For years, I’ve been searching for my go-to chocolate chip cookie recipe. I want outrageously delicious bakery-style chocolate chip cookies that completely capture my attention upon first bite. I want a chewy middle, barely crisp edges, complex flavor, and rich chocolate chips.
I want all of that in a cookie recipe that’s easy to make. No mixer required. No creaming of softened-but-not-too-soft butter. No chilling the dough for 24 hours. I don’t have the patience for any of that. Sometimes a girl just needs a cookie!
These chocolate chip cookies are the best homemade chocolate chip cookies I’ve ever had. My cookie search is over.
These cookies are so delicious and supremely easy to make. The dough needs a very reasonable 30-minute chill in the refrigerator, and let me tell you, they’re worth the brief wait.
Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Also amazing? These cookies are (shockingly) vegan. That’s right, there’s no butter or eggs in this recipe, but you’d never guess it.
How? Instead of butter, these cookies use melted coconut oil, extra-virgin olive oil, or a neutral-flavored oil like avocado oil. The eggs are simply omitted with no downsides.
For non-vegans like me, this means that the recipe is even easier to make than standard chocolate chip cookies.
For those with dairy or egg allergies, these cookies are a total game changer.
The remaining ingredients are simple and wholesome. You’ll need whole wheat flour, chocolate chips, sugar, coconut sugar or brown sugar, and your basic salt and leavening agents. I sprinkled my cookies with some flaky sea salt to make them even more irresistible.
How These Amazing Chocolate Chip Cookies Came to Be
I can’t take full credit for this recipe. I was intrigued by the original recipe offered in the Ovenly Cookbook, via Food52. I made several adjustments to their ingredients and method.
I swapped whole wheat flour for all-purpose, which is undetectable in the final product. I also substituted coconut sugar for brown sugar, which is less refined (for those wondering, it is impossible to make bakery-style cookies using liquid natural sweeteners). I experimented with oils other than canola, which is highly processed and high in omega-6s.
I also found a chilling time shortcut. If you scoop the dough onto the sheets and then chill it, 30 minutes in the freezer works just as well as their 24-hour recommendation. That way, the recipe works with coconut oil, which solidifies at cool temperatures.
Coconut Oil vs. Olive Oil
We should talk a little bit about how your choice of oil affects the final product. I didn’t notice any textural differences with any of the oils, but virgin coconut oil offers a slight coconut flavor. Olive oil tastes like, well, olive oil, especially when the cookies are warm.
If you enjoy the flavor of either of those oils on their own, I think you’ll love how they shine through in these cookies and make the flavor more interesting. I’m partial to coconut oil. If you want cookies that taste like standard bakery chocolate chip cookies, use refined coconut oil or a neutral oil like avocado oil or safflower oil.
It’s about time this blog had a proper chocolate chip cookie recipe. Here it is, just in time for the holidays! Hope you’ll whip some up right away.
Please let me know how it turns out for you in the comments. I hope it becomes your favorite recipe, too.
A little note on cookie dough safety: Since the dough is egg free, it doesn’t carry the usual risk of salmonella poisoning. However, raw flour can carry a slight risk for E.Coli or presumably other pathogens. So, I don’t recommend eating this dough, either!
Here’s more information from the CDC about raw flour (thank you to Tara for sharing).
Amazing Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Author:
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes (plus 30 minutes chill time)
- Yield: 13 cookies 1x
- Category: Cookie
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
The best chocolate chip cookie recipe! These cookies are easy to make with basic, wholesome ingredients. No mixer required! They’re miraculously vegan, too (no softened butter here). Recipe yields 13 large cookies.
Ingredients
- 2 cups white whole wheat flour or regular whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 ¼ cups chocolate chips*
- ⅔ cup lightly packed coconut sugar or ½ cup packed brown sugar
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup plus 1 tablespoon melted coconut oil or extra-virgin olive oil**
- ¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon water
- Maldon flaky sea salt for sprinkling (optional)
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Whisk to combine, then add the chocolate chips and toss to coat.
