The Best Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies. Palm oil-free! Gluten-free option. Easy Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies that are perfect for the holidays, bake sales and gifting. Perfectly Crisp and Soft. Vegan Nut-free Soy-free Palm oil-free Recipe.
Because one can never have enough Chocolate Chip Cookies and these are the best! Classic Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies to wow everyone over. No palm oil or vegan butter or margarine in these.
These are amazing cookies that come out beautifully every time. Slightly crunchy, and soft in the middle. So amazingly good! Bake half a minute less for soft cookies and a minute longer for crunchier. Bake time depends on the oven, size of the cookie etc. These are a holiday treat! Also see video below.
I have tried these with coconut sugar (not more than 1/2 cup). The dough needs less flour to make a soft dough that will spread well. These cookies also benefit from chocolate chunks mixed in with the chips. The gooey big chunks right after baking will live in your dreams for a while. The original recipe for these cookies is by Somer McCowan. Try her aquafaba version here. You can possibly use thick aquafaba (4.5 tbsp) in this recipe as well. Let me know if that works out. I have also made these gluten-free, see the Recipe notes for gluten-free flour and other changes.
When in doubt, bake 2-3 cookies from the dough to see if the dough has a good balance. If they spread too much, then the dough needs a bit more flour. If they come out too fat, they need additional moisture. Sprinkle some non dairy milk and mix in well.
Melting melting gone…. gorgeous vegan chocolate chip cookies
Gluten-free version below
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- Cherry Almond Thumbprints
- Coconut Oil Shortbread.
- Almond Butter Snickerdoodles.
- Oatmeal Walnut chocolate Chunk Cookies
- Peanut/Almond butter Pecan Cookies
- Almond Butter Oatmeal Cookies. GF oil-free
- Giant chocolate chip and chunk cookies
- Ginger Molasses crinkle cookies. GF
- Double Chocolate chip cookies.
- Oat Almond Chocolate chip cookies. GF
- Pistachio Apricot Thumbprints.
- Triple Ginger Molasses Soft Cookies
- Tiramisu Cookies. GF
- Shortbread cookies. GF
These cookies are best at any temperature. I prefer them just slightly warm after cooling outside the oven. Please do comment on the post if you make these fabulous cookies.
Video:
Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies with Coconut Oil
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (109 ml) solid not melted organic refined coconut oil on the scant side
- 1.5 tablespoons ground flax seeds mixed with 4.5 tablespoons water let sit for 5 mins until smooth and creamy
- 1/2 cup (110 g) brown sugar
- 1/4 cup (50 g) organic unrefined sugar fine sugar or blend to make powder
- 1/4 teaspoon (0.25 teaspoon) heaped fine sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 tsp organic vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups (156.25 g) flour I use unbleached white flour
- 1 cup (180 g) vegan fair trade palmoil free chocolate chips and chunks
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F / 180ºc. Line a large baking sheet with parchment.
- Add all ingredients coconut oil through vanilla extract to a stand mixer and beat until light and fluffy. Or add a bowl and beat with a hand held beater until fluffy.
- Add 1 cup flour and mix in. Add 1/4 cup flour and mix in. Add flour 1 tbsp at a time and beat in to make a soft cookie dough. You dont want a crumbly dryish mixture, so add just enough to get to somewhere between a stiff batter and soft dough. *
- Add the chocolate chips and fold in well. **
- Measure dough out by heaped tablespoon or a scoop on the lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 10 minutes or until just slightly golden.
- Remove from oven and "cookie slam" on a solid heat proof surface for the wrinkled cookie appearance.
- Let cool on baking sheet for 2-3 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack and let cool for another 3-5 minutes. The cookies set up while they cool. Try to share with everyone. Store on the counter for the day, and in a closed container for upto 3 days (totally irrelevant information),
Video
Notes
Nutrition
Greg
When I tried this recipe I used 1 and 1/4 cups of flour as is called for. I ended up with chocolate chip puddles.
Shame on me for not watching the video first, to see how thick the batter should’ve been.
