October 24, 2020
Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies!
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Easy and delicious vegan chocolate chip cookies – gooey, crunchy, soft and so easy to make epic vegan cookies!
Cookies
Cookies have always been one of my favourite things to bake in the world – everyone loves cookies. Whether it’s shop bought digestives (which I would call a biscuit, but whatever) or the complete opposite with my NYC chocolate chip cookies, cookies are epic.
I love a shop biscuit/cookie/anything whether it’s just funking it into my cup of tea, or using it for a biscuit base to a cheesecake, and I think everyone will agree that we as a world adore them. They are easy to eat, sweet and delicious little treats!
Vegan chocolate chip cookies
On the other hand, I LOVE making them. I have so many delicious cookies recipes on my blog, but so far… none were naturally vegan. I have had so many requests for a vegan cookie recipe, that I thought it was about time! This recipe is as close to my other recipes as it can be, but veganised!
I based this recipe on the NYC Cookies, and switched as little as possible so that they were as similar as possible. There are so many ways of making something vegan if you are switching ingredients that this was quite easy!
Butter and egg replacement
I started by switching the butter to vegan butter.. I prefer using block type butter, even when vegan baking, so I used stork block (not the tub kind). I find it better than the spreadable kinds which can be very soft – but both work really well!
For the egg, there are a few methods. You basically need something that will switch out the liquid part of the egg, to help bind the cookie dough.
As it’s only one egg in the cookie it is quite easy. You can use an overripe mashed banana, apple sauce, or anything similar – but fitting to my vegan cake recipes, I used vegan milk!
Chocolate
The other ingredient that you need to think about changing is the chocolate. Some chocolates that you buy in the shops are naturally vegan, but they are nearly always dark (unless you look specifically for dairy free/vegan chocolate)
So if you like dark chocolate then you are fine. However, I used the Galaxy vegan chocolate orange because we all know I love chocolate orange.
Other vegan ingredients
The other ingredients in the cookies should (but please make sure to double check if you have allergies!) be vegan. Flour, baking powder, bicarbonate, salt, sugars and vanilla is all the other bits you need!
I have not tried these vegan cookies gluten free yet as well, but I would say it’s an easy switch to gluten free flours, with a bit of xantham gum!
Dough
When it comes to mixing this cookie dough, I use my stand mixer with the beater attachment – you can use an electric hand whisk, or even just a bowl and a spatula so it suits all equipment levels!
Method
You combine the vegan butter and sugars like normal, until they are combined. Add in the dry ingredients, and mix again! It will be quite a crumbly dough, but then gradually pour in the milk, whilst mixing, and make it into a lovely cookie dough!
Add in the chopped up chocolate, and then portion. I made 12 cookies out of this batch (at 80g each) but you can make them smaller (less baking time) or larger (longer baking time).
Bake
To get a crunchy cookie, you need to bake for slightly longer, but the inside will always be soft and delicious in this type of cookie! I love it that way, it’s 100% my favourite cookie. I hope you love this recipe – and if you try and of the other vegan substitutions then let me know in the comments!! x
Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 125 g vegan butter
- 175 g light brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 300 g plain flour
- 1 + 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 300 g vegan chocolate (chips/chopped)
- 75 ml vegan milk (I used almond)
Instructions
- Add the vegan butter, sugar and vanilla to a bowl and beat until creamy - I use my stand mixer with the beater attachment!
- Add in the plain flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, and salt and beat until combined.
- Gradually add in the vegan milk until the cookie dough is formed.
- Add in the vegan chocolate and mix until distributed well!
- Portion the cookies - I do 80g per cookie for 12 cookies and lightly rolly into balls of dough. Put them in the freezer for at least 30 minutes, or in the fridge for an hour or so!
- Whilst the cookie dough is chilling, preheat your oven to 180ºC Fan, or 200ºC regular! If your oven runs hot, go for 160ºC-170ºC.
- Take the cookies out of the freezer/fridge and put onto two large lined trays - I do 6 per tray.
- Bake the cookies in the oven for 10-11 minutes. Once baked, leave them to cool on the tray for at least 30 minutes, as they will continue to bake whilst cooling!
- ENJOY!
Notes
- Instead of Milk you can use
- 1/2 medium banana, mashed
- 1tbsp flaxseed with 3tbsp water
- 4tbsp applesauce
- And there's so many more...!
