The Best Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies

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The most delicious vegan chocolate chip cookie recipe. Perfectly soft, full of chocolate chips, and so simple to make.

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These vegan chocolate chip cookies are the ultimate vegan cookie.

The classic chocolate chip cookie flavor that you love, but made totally dairy free and egg free.

They stay soft even when cooled, and taste heavenly. This will be your go to cookie recipe!

vegan chocolate chip cookies stacked with the top cookie split in half to show melted chocolate

At the time of writing this post, I believe I have seven or more different chocolate chips cookie variations on my blog.

My husband says that these vegan chocolate chip cookies are his favorite recipe out of all of them and couldn’t even believe that they were vegan.

This recipe is what inspired me to make an equally delicious fall twist cookie – vegan pumpkin chocolate chip cookies made using this recipe as a base.

vegan chocolate chip cookies stacked with the top cookie split in half to show melted chocolate

How to make vegan chocolate chip cookies

Step 1: Whisk together the flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.

Step 2: In a separate bowl, cream together the sugar, brown sugar, applesauce, vegan butter, and vanilla extract.

brown sugar and white sugar in a mixing bowl

How to replace eggs in vegan cookies

Traditional chocolate chip cookies use eggs, so to replace that this recipe uses a combination of baking powder and unsweetened applesauce, which ended up being perfect.

You don’t need any eggs or milk for these chocolate chip cookies and they are so rich and full of flavor that you wouldn’t guess they are vegan!

batter in a mixing bowl

Step 3: Add the dry ingredients to the wet and beat to combine. Fold in the chocolate chips.

Are chocolate chips vegan?

Not all chocolate chips are vegan. Many contain milk ingredients.

Be sure to buy chocolate chips that are dairy free. One of my favorite brands is Enjoy Life.

vegan cookie dough batter in a glass mixing bowl

Tips for baking your vegan chocolate chip cookies

Step 4: Use a mini cookie scoop to drop the batter onto a nonstick baking sheet.

Step 5: Bake your vegan chocolate chip cookies for 10 – 14 minutes at 350 degrees. Right around 12 minutes is usually perfect for me.

You are looking for the top to no longer be doughy and the edges set, but try to avoid over baking them.

Step 6: Remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool on the pan for around 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.

When the cookies come out of the oven, they will be puffed out, then after a few minutes they settle back down into a flatter shape.

If you are looking for a perfect every time vegan cookie recipe, this is it!

You simply can’t go wrong. And these cookies are still delicious the next day.

One of my favorite hacks for fast fresh baked cookies is freezing balls of uncooked cookie dough.

Simply roll the batter into balls, and place on a piece of wax paper inside of a freezer safe ziploc bag.

Once ready to bake, place the dough balls on the cookie sheet and bake from frozen. Just add a few extra minutes onto cook time.

vegan chocolate chip cookies stacked on a plate

Can you freeze cookies?

Yes, baked cookies also freeze well! Just place in an airtight container, or wrap each cookie in cling wrap for best freshness.

When you are ready to eat, just remove the cookie from the freezer and allow it to thaw, then enjoy!

More vegan dessert recipes

Hungry for more amazing vegan desserts? Here are some of our favorites!

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4.76 from 25 votes

Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chewy and rich, these classic vegan chocolate chip cookies will be your new favorite vegan cookie recipe!
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 12 minutes
Total: 22 minutes
Servings: 30 cookies

Ingredients 

  • 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 2/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1/2 cup vegan butter, softened (see notes)
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips, dairy free

Instructions 

  • Whisk together the all purpose flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder together until combined. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, cream together the white sugar, brown sugar, applesauce, vegan butter, and vanilla extract.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the wet, and beat to combine.
  • Fold in the chocolate chips.
  • Use a mini cookie scoop or spoons to spoon the batter onto a baking sheet.
  • Bake the cookies at 350 degrees for 10 – 13 minutes, until the edges are set. Right around 12 minutes is usually perfect for me. Allow the cookies to cool for 5 minutes on the pan, then transfer them to a cooling rack to cool completely.

Notes

I like to use Earth Balance brand vegan butter. The butter should be softened but still solid. 

Nutrition

Calories: 128kcal, Carbohydrates: 20g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 5g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1g, Trans Fat: 0.02g, Sodium: 115mg, Potassium: 21mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 12g, Vitamin A: 145IU, Vitamin C: 0.04mg, Calcium: 23mg, Iron: 1mg
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  1. Can I use just organic brown sugar instead of a mix of brown and white sugar? Can you substitute Canola oil for Coconut oil?

  2. Iโ€™ve tried a lot of cookie recipes both before and after becoming vegan, and these are by far the best I have ever tried! They are so soft even after a few days! My whole family loves them, thank you so much!

    I would also like to advise anyone thinking about making these to not overestimate the baking time, they will come out of the oven still quite soft on the top but will firm up a lot once they have cooled down! ๐Ÿ™‚

  3. Hiโ€”these cookies look great! I have a question about coconut oilโ€”do you measure 1/2 cup in the solid form and then melt it,
    Or melt first & measure 1/2 cup in liquid form? I havenโ€™t baked with coconut oil before and look forward to trying your recipe!
    Thank you!