I used a measuring cup and not my kitchen scale, but I can’t help but think the 1 and 1/4 cups flour was way off. Once again it’s on me for not weighing ingredients or watching the vid, but the flour needed would’ve been waaay different.
Vegan Richa Support
ahhh yes, weights are very important
Sioux Hertzberg
Finally!! I have been looking for the perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe my entire vegan life. This is it. The first cookies that didn’t spread all over the pan and they are delicious. Just discovered them yesterday and made them for the second time today. Vegan Richa never disappoints.
Leigha Butler
Couldn’t agree more. This has been my go-to choc chip recipe for years now, and I’ve had guests who claim not to like sweets fall in love with these. They are the best!! Thank you, Richa.
Vegan Richa Support
Thanks so much!
Grace
These are my favorite cookies ever! I just found this recipe again today and made them (I made them almost every weekend when I first went vegan in 2016), and they’re just as delicious as I remember!
Shreya jain
Hie Richa ,before trying this recipe just wanted to confirm if the chickpea flour refers to gram flour (Besan) or garbanzo flour(white channa atta)?
Richa
Chickpea flour is white garbanzo bean flour, if I use besan, recipe will say besan or if either works then recipe will say use chickpea flour or use besan
Avni Levy
These were solid classic chocolate chip cookies
Fred
Each time I make these cookies (maybe 4 times now) they come out absolutely amazing! As a vegan, sweets are just harder to come by in the wild, so it’s always a special treat to make them. As someone who loves the flavors of coconut, vanilla, and chocolate commingling, AND as someone who loves a cookie with a soft center, this is the definitive recipe and anyone who says otherwise is woefully misguided.
Vegan Richa Support
Awesome! Thank you so much for the kind review! 🙂
Fred
Of course! You’re amazing!!
Diane
These are my go to choc chip cookies and everyone always raves about them!
What happens if you use melted coconut oil? It doesn’t stay solid during the summer months and refrigerating it makes it too hard to work with. I’d like to make bars with this recipe, will the solidity of the oil matter in this case?
Vegan Richa Support
You can use coconut oil in either form, yes it will liquefy at room temp so you’re good! 🙂
KB
How about using only almond flour or only coconut flour to make it gluten-free will there be a difference?
Thanks!
Richa
Yes. Almond flour needs some binding so it will need a few tbsp starch. Coconut flour doesn’t work as it absorbs 5-6 times more moisture than Regular
Flour , so a recipe has to be written specifically for coconut flour
Giri Rajan
Thanx for the recipe. I used whole wheat flour. Used Jaggery powder instead of sugar. I did not have choco chips but i used cinnamon powder for a different twist. It turned out well. What i love about this, is that i always have these ingredients at home.
Richa
Great
Deva R.
Hi Richa. I’ve silently tried several of your recipes with delight. You are truly amazing at how you use vegan ingredients to make such delicious food, with NO ONE ever missing any animal products. Thank you so much for your blog.
Sadly here, I’ve I made “cakies”. Admittedly, my coconut oil was semi-solid/clumpy, BUT I put the sugar mixture in the freezer for about 5 mins before adding the flour. I also whipped it all with a spatula in lieu of my handheld electric whisk. And I did halve the coconut (brown) sugar, because nearly all online recipes are too sweet for us.
Were my cookies were too risen (with a cakey texture) due to the granulated sugar reduction? If so… would you mind sharing how I can reduce sweetness without ruining the texture?
Richa
Thank you! so glad they work out!
I think it could be the less sugar.Sugar helps with the cookie with the crisp cookie texture. I already reduced the sugar as much as possible for keeping the texture. the oil not fully mixed could have contributed as well. Maybe reduce the sugar by a fourth instead of half and mix the oil, sugar mixture for longer so that they are well combined without any sugar granules or oil lumps. hope this helps!
Deva R.
You’re very welcome. And thanks so much, I really appreciate you taking time to offer suggestions for us. I’ll try that next time! <3
Michelle
These are awesome! I have purchased vegan cookies and I don’t really like them. This is the first recipe I have tried and I’m so glad I did. These are so yummy – you would never know they are vegan! My new go-to recipe. Thank you!!
Richa
awesome! thanks!