- In a large bowl, combine the coconut sugar, regular sugar, oil and water. Whisk until the sugar has incorporated into the oil and the mixture is smooth, about 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture, then stir just until combined and no more flour is visible (don’t overdo it).
- Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper for easy cleanup. Fill an ice cream scoop two-thirds with dough (or spoon the mixture into even 2-inch mounds), and place the dough onto one of the prepared sheets. Repeat with remaining dough, leaving several inches of space around each cookie.
- Freeze the cookies on their pans for 30 minutes, or chill them for up to 24 hours in the refrigerator.
- When you’re ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Bake until the edges are just starting to turn golden, about 14 to 17 minutes. Place the baking sheet on a cooling rack and sprinkle the cookies with flaky salt, if using. Repeat with the remaining cookies.
Notes
Recipe adapted from Ovenly’s Secretly Vegan Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies.
*Chocolate chip notes: I like Ghiradelli’s bittersweet 60% cacao chocolate chips. Use vegan/dairy free chocolate chips if necessary.
**Oil notes: You can taste the coconut or olive oil flavor lightly in these cookies. Use whichever one you prefer. For completely neutral-flavored cookies, use a neutral-flavored oil such as avocado oil or safflower oil.
Make it dairy free/vegan: Simply use dairy-free/vegan chocolate chips, such as Enjoy Life brand.
Make it gluten free: Bob’s Red Mill’s gluten-free all-purpose flour blend works great!
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Michelle
I just made these with my 3yo son because he loves to bake. I was unsure whether it would be successful or not, but was very pleasantly surprised. What a great recipe!
I cooked half the batter and have left the other half in the freezer for another day of convenient deliciousness. Thank you
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Kate
That is adorable, Michelle! I love that he enjoys cooking. I bet it is the cutest!
Kate
I loved this recipe! I made it in just a short period of time, and the cookies came out great! I love that they have a reasonable amount of sugar and NO BUTTER! It’s wonderful! Also, I did add a little more water to mine, but aside from that, I didn’t change a thing!
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Karthi Kavitha
It came out very delicious !!!
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Amanda R
Could this be made with regular unbleached all purpose flour?
Kate
I haven’t tried it. I don’t typically bake with that type of flour. If you try it, let me know!
Sharmila Vijayanand
Hi Kate. I am from India.Made these cookies today and they were so delicious. Thanks a lot for this recipe. It is a keeper.
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Kate
I’m glad you loved them, Sharmila!
Jerry
Simple, elegant and incredibly tasty cookies! I use all organic ingredients and whole wheat pastry flour. Much thanks for a delicious recipe.
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Kate
I’m glad you loved them!
Michelle
Fabulous recipe! Miss Eight made them with me and was so pleased with results…Master Ten is egg and nut free so many many thanks for sharing.
And mom? Well I’m excited that they use wholesome ingredients like coconut and wheat flour. I’m GF so maybe I’ll have a go at using buckwheat flour too…
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Kate
Thanks for sharing! I would recommend a gluten free flour blend for your GF version. Bob’s Red Mill has worked well for others.
Kruthi
Hi kate.
This recipe has both brownsugar & white sugar.. Is there an alternative for the white sugar? Like honey or such.
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Kate
Hi! I found for these to really work out to get the right end product, both sugars work best.
Kavita
I made them with only brown sugar and they turned out great!
Amy
Hi Kate, do you bake them on a fan setting or conventional setting? I am from the UK and am never sure which to use?
Kate
Conventional oven.
Elizabeth
I loved these cookies and they were my exchange students favourite cookies! And they are so good, right now I’m making them for a club meeting!
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Cassie
Can you make this with a refined sugar substitute?
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Kate
It may work, although I don’t cook with refined sugar. Let me know if you try it.
Alex
Brown sugar is refined?
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Guilherme
I want to bow to you! I had been desperate for a recipe like this. Easy to make and it works! I made yesterday because I was really craving some vegan baked goods and they are hard to find where I live so this was sent directly from the gods. Definitely a favourite. They even had a buttery flavour! Absolutely magical! Thank you.
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Kate
I’m so excited that you love them! Thank you for your review.
lana
best vegan chocolate chip cookie recipie!!!<3
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Kate
Hooray! Thank you for the raving review, Iana.
