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These vegan chocolate chip cookies are chewy, soft, and gooey— what more could you want from a cookie?

Our goal is to make it as fun and tasty as possible for you to add Sun Chlorella to your recipes. Being an incredibly nutritious green algae, chlorella is commonly taken as a nutritional supplement in tablet-form, or added to green smoothies. But there are so many more ways you can take advantage of chlorella’s impressive nutrient profile— and baking vegan chocolate chip cookies is one of them. Perfect as a healthier afterschool snack, an enjoyable evening dessert, or a unique treat to share with friends and family, start enjoying cookies that are as good for you as they are delicious!

Although chlorella can have a robust taste on its own, when combined with other ingredients, such as the vanilla extract, matcha powder, coconut milk, chocolate chips, and applesauce in this cookie dough, you won’t even know it’s there. To add even more flavor you love, sub regular vegan chocolate chips for dairy-free white chocolate chips, or go half and half.

Most vegan recipes are deficient in some essential vitamins, but unlike your standard chocolate chip cookie, these vegan chocolate chip cookies are packed with antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals from the matcha green tea powder and chlorella (don’t be surprised if you feel energized after eating these cookies!) Why matcha green tea? Matcha provides many health benefits while not being overly sweet. Sometimes known for having a bitter taste, the matcha in this recipe has enough sweet ingredients surrounding it that you’ll still get a delicious chocolate chip cookie taste. Different from regular green tea in the way it’s grown and harvested, this green Japanese tea leaf is grown in the shade and gives off a vibrant green color, helping to tint these cookies. Antioxidants, vitamins and minerals to complement those of Sun Chlorella’s powder, matcha green tea can support your metabolism and energy. Find it at your local asian market, natural health food market, or from your favorite online retailer.

What about Sun Chlorella Powder? Chlorella is a freshwater green algae packed with vitamins and minerals, like vitamin D and iron. One of the only plant sources of active Vitamin B12, Chlorella is an excellent addition to a vegan diet (and so is this recipe!). Chlorella supports your body’s natural immune and digestive processes to promote overall wellness, inside and out.

Let us ask you this: have you ever had a chocolate chip cookie that contains nucleic acids? It may sound a little scientific, but one of the unique health benefits of chlorella is that it contains the nucleic acids, which are key nutrients needed for the body’s cellular repair and regeneration process. Your body naturally produces nucleic acids, but as you age, you produce less and less.  Chlorella may help your body to maintain skin health. Healthier-looking skin here you come! 

Adding foods that contain nucleic acids to your diet is a great way to maintain a healthy immune system, youthful-looking skin, and entire body health. Who says you can’t get these powerful nutrients in the form of a cookie? Not us! 

Note: To keep these cookies entirely plant based, be sure to purchase dairy-free chocolate chips.