- These are best eaten on the day of baking, but can be revived by microwaving for 15-30 seconds, or putting into a hot oven for 2-3 minutes!
- You can freeze the raw cookie dough easily, and bake from frozen if you don't want to bake the entire batch - they will take 12-13 minutes from frozen.
- Once baked, these will last for 4-5+ days!
- If you want a lovely texture - you can add in 1 level tbsp of cornflour, and take out 25g of the flour!
- White granulated is a good substitute for the light brown soft sugar, or dark brown soft if you want a more caramel flavoured cookie!
- If you want to make smaller cookies (60g) - they take about 9 minutes to bake!
ENJOY!
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Hi, I was wondering what substitutions / amounts you would recommend to make these Gluten free?
I have a daughter that is gluten and dairy free so I’m trying to find some nice homemade treats for her as she’s really struggling with this dietary change
Thanks
I make these GF regularly. Just use GF plain flour with a scant half teaspoon of xanthan gum and reduce the milk to about 50ml.
Hi, love the recipe, just wondering if I could brown the butter or if that will mess with the texture of the cookie? Thanks
It may make them too soft, but it’s worth a go!
Great flavour but mine had burnt bottoms so will try at 160 degrees next time.
Also, do you flatten the dough balls before baking? Mine didn’t spread out? I live in a humid climate so not sure if that’s the reason?
It may be the climate you are in as I don’t need to flatten mine at all! It can also be that if your oven is too hot, that cause them to not spread too much xx
These are the BEST vegan chocolate chip cookies I’ve ever made, for real!! I never comment on recipes but I’ve been searching for a good vegan cookie recipe that doesn’t leave me with melted flat discs, and you’ve done it! They’re delicious, soft on the inside but crisp on the outside, visually perfect. My family couldn’t get over how amazing they were. Thank you queen!!
Made these at the weekend for the first time and they were incredible! My guests didn’t even know they were vegan, and they got so many compliments! Taste just like a NYC cookie, and so easy to make!
I’ve recently found out I’m intolerant to dairy and eggs so this is such a perfect alternative recipe! I put in some miso instead of salt and it worked really well! Thank you!
Super tasty but they didn’t look anything like the picture! They looked quite cakey, and the mixture was a bit sloppy so maybe less milk next time 😁
This is an amazing recipe!! Super easy to make and the flavor and texture are so good😍
Tried these today and they came out just amazing. Tested them on my family without telling them they were vegan friendly – they couldn’t tell!
So, I was thinking about substituting some flour for cocoa to make a double chocolate cookie. Any thoughts on this and whether it may need a tad more milk?
Hiya! So glad everyone loved them! Just remove 50g flour and add 40g cocoa powder, hope this helps! x
Hi Jane! I am wanting to make these but wondered where you get your vegan chocolate from as I find most of them are just so expensive! Thanks in advance x
Hiya! I often find that some supermarket own dark chocolate is vegan! Hope this helps! X
Lidls 35p dark chocolate is vegan!
Added all the ingredients as said and then added milk and it went like cake mix. I used vegan spread which I thought was the same as butter. Why has this happened?
Hiya! This may because the spread was too soft, so needed less milk – as brands can vary so much! Hope this helps x
Hi, I love these cookies and have made them many a time with my daughter who has an egg allergy. I think they taste even better than the non-vegan versions!
Is there a reason that you don’t put the gas mark on your recipes? I usually have to look up the gas mark conversion when I’m using your recipes, so it would be really helpful if you could add it in with the other temperatures 🙂
I have no idea why, but there was no way I could roll into a ball. It was so sloppy and I had to scrape it off of my hands. What did I do wrong 😭
4 stars because I’m sure this is my fault! But I’ve never had trouble with your cookies before
Hiya! Unfortunately this sounds like an ingredient was measured incorrectly. Hope this helps! x
Did you put the mixture in the fridge/freezer for 15 mins
Before rolling?
Hiya! No – just after rolling! Hope this helps! x
I have been trying to find the perfect vegan cookie recipe and I have finally found it!
These were amazing and had like a shortbread feel to them which I love. Gooey and soft in the middle and crunchy on the outside.
I did change the recipe slightly for my preference:
Used agave nectar instead of sugar, used white Rye instead of wheat flour and 100% dark chocolate.
Will definitely make again and will try use coconut sugar next time, as I try an stay away from cane sugar.
Thank you Rosie for sharing this wonderful recipe. You have brought joy to this cookie loving family!