Anna Lorraine Heppenstall
I made these today and didn’t have to chill my dough. I also made them small – about a tbsp. I made 29 cookies!! Sooooooo delish! If I can only upload a picture.. your mouth will water.
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Kate
That’s a lot of cookies! I’m glad you loved them, Anna.
Anna Lorraine Heppenstall
Ya! I ended up giving some to my brother and nephew for their birthdays.
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Christina R
Pure heaven! The best chocolate cookies I have made, and I bake a lot! I love the coconut undertones.
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Kate
Great to hear, Christina! Thank you for stopping to review.
Anna
Amazing recipe!!! I halved the amount of choc chips though because i like there to be a little more cookie than chocolate. My entire family LOVED them!!
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Kate
I’m so happy to hear that, Anna! I appreciate your review.
Jackie
Kate: You’re a choc chip cookie rock star!! I made these cookies today and my coconut oil was too warm so the chocolate chips kinda melted so I thought, uh oh! Watching them bake, the shape seemed to not move for a bit but then they melted into these beautiful fluffy mounds resulting in the lightest flakiest delicate crust with soft gooey insides – not all chips melted which was an added bonus! I ate 3 before bed – not smart but couldn’t help myself!! My 9 yr old daughter Jolene is a salt lover so I sprinkled with high quality flaked sea salt! Yummy yummy in our tummies says it all!!!! I too have tried tons of recipes but this one beats all! They will be served at our 38th Annual Block Party tomorrow night! My family salutes you for the recipe – thank you! (PS: Your banana bread recipe is my new fav as well)
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Kate
Wonderful to hear, Jackie! Thanks for your review!
Stephen
Great cookies! We made a single batch and they turned out amazing! When we doubled the recipe they appear to have turned out very wheaty. We used whole wheat flour, it is possible that 4 cups of whole wheat flour is too much and troublesome for doubling? Just wondering if you have run into this?
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Lindy Dohman
I made this recipe a couple days ago. I followed it exactly other than I made them a bit smaller so I got 26 cookies instead. Still delicious! I’d take a picture but they are gone and both my mom and mother in law want the recipe! Thank you for a delicious, healthier recipe. My husband said this is a keeper and already wants me to make more!
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Kate
I’m happy to hear you both loved them!
Vicky Johnston
Hi Kate
I’m having trouble finding whole wheat flour for some reason, can you recommend or send me a link as to where to by this type of flour? When I type it in Google wholemeal comes up but I believe this is different. I’m based in the UK so any help would be appreciated. Thanks Vicky
Kate
Hi Vicky! Great question. I believe wholemeal flour in the UK is the same as whole wheat in the US. I hope this helps!
Athena
I have made numerous recipes from your website and have yet to be disappointed. I’ve seen a lot of comments from people abroad re converting cups to grams, im from the UK and actually love baking using cups instead! So much quicker and easier! I think the trick is just to get a good set of measuring cups… I’ve literally never had one of your recipes go badly. Just made these and they’re delicious, I love every single muffin recipe too. So easy to make, delicious, healthy and my toddler loves helping me with them too! Thank you so much!! Keep them coming & I’ll keep baking… and eating… ha!
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Kate
I’m so glad you are loving what you are trying! Thanks for sharing, Athena.
Paulina
FINALLY!!! I have been trying to bake cookies in the air fryer (oven isn’t working currently) and they’ve all been too crumbly, or just tasted okay. This was going to be my last attempt, and I was incredibly suspicious with the recipe, but it WORKED.
Granted, the air fryer is still not ideal for baking cookies, but the edges were crispy, the interior was chewy, and it tasted like a proper cookie! It was incredibly delicate/crumbly when out of the oven, but I now understand this cookie MUST cool down.
I quartered down the recipe to create one big cookie, added vanilla extract, and substituted with Bob’s paleo flour, only coconut sugar (cut down the sugar a little bit), and avocado oil. Thrilled with the results, and can’t believe it doesn’t need eggs! THANK YOU.
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Kate
I’m so happy these worked for you! Thank you for sharing and for your review, Paulina.