Vicki Burgess
Looking forward to trying these! Can we use Refined Coconut oil?
Richa
yes
Brenda
Can I use brown sugar and coconut sugar?
Richa
yes, the color will be darker thats all
Stephanie
This is my standard, go to recipe now. I make it so often and it is a hit every single time.
Thanks so much Vegan Richa. I love your recipes !!!!
Richa
yay!
Maureen
My husband thanks you! My original recipe had what was vegan margarine in and then the company added milk to it so… Anyway… I had to find another recipe for my US husband’s taste buds to enjoy and this is it. Still warm from the oven he just did a taste test and said delicious!
Going to bring back more dairy free chocolate chips this coming trip as without paying a fortune there is not really a decent chocolate bar that I can use. The one I used today was good but $$. So a goodly portion of my luggage coming back to South Africa will be chips and chunks!!
Thank you again for yet another wonderful recipe xxx.
Richa
awesome! thanks!
Vidya
I stay in joburg – If u have access to a Lindt store (there is one in fourways mall, design quarter, sandton) I use their dark chocolate couverture which happens to be vegan.
Zach
So delicious I’ve made this recipe three times no one would ever guess they’re vegan. Third time I tried replacing half the coconut oil with cashew butter and turned out great.
Richa
awesome!
Susan
Would oat flour work?
Thank you
Richa
it will.
Susan
Thank you
Angelica T.
Would you use the same amount of oat flour instead of regular flour?
Richa
start with a bit less. Also th oat flour cookies will turn out slightly dryer, so you want tot use less flour in general
Laurie
I had never heard of “cookie slamming” before but found the definition from one of the other reviewers. I think they’re very tasty even without vanilla that I didn’t have. So easy too! Thanks!!
Richa
awesome!
Abi
Hi Richa, I made these cookies today. I added half tsp of cocoa powder, and 1/4 tsp of baking soda in place of baking powder. The dough tasted amazing, and the cookies are gooey and soft. But the cookies have a bitter taste to them 🙁 Any suggestions?
Richa
hmm maybe the baking soda was a bit much in total for the dough. Baking soda can add a bitter flavor if used in large quantities. Omit the baking powder.how much cocoa powder did you add. 1/2 tsp seems quite less to make much of a difference in flavor
Abi
So I tried it again without baking soda and cocoa powder. I also added walnuts to it. Turned out perfect! Thank you so much! I wish i could post a pic here 🙂
Mia
Hi Richa!
Can I substitute coconut oil with vegetable oil?
Richa
it wont work out the same texture and you might need more flour
Lee
God bless you, lady!!!
I’ve been vegan for 8 years and I’m nearly in tears bc of how long it’s been since I’ve had a delicious cookie. My tastebuds are in heaven having a rave!! Forever grateful for your recipe <3
Ps- I added cacao powder to the mix and *bliss*!!!
Richa
yay!
Rachel
These are divine!! Quite possibly the best chocolate chip cookies I’ve made.
Lydia
Hey you might wanna change 280 degrees celsius to 180! But other than that I loved the cookies, thanks for the great recipe 🙂
Richa
thanks for catching that !!:)
Jessie Grett
Just made them for my son’s bake sale, and they are AMAZING! Huge family hit! Thank you for you baking genius! These are my first vegan cookies, and I am very pleased!
Susann
This was my first attempt at vegan chocolate chip cookies, and oh my gosh did they turn out yummy! After lots of research, looking for good recipes to make holiday “goodie boxes” for friends back on the East Coast, I settled on this one and am SO happy I did! Instead of 1 cup of vegan chocolate chips, I split that with 1/2 cup sea salt caramel chips, made by Hershey and vegan too. For the egg substitute I used a product called VeganEgg by Follow Your Heart (sold at Metropolitan Markets here in Seattle). Everything else was the same. Can’t wait to try more of Richa’s recipes!
Richa
Awesome! the caramel, salt and chocolate would be heavenly!
Kendall
Just a PSA: Hershey’s sea salt caramel chips are NOT vegan (at least in the US). They contain dairy. The second ingredient is non-fat milk. Source: https://smartlabel.hersheys.com/00034000147427-0010#ingredients