Easy Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe (2024)

These easy vegan chocolate chip cookies recipe are truly divine! Simple, one bowl, and Allergen Friendly.

If you have ever wondered if vegans can have cookies, look no further. This easy vegan chocolate chip cookies recipe will show you that anything is possible.

Cookies are something that makes everyone happy! It takes us back to the happy memories and always puts a smile on our face.

These vegan chocolate chip cookies are thick, soft, and buttery making them great for any occasion.

What are vegan chocolate chip cookies?

Vegan chocolate chip cookies are a variation of the standard drop cookie featuring chocolate chips however they have no dairy, eggs, or other animal by-products.

The standard chocolate chip cookies is widely credited to being created by Ruth Wakefield in 1938 in the United States. They are extremely popular

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Frequently Asked Questions on how to make the best vegan chocolate chip cookies:

Can I make these Top 8 Allergen Free?

Whether you have a gluten allergy or dairy or another Top 8, you will be happy to know that you can make these completely free of top allergens.

For the vegan butter, we would recommend using a soy free vegan butter, like Earth Balance soy free in the red tub

For gluten free, we have had the best of luck with King Arthur Measure for Measure flour.

Can I make any substitutions?

Besides the substitutions above for making Top 8 Allergen free, we are frequently asked if you can make them without vegan butter or swap out the sugar for a healthy sugar source.

The answer is yes, but. Yes, you can, but the taste and texture is obviously going to differ once you start making any changes.

For the butter you could make these vegan chocolate chip cookies with applesauce by replacing in the same amount.

For the sugar, we would recommend just replacing with a coconut sugar versus something else.

Can I prep these ahead?

Yes! Let cool completely and then leave in an air tight container on the counter for up to 5 days.

Can I freeze the dough?

Of course. Whether you want to eat the entire batch at one time or you just need a couple here and there, you can totally roll out what you need and then freeze the remaining batter in an air tight freezer container or bag

Can I refrigerate the dough until ready to use?

Absolutely! While chilling dough isn’t needed for this recipe, if you wanted to make the dough ahead, but not ready to make, just cover the bowl and place in the fridge up to a week.

It does take chilled cookies longer to cook so check after the recommended baking time and you may need an additional few minutes to finish your cookies.

What is vegan sugar?

In the United States, most sugar has been processed through bone char. While there are no animal parts left in the sugar, many vegans are not okay with the practice of using animal parts in the refining process.

This refers to white sugar, brown sugar, and powdered sugar.

One easy way to ensure that your sugar has not been processed with bone char is to look for Organic or Non-Gmo sugars as bone char is not allowed with either of these.

Some sugar packages also say bone char free.

This is not the case in most other countries.

What makes these vegan chocolate chip cookies easy?

First, if you are newly vegan and looking for something that reminds you of traditional chocolate chip cookies without sacrificing anything in texture or taste, then this is the easiest recipe you are going to find.

Also, it’s only made in one bowl, there’s only 9 ingredients, and you don’t need to chill the dough before using, which means you can have cookies ready to eat in under 20 minutes.

Are vegan chocolate chip cookies healthy?

When you eat a cookie like this, you release serotonin which is always a healthy thing to have happen.

This recipe does contain vegan butter and vegan sugar; however both of those could be replaced with substitutions like applesauce and coconut sugar to make healthier, although the taste and texture would differ.

Can I eat this cookie dough?

Many people believe that since there’s no eggs in the dough, that they could just eat the dough; however, flour is actually more a risk for salmonella poisoning than eggs.

For that reason, we do not recommend eating this dough.

However, we do have an edible vegan chocolate chip cookie dough that you can eat. As well as a gluten free edible vegan chocolate chip cookie dough.

Are chocolate chips vegan?

Traditionally, milk chocolate chips are not vegan; however, many dark chocolate chips can be vegan.

The main ingredient that makes a cookie not vegan is either milk or whey (whey powder). If those ingredients are not included in the ingredient list, then the chocolate chips are likely vegan.

You could also make your own vegan chocolate chips by following a homemade chocolate recipe and then piping chips instead.

Where do you find vegan chocolate chips?

If you are looking to just find vegan chocolate chips in the store, then you can absolutely find them. They are actually getting easier and easier.

One of our favorites is Enjoy Life, and they can be found in most grocery stores, Target, Walmart, and stores like Whole Foods and natural grocery stores. They are Top 8 Allergen Free and do not contain and dairy or eggs making them completely vegan.

Stores like Whole Foods will also have a large variety of other vegan chocolate chips like Lilys or Chatfields.

What are your favorite vegan chocolate chips?

We have a tendency to just stick with Enjoy Life. They are easiest to find and they taste almost indistinguishable from traditional chips.

However, if we found a good dark chocolate bar that we like, for example Aldi’s 70% cacao bars, then sometimes we use those too.

Should my dough be sticky?

No. If you have sticky dough and followed the instructions, it could be because of the altitude that you live at or maybe things weren’t measure entirely correctly.

In the case of your dough because sticky, we first recommend that you watch the video.

After that, you can able a few tablespoons of flour at a time until the dough is no longer sticky.

Tips on how to make the best vegan chocolate chip cookies recipe:

We list a ton of tips above and highly recommend that you read each one if before you cook your cookies; however, if you want the short version here’s some easy tips on making the best vegan chocolate chip cookies recipe.

• Preheat the oven before you start making your dough
• Make sure to watch the video before making
• Use a cookie scoop to ensure uniform size of cookies so they bake at an even temperature.
• Don’t make substitutions unless you are aware of the changes it will make to your cookies
• Watch your cookies in the oven as all oven temperatures are different you may need to pull out your cookies earlier or leave longer

What are other awesome vegan cookie ideas that I should make?

Whether you are doing a cookie exchange or you just want to switch up and make a new vegan cookie recipe, we have you covered.

We have over a dozen vegan cookie recipes that you can find when you click on our best vegan cookie recipes roundup.

We have everything from the salted caramel cookies you see above, as well as things like:

• vegan snickerdoodles
• vegan classic sugar cookies
• vegan peanut butter cookies
• vegan oatmeal cookies
• and more!

Just click here.

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