Vegan Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

• 250 g all-purpose flour
• 60 g Dutch-processed cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 226 g salted vegan butter (softened at room temp)
• 400 g light brown sugar
• 4 tsp ground flaxseeds (aka flaxmeal)
• 6 tsp hot water
• 4 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 cups dark chocolate chips or chopped dark chocoalte chunks
• 2 tsp espresso powder (optional)