Rachel
Excellent! Tastes so good Love your banana bread recipe too!
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Kate
I’m glad you loved it!
Amanda
Im not sure what went wrong for me but my cookies did not spread at all. I followed the recipe exactly except i forgot to mix the chocolate chips into the dry and added them at the end. Could it have been an overmixing thing? Oh, I also subbed 1/4 cup of the white sugar with a monk fruit/erythitol blend. The taste is lovely but the texture not what i was hoping for.
Annabel
Hi from Australia!I have just made a batch of these cookies and they are absolutely delicious.I used organic coconut oil,dark choc chips and a sprinkle of maldon sea salt on top as suggested.Thanks for a brilliant,fuss-free recipe.
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Kate
Thank you for sharing, Annabel!
Katherine
First half a dozen times I made this recipe – perfect! Couldn’t believe how good they were. But recently, every time I make them they have a sulphur-like taste. What am I doing wrong?! I’m sticking to the recipe (unless my four year old gives a helping hand and lots of flour gets spilt etc) and I’ve tried different chocolates – dark, milk, vegan – but still I get the same sulphury taste! I know it’s me, not your recipe and I miss the wonderful cookies I know are possible, can you give me any guidance?
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Kate
Hi Katherine! I’m sorry they aren’t turning out for you right now. I would double check to make sure your baking powder and soda are fresh and to use aluminum free. I hope that helps! Let me know.
Lucy
Hi Kate,
Love the Cookies!! We make them slightly smaller and sandwich them with some vanilla vegan icecream to make an Ice Cream Sandwich :-)
We would love to try them as a dark Chocolate version using Cocoa Powder or Melted 72% Dark Chocolate and I was wondering what you think we should amend the ratios of liquid to flour/cocoa powder to?
Pam
This is the first vegan cookie my husband and daughter have loved as much as I do, and we have tried many. Thank you for another wonderful recipe!
P.S. We are having your wild rice and arugula salad for dinner and these delicious cookies for dessert. ;-)
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Kate
You’re welcome, Pam!
Louise
I’ve made these awesome cookies many times with loads of substitutions and they turn out great. I’ve made them with GF flour and with raisins or cranberries for my GF, DF sister when I’m in a hurry and don’t have vegan choc handy. I also regularly halve the sugar when making for the kids (and sub raisins for the choc chips) and I still think that they’re yum. Thanks for a great recipe!
Kate
Great to hear, Louise! Thank you for sharing.
Val
I use vegan chocolate chips and they are the best vegan chocolate chip cookies ever. Sometime I use oat flour. My daughter loves them so I make them whenever she comes home for a visit and often for parties even if the guests aren’t vegan. I plan to make them for the afterglow at my daughter’s wedding.
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Kate
I’m happy you have good luck with oat flour with these cookies, Val! Thank you for your review.
Pra
These cookies turned out absolutely delicious. A keeper for sure.
Kate
Thank you for sharing, Pra!
danielle
Would substituting almond milk in place of the water effect the cookies being chewy and not crunchy? I’m gonna try making these tonight and I was just curious if the almond milk would ruin the taste or texture or add flavor.
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Kate
You really want to use water with this recipe. I find it’s the perfect added mositure.
Tanya
Hi Kate, would you have the nutritional value on these cookies please.
Kate
Hi! Make sure you allow cookies in your browser and click to expand the information. It may take a second to load: Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 cookie (made with coconut oil, no flaky salt on top)
Serves 13
Amount Per Serving
Calories 308
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16.6g 26%
Saturated Fat 11.8g
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.4g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.7g 0%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 169.8mg 7%
Total Carbohydrate 40.5g 13%
Dietary Fiber 3.2g 13%
Sugars 24.5g
Protein 3.6g 7%
Vitamin A 0%Vitamin C 0%Calcium 2%Iron 11%Vitamin D 0%Magnesium 6%Potassium 3%Zinc 3%Phosphorus 9%Thiamin (B1) 6%Riboflavin (B2) 2%Niacin (B3) 5%Vitamin B6 4%Folic Acid (B9) 2%Vitamin B12 0%Vitamin E 0%Vitamin K 1%
Grace
Just tried these for the first time and I am in love! These are so amazing. For the sugar, I only did about 2/3 cup of light brown sugar and they turned out perfect. Crispy on the outside and chewy melty perfection on the inside. Currently trying not to eat all of these in one sitting!
