Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies

We recently found out our son is allergic to eggs. Luckily it isn't severe, but we're hoping that if we avoid eggs then he will outgrow his allergy, so there are no more eggs in my fridge. For his 1st birthday he got a Vegan birthday cake because I couldn't find any mixes without eggs. For Vegan it was delicious, but for the rest of us it left something to be desired. :) I immediately started the hunt for a good egg-free cookbook that was not vegan (I like to think the milk and butter will help with the flavor if it's egg-free). I've been happy with my "Bakin Without Eggs" book (I got a great deal on Half.com), but I've really missed my favorite Chocolate Chocolate Chip recipe. When I was a teenager my friend and I made these and I've been getting rave reviews ever since. This morning I decided to take a stab at modifying the recipe and couldn't wait to post my results!

Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies (egg free)
(Makes about 4 dozen)
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup milk (I add this as needed to keep dough moist)
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup cocoa
4 cups flour (this make a really thick cookie dough so you may need to reduce this if mixing by hand)
2 cups chocolate chips (the original recipe called for peanut butter chips)
See directions below.

Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies (the traditional version)
(Makes about 4 dozen)
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup cocoa
4 cups flour (this make a really thick cookie dough so you may need to reduce this if mixing by hand)
2 cups chocolate chips (the original recipe called for peanut butter chips)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350. Cream butter and sugar, then add milk. Add the rest of ingredients in order. Bake 12 minutes.


I was so proud of my results! This was definitely my best egg-free creation yet! They were more crispy than I expected, but next time I'm going to try this with applesauce instead of butter (and I'll probably need to reduce the milk) and then they will be nice and chewy. I even took a picture: