crispy (healthier) chocolate chip cookies!  Note* these are only vegan WITHOUT the m & m's!

    Birthday Chocolate Chip Cookies from Lauren Kelly Nutrition #healthier #funPinToday is my oldest's 10th birthday and my middle guy's 8th birthday.  Yes, I am aware that it's pretty crazy to have two kids born on the same day two years apart.  

    No, it wasn't planned.  Just the opposite actually.  

    I went into labor 2 weeks early and was devastated to leave my son on his 2nd birthday.  And just as hormones make you crazy, I was a lunatic leaving for the hospital.  

    Ask my husband,  I tried desperately NOT to have him born on his brother's birthday.  But he had different plans.  

    And they ended up being 2 years and 12 minutes apart.  It was just meant to be and I loved him the second I saw him.    

    I knew he was going to be stubborn though! πŸ˜‰

    So to go along with mom overcompensation (I am seriously the queen on that) I have made my kids' birthdays crazy special.  Fancy breakfasts, balloons, presents right when they wake up…you name it.  

    It's hard when you have to share your one special day.  This year, I was so honored to be asked along with a few other bloggers to go to Cascadian Farms in Seattle and visit their organic farm.  

    This sounded like a chance in a lifetime and I was overjoyed.  And then I saw the dates.  

    I'd have to miss my kids's birthday morning.  Cue the waterworks.  

    And that awful, terrible mom guilt.

    I'll be back in time for dinner to celebrate, but I will miss them running down in the morning in their pjs, excited to see what I've prepared for breakfast and what surprises I have in store.  Of course I still made pumpkin bread (their favorite) and packed a few fun presents (that my husband will give them) but of course, they want me there.  

    And that's where these cookies come in.

    These babies are lightened up a bit but still incredibly delicious. You an easily leave out the m & m's to make them completely vegan and add some more vegan chocolate chips if you'd like.

    I like the m & m's because they add some fun colors and a little crispy texture. And what kid doesn't like m & m's?

    Birthday Chocolate Chip Cookies from Lauren Kelly Nutrition #healthier #funPin

    Birthday Chocolate Chip Cookies

    5 from 4 votes
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    Author: Lauren Kelly

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
    • ΒΎ cup oats
    • Β½ cup ground flaxseed
    • Β½ teaspoon baking powder
    • ΒΌ teaspoon baking soda
    • Β½ teaspoon salt
    • ΒΌ cup unsweetened applesauce
    • Β½ cup unrefined sugar
    • ΒΌ cup coconut oil softened
    • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
    • Β½ cup dark chocolate chips I used Enjoy Life
    • ΒΌ cup mini M & M's no longer vegan

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
    • Place oats in food processor or blender and blend until powdery.
    • Pour into a medium size bowl and add flour, flaxseed, baking soda, baking powder, salt and beat with electric mixer until combined. Add applesauce, sugar , coconut oil and vanilla extract while continuing to beat with the electric mixer.
    • Add chocolate chips and M & M's and stir to combine.
    • Drop by tablespoonfuls onto undressed cookie sheet, about 1 inch apart.
    • bake for about 12-5 minutes until golden brown. Cook on cookie sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack until completely cooled.
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    I made a double batch and froze a few to have ready for their lunch boxes.  I make these EVERY year for them and this year was going to be no different.

    Birthday Chocolate Chip Cookies from Lauren Kelly Nutrition #healthier #funPinSo along with my three page list for my husband (yes, 3 pages) he has instructions to take each bag out of the freezer and put into their lunch boxes.  I couldn't let them down.  

    And I know I will make even more when I get home!

    Birthday Chocolate Chip Cookies from Lauren Kelly Nutrition #healthier #funPin

    I can't wait to share my Seattle experience with you all.  I am so excited to be here at Cascadian Farms.  We are HUGE fans of their products!  Seattle is gorgeous, but NJ, here I come~

    If you make these Birthday Chocolate Chip Cookies or any of the other recipes I have shared with you, please some back and let me know. You guys know that I love to hear from you!

    I hope you enjoy these! Thank you for stopping by and please come back soon!

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    1. Beth

      July 24, 2021 at 2:08 pm

      5 stars
      These are wonderful and addicting cookies! We love that these are vegan and healthier! Such a great cookie recipe!

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    2. Anna

      July 24, 2021 at 12:39 pm

      5 stars
      We really enjoyed these healthy cookies! Next time I will make a double batch and freeze the dough. They are so delicious!

      Reply
    3. Lisalia

      July 24, 2021 at 11:36 am

      5 stars
      These cookies would make a great birthday surprise for any kid or adult! We skipped the m&ms and added vegan sprinkles. They were terrific and looked so festive.

      Reply
    4. grocery & essentials

      January 15, 2015 at 12:02 pm

      Pretty! This was a really wonderful post. Many thanks for providing this information.

      Reply
    5. Sarah+Walker+Caron+(Sarah's+Cucina+Bella)

      October 24, 2014 at 3:04 am

      What a sweet way to make their shared birthday special -- even when you weren't there to pack their lunches. And these cookies? Yum.

      Reply
    6. Joanne

      October 19, 2014 at 12:37 pm

      That is CRAZY. Cannot believe they are born on the same day. What odds! I'm sure they won't mind sharing you with Cascadian Farms on their birthday...especially when these cookies are waiting for them!

      Reply
    7. Meseidy

      October 17, 2014 at 12:41 pm

      Missing birthdays is the pits but, they got some awesome cookies!

      Reply
    8. Nutmeg+Nanny

      October 16, 2014 at 3:08 am

      I'm sorry you had to miss both of your sons birthdays BUT you totally made up for it with these cookies. You're such a great mom πŸ™‚

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      • lauren.kelly

        October 16, 2014 at 8:21 pm

        Oh thank you Brandi! XO

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    9. Nancy P.@thebittersideofsweet

      October 16, 2014 at 1:01 am

      I have sisters who are exactly a year apart! This is a wonderful way to celebrate!

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      • lauren.kelly

        October 16, 2014 at 8:23 pm

        That's so funny, Nancy! Mine are two years apart πŸ™‚

        Reply
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