I followed the recipe exactly and these cookies came out quite cake like. I’m not sure how I can prevent this but they still tasted good.
Hiya! Unfortunately this can be due to the vegan recipe – try reducing their size and baking at a higher temperature for a slightly crunchier cookie! Hope this helps! x
Hi, I had this same issue! its because of the butter, I used to use soft butter, now I used hard vegan butter (stork) and they are perfect!
Hi Jane, I’ve made these a few times are a firm favourite. Would this recipe work as a giant cookie, if so how long would you bake it for? Alternatively, would your birthday cookie recipe work with an egg replacer? Many thanks for sharing your recipes 😊
Hiya! yes this would work! Baking time would be the same as my other giant cookie recipes – but an egg replacer would also work! Hope this helps! x
Hi Jane
Would this recipe work as a cookie pie? I’m.thinking I could stuff it with biscoff.
Thankyou
Hiya! I personally have not tried this but it is definitely worth a go! Let me know, enjoy! x
Hello, I’m planning on making these for staff at work because they are having a party and was wondering if these cookies end up hard after fully cooling because every time I make cookies they beomce almost rock hard. Thankyou
Hiya! How hard the cookies become may be an issue with your oven! But no, these will be slightly softer! Enjoy! x
I have made these before for my daughter’s friend who is vegan. The went down a storm with everyone even non vegans! I have also made almond and cherry ones. I just added chopped almonds, some almond essence and glacé cherries, absolutely gorgeous. Add a drizzle of dark chocolate and they’re even better!
Do you think this would be ok to use to make a cookie pie filled with biscoff?
Hiya! Yes absolutely give this a go – however the dough can be slightly sticky so perhaps try adding a little bit more flour to ensure it’s stable enough! Hope this helps! x
I made a cookie pie with this recipe and filled it with 150 grams vegan chocolate hazelnut spread. Very yummy 🤩 I made a batch of dough for 12 cookies and it was enough for one 8″ cake pan. 160 degrees (fan forced) 25-27 mins
Should you use fine sea salt in this recipe?
Hiya! I always use chunky sea salt in mine. Hope this helps! x
Excellent recipe! Made them instead of the usual NYC cookies as someone on the watch was dairy intolerant. The batch were demolished by 5 firefighters. Safe to say they were a success!
Amazing recipe they were delicious! Can you tell me what the calories are in each one please?
Brilliant recipe. I didn’t have enough chocolate so I used 150g chocolate and made up the rest with chopped nuts and raisins. They tasted great, thank you xx
Scrummaging! Gorgeous! Inviting!
These are the words I would use to describe this heavenly biscuit. X
Thanks so much Jane ! Love this!
Hi Jane!
Mine went really cakey but I followed the recipe exactly! Do you know what the reason could have been? Perhaps the kind of vegan butter I used? I want to re-try as they look so good!
Thankyou :))
These are naturally softer cookies! You an increase the temp or bake for long to make them crunchier, but they are meant to be softer. x
Nice, just made them, so tasty. I halved the sugar and it is still really good, thanks 🙂
Got some vegan friends coming to stay this weekend and love all your recipes…i’ve searched the comments but was just wondering, if I used soya milk instead of almond milk, will that affect it at all? Thanks.
Hiya, nope this will be fine!x
Excited to make these! Do you think I could use the recipe as a base and make variation? I’d like to make some vegan white chocolate and raspberry cookies but not sure how to incorporate the raspberries
Yes! They are relatively soft anyway, so you’d need to use freeze-dried raspberries and not fresh/frozen raspberries! x
Made these as a slightly late Father’s Day gift for my dad, who has turned vegan in the last two months. I didn’t listen to the part about making 80g portions and was unaware of how much they’d expand, so I’ve got some big cookies xD
Thank you for the recipe!!
How lovely, I hope he enjoyed! You are very welcome x
I’m not vegan, just a dairy allergy, would 1 egg substitute the Milk?
Hiya, yes!x
Best cookie recipe ever! We made it twice this week already and we all can’t stop eating 😂
Mixed it up as well: choc chip, with sprinkles, jam biscuits etc. A winner!
Can’t wait to try out more egg free recipes 😋
grand recipe!
Thank you so much!xx
Hiya Jane
If I wanted to use half light brown sugar and half caster sugar, would it work?
