This is the best Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe! It only requires 8 basic ingredients and absolutely no chill time. They are eggless and dairy-free and the cookies bake up with a crisp chewy edge with a super soft and gooey interior. The perfect cookie recipe!
Its no secret that I love cookies. I love them all, from more traditional recipes like my Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies or Vegan Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies, to more interesting combinations like my Vegan Matcha White Chocolate Chip Cookies.
And today, I'm sharing the most traditional cookie recipe: Classic Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies. They are everything a good chocolate chip cookie should be: crisp and chewy at the edge, soft in the center, full of brown sugar flavor and loaded with chocolate chips.
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- This recipe only requires 8 easy-to-find ingredients!
- These classic Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies are simple to make so it's the perfect recipe for beginners.
- They are eggless, dairy-free and completely vegan, so anyone can enjoy them.
- The cookies have a crisp, chewy edge and a gooey interior, which, in my opinion, means they are the perfect cookie.
- And most importantly, they are absolutely delicious!
Ingredients
Vegan Butter: I used Country Crock Plant Butter Sticks for this recipe. But, I also recommend Soy-Free Earth Balance Buttery Sticks. If you prefer to bake with coconut oil, don't substitute it! Make my Coconut Oil Chocolate Chip Cookies instead.
Brown Sugar: Most cookie recipes use a combination of granulated and brown sugar, but I only use brown sugar. I love the warm molasses flavor it lends to the cookies.
Non-Dairy Milk: I used oat milk, but almond milk, soy milk, or even coconut milk will work.
Vegan Chocolate Chips: I used dark chocolate chips from Trader Joe's, but any vegan chocolate chips or even a chopped chocolate bar will work!
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1. In a mixing bowl using a hand mixer, or in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment cream the vegan butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
Step 2. Then, add the non-dairy milk and vanilla extract and mix until well combined. The mixture will look broken here, and that's okay.
Step 3. Next, add the all-purpose flour, baking soda and salt and stir until just combined.
Step 4. Now, add the chocolate chips and stir to distribute.
Step 5. Next, use a 3-tablespoon cookie scoop to scoop cookie dough balls onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Leave at least 2 ½ inches of space between each cookie dough ball. I like to bake 6 at a time. Add a few more chocolate chips to the tops of the cookies and sprinkle with flaky sea salt if desired.
Step 6. Finally, bake the Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies in a 350* oven for 13-15 minutes or until the cookies are golden around the edges. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes before moving them to a cooling rack. Repeat with the remaining cookie dough.
Recipe FAQs
Place the cookies in an airtight container and keep them at room temperature for up to 3 days.
Or freeze for up to a month.
I like to use vegan butter like Earth Balance or Country Crock Plant Butter. But, coconut oil is also a great substitute!
The ingredients are very similar to traditional cookies. Vegan cookie dough is usually made of vegan butter, granulated or brown sugar, flax egg or non-dairy milk, vanilla extract, flour, baking soda and salt!
Enjoy Life chocolate chips are all vegan, and many store brands have vegan chocolate chips! Wegman's store brand has vegan chocolate chips, and Nature's Promise (which is Stop & Shop and Hannaford's store brand) has them, too!
Expert Recipe Tips
Use a vegan butter that comes in stick form! The kind that comes in a tub is softer and formulated for spreading on toast.
I like to bake 6 cookies at a time. If you bake more at a time than that, your cookies may need an extra minute or so in the oven.
Use a rubber spatula to scrape the sides of the bowl down frequently during the mixing process of the vegan chocolate chip cookie dough to ensure everything gets mixed evenly.
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Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Equipment
- 1 Mixing Bowl
- 1 Hand Mixer or stand mixer with the paddle attachment
- 1 Rubber Spatula
- Measuring Cups and Spoons
- 1 Baking Sheet
- Parchment Paper
- 1 3 Tablespoon Cookie Scoop
Ingredients
- 8 tablespoon Vegan Butter, room temperature
- 1 Cup Brown Sugar, tightly packed
- ¼ Cup Non-Dairy Milk see note
- 2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 ¾ Cup All-Purpose Flour
- ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
- ¼ teaspoon Kosher Salt half this amount if using table salt!
- 1 Cup Vegan Chocolate Chips
- Flaky Salt for Topping optional
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350* F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl using a hand mixer, or in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the vegan butter and brown sugar until well combined and fluffy.8 tablespoon Vegan Butter, room temperature, 1 Cup Brown Sugar, tightly packed
- Add the non-dairy milk and vanilla and mix until well combined. The mixture will look broken here, and that's okay.¼ Cup Non-Dairy Milk, 2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- Add the flour, baking soda and salt and mix on low until just combined. Then add the chocolate chips and mix to distribute.1 ¾ Cup All-Purpose Flour, ½ teaspoon Baking Soda, ¼ teaspoon Kosher Salt, 1 Cup Vegan Chocolate Chips
- Use a 3-tablespoon cookie scoop to scoop cookie dough balls onto a prepared baking sheet. Be sure to leave at least 2 ½ inches of space between each cookie. I like to bake 6 at a time. Top each cookie with a few extra chocolate chips if desired, then a sprinkle of flaky sea salt. (See note!)Flaky Salt for Topping
- Bake in a 350* F oven for 13-15 minutes, turning halfway through baking. The cookies are done when they are golden around the edges. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to continue cooling.
- Repeat with the remaining cookie dough.
Ellen says
These are quick and easy and so good! I’m about to make them for the second time!
Megan Calipari says
Okay, but send me some because I'm out!