I generally don’t use caster sugar in cookies but it is worth a go xx
Hey Jane
I absolutely love this recipe, I’ve made it many times. If I wanted to make a chocolate version, how much cocoa would you recommend adding? Would you reduce the flour? Thanks in advance
Hello, ahh this makes me so happy! I would remove 50g of flour and add 40g of cocoa powder xx
Hi Jane
I have recently discovered that biscoff is vegan (potentially the best new in history!) Would this dough work for stuffing with frozen biscoff balls?
Hahah yes it is! The dough is slightly softer than normal so don’t make the Biscoff balls too big as they may leak xx
Simply delicious!
Hi Jane, these look fab, can’t wait to make them for my newly vegan boyfriend!
My question is, is it possible to bake these as cookie bars?
Hello! It is worth a go but they might be a little bit cakey xx
Hi, would this recipe work with gluten free flour and if so, would I need to change anything else? Thankyou.
Hiya! I haven’t tested it but its worth a try. If the cookie dough is too wet, add more flour xx
Your recipes are incredible, and the Nutella stuffed ones are our absolute fav!
I was wondering if I could use this recipe to do a vegan version for a friend. (Obviously swapping the Nutella for a vegan substitute).
Did you think it’ll work?
Hello! Aw thank you that is very kind! Yes this would work if you subbed Nutella for something vegan xx
These look amazing! Could I swap out some of the chopped chocolate for the worthers original soft caramels chopped up?
Hello,
Can I add oatmeal to these please. If so how much and would I need to change anything else?
Love your recipes, thanks.
Hi, can I double the recipe to make 24 cookies please?
Thank you
Yes!!
Could I add oatmeal to these please. If so how much would you suggest?
Thanks in advance x x
I made these this morning and adding the milk instantly turned them into a runny cake batter mixture. Even after trying to amend the recipe to make it thicker again, once cooked they melted all over the baking tray and 6 cookies turned into one giant mess of uncooked smush. Can you advise what went wrong at all? I’ve never made any kind of cookie before…
Hiya, this sounds like you have measured something incorrectly xx
Hello,
If I wanted to make these oatmeal, how much oats should I add please? And would I need to change or add anything else?
Thank you
First time making cookies and these were delicious!!
these are delicious, however on my second and third attempt they simply refused to spread burning baking.. i’ve ended up having to squash them down half way through so they wouldn’t be literal balls. do you know what could be my problem ? i freeze them for exactly 30 mins like on recipe and the only difference is that i put 200g of chocolate instead of 300g. also on the second attempt i added fresh blueberries so thought that could have been the culprit, but this time i’ve added freeze dried blueberries, which i assumed would be fine, and they still didn’t spread 🙁 is there anything else which could be a problem except the blueberries ?
Hey, most likely is that the cookie balls were rolled too tightly or the oven is too hot which xx
Hi Jane,
Could I sun gluten free flour in this recipe?
Thanks
I made these this morning and adding the milk instantly turned them into a runny cake batter mixture. Even after trying to amend the recipe to make it thicker again, once cooked they melted all over the baking tray and 6 cookies turned into one giant mess of uncooked smush. Can you advise what went wrong at all? I’ve never made any kind of cookie before…
Yummmm.
Have just discovered your recipes Jane and have never had so much baking success!
These were absolutely scrummy & so easy to make.
Thank you so much!xx
Hi Jane, thanks for your incredible recipe. They were stunning! Although using 150gr of 80% dark chocolate was more than enough for me.
I didn’t quite like that they wouldn’t snap as they turned out quite chewie on the inside. How could I make them more snappy and less cake-y? Thank you!
Unfortunately these will be cakey and are hard to get snappy x
Hi Jane
Can I use Stork in a tub for these? As I have it to hand, have you ever used that for baking cookies?
You can do – but the tub is not vegan x
Best cookies I’ve ever baked! This is an amazing recipe, the cookies are the perfect texture and they turn out perfect. Would definitely do again!
I made these the other day and I can’t tell you enough how delicious they were. I had used a little less chocolate chips (personal taste as I prefer dough over choco chips) but they were so easy to make and fantastic. I brought some over to my friends in my “social bubble” as well and they couldn’t stop raving about it!! Thank you so much!!
Hi Jane! Do you think this would work if the butter was swapped for almond or peanut butter? Thank you!
So good! To make them more like NYC cookies, i used 50ml milk and only baked for around 8 or 9 minutes. This is now my go-to cookie recipe!
I made these with about two thirds of the sugar. The oven time was neater 14 mins, and they are the devil to mix, but they are so worth it.
I shall be making them again.
These were awesome will definitely be making them again.
Will be looking at all your vegan recipes now 🙂
Hi Jane- I have made these a few times and they are delicious! I was just wondering if it would be ok to leave out the chocolate chips? I want to try and use this dough with Biscoff like other people have suggested. Do you think it would be ok? Thank you!
The chocolate chips can easily be left out! And its worth a go!
Hi, do you think this batter would be too soft to put biscoff in like in your chocolate cookies with biscoff?
It shouldn’t be a problem as when I make this its still a cookie dough similar to my NYC Cookies, but if you find it quite a bit softer you might need to reduce the the amount of milk you add!
Hi Jane
What vegan butter did you use? I can only find Vitalife spread in my local supermarket, will this be ok? X
I use stork block (not the tub), but that would work yes!
Hello
Can I use this vegan recipe to make one of the large cookie pizzas? Like your cookie cake?
Many thanks
Chrissy
Yes, just use this recipe with the timings/temp/tin of the cookie cake, but this may naturally be a bit softer when its bigger x
Wow! So yummy! I can’t get over how giant they are!! I used dairy butter and milk, so the only thing vegan about mine was it was eggless. I used half the amount of chocolate and found it enough for my taste. If I wanted to reduce the sugar would I need to make any other modifications? Thanks for this! Can’t wait to try some more of your recipes that are egg free!
Changing the quantity of sugar could change the end result of the cookie unfortunately, but otherwise you can reduce it xx
Made a batch of these for me and my boyfriend and they were delicious! Baked them for 12 minutes in the oven and they were the perfect soft texture when they were cooled. Will definitely be making them again!!
Out of curiosity, if I wanted to make it a double choc chip recipe, would I just swap out some plain flour for coca powder? 🙂
Yes! I would just sub 25g flour for cocoa powder x
I’d love to make a chocolate biscoff version of these! Would I just swap out some flour and add is some cacao powder? I’m planning on using the same method for your normal biscoff cookies if you think that would work? Thank you !
Yes so I would substitute maybe 25g of flour for the cacao powder, and yes – freeze the biscoff like the others!
They came out perfectly and it’s such an easy, no-fuss recipe to follow! I have now made another batch and frozen so I can have a cookie whenever! Couldn’t recommend more! You have saved a vegan from the chocolate chip cookie cravings! 🙂
Hi Jane,
Loved this recipe.
Quick question, love the look of your gingerbread cookies! Could I make them vegan following this recipe?
Yes for sure! Just combine the both x
Love this recipe!
How long does the dough keep in the fridge? Unbaked.
Fridge is 48 hours max, but freezer is 3 months! x
As usual, very easy to make and delicious ! Small down side : i don’t know if it’s normal or if i messed something up but mine ended up very soft, with an almost cake like consistency, when i like my cookies to be crispy on the outside. Otherwise they are great !
They are softer cookies because of the recipe – you’d have to make them smaller and bake for longer to get a crunchier cookie!
Thanks again for another fabulous recipe. I switched the flour to gluten free and they were perfect! I now have a very happy 6 year old niece who can finally eat a proper cookie! Xxx
Hi. Would these work with coconut sugar? I need to make some refined sugar free vegan treats and thought these might work with a bit of tweeking? xx
I’m really not sure I’m afraid! I have never baked with coconut sugar x
These are FILTH! Absolutely stunning <3
Absolutely delicious!!! Thanks so much for such a great recipe, I know these are going to be made on repeat 🙂
Hi, can I make one large giant cookie out of this ?
Thanks !!
Yes that should be fine!
So good!!!! Taste even better than normal cookies! Super easy to make! I accidentally put too much baking soda and bicarbonate and they still turned out great, they just look like rounder rather than the way yours looked
I’ve made these twice now and both times they’ve turned out amazing! Thank you for such an amazing recipe 🙂
Hey Jane
Could I make these oatmeal raisin and put in oats and raisins instead of chocolate? If so what amounts would you recommend?
Thanks so much!
I would follow my oatmeal raisin recipe, but swap the butter/eggs to the vegan butter and milk in this one xx
Love your recipes!! Would it be possible to make these gluten free as well by swapping out the flour to a gluten free alternative likes Doves?
Could I make these just eggless and switch milk and butter to normal?
Yes, but I would use whole milk to make sure it bakes better xx