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Kate
I’m glad you loved them, Grace.
Asako
SO GOOD!!
Like a couple of other commenters, I made smaller ones (heaped tbsp per cookie, made 26). They trays wouldn’t fit in my freezer so I put them in the fridge for around 2 hrs. Worked great! I also used canola oil.
Thanks again!!!
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Asako
Would you mind removing my last name from this comment?
Kate
You’re welcome!
El
Can i bake then freeze? If so, how can i defrost them?
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Asako
Hi Kate! would you mind please checking my last comment
Andreas
The chocolate in the flour mix melts instantly when you add the melted sugar/oil mix so they don’t turn out like in the pictures. Better add the chocolate after the dough is completed.
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Kate
I’m sorry you had an issue, but the chocolate shouldn’t melt. Make sure it’s not hot when you add it
Lea
Hello can I only use white sugar in this recipe? And how much plz. Thank you :)
Kate
Hi Lea, I designed this recipe with coconut sugar or brown sugar. I’m not sure white sugar will work. Sorry!
Deanna
This is my ‘go to’ chocolate chip cookie recipe. I have made them many times – hands down the best chocolate chip cookies!!! Everybody loves them every time I make them! I use coconut sugar (instead of brown sugar), and sucanat sugar (instead of refined cane sugar), and olive oil (instead of coconut oil). Kate, your recipes are some of my favorites, especially your salad recipes. Thank you!
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Kate
I’m glad you agree they are so good! Thanks, Deanna.
Ashi
Hi, Kate!
I tried making this but I think I got confused with the water and oil portions. Could you please make it clearer for me? Thanks!
Kate
Hi Ashi, you only need ½ cup + 1 tablespoon oi & ¼ cup + 1 tablespoon water. So you add 1 tablespoon to each measurement. Does that make sense?
Kristina
I made the recipe as directed, but I put the entire bowl in the fridge to chill for about 4 hours since I don’t have space for the full pans. The dough was extremely dry and hard and it took some muscle to form the dough balls. The cookies turned out fine once baked and look like the pictures. They’re thick because they didn’t spread very much. Might stick with traditional chocolate chip cookies though, I miss vanilla, eggs, and butter!
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Kate
Hi Kristina! I’m glad they still turned out for you. Dividing them out is important so the dough doesn’t seize up.
Stella
Thanks for the recipe. Question, why use two different types of sugar? What will be the difference?
Kate
Hi Stella! I found this combination is what is going to get you the best result for the
chewy middle and barely crisp edges.
Stella
Oh, interesting chemistry.
So if I want to create a crunchy cookie, which one should I remove? Thanks for the guidance.
Kate
Hi Stella! Could could try and bake them for just a little longer. I wouldn’t necessarily remove one or the other. That would be a different recipe, baking is a science.
Karen
Can you use Bob’s Red Mills gluten free 1-1 baking flour for your chocolate chip cookies? Looking forward to trying them. Thanks.
Kate
That should work, Karen!
Clara Sautner
Just made this with my non vegan boyfriend. Even he was convinced ! I’m pinning this recipe on my fridge . Great recipe!
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Kate
Hooray! That’s great. Thanks for sharing, Clara.
Nancy
These cookies were amazing and they are my new “go to” for chocolate chip!!
Everyone loved them :)
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Kate
I’m happy to hear that, Nancy!
Nancy Virgin
I chilled the bowl of dough for 24 hours. Don’t do that. Impossible to scoop. Dough is sitting out now, hoping it will come to room temp so I scoop and then freeze for 24 hours.
Kate
How did it turnout, Nancy?
Nancy Virgin
The cookies are very tasty. After the bowl of dough thawed and became scoopable, I froze the dough BALLS for 30 minutes as suggested. Then baked. They are very crisp. Is that how they are supposed to be? They were for my husband. He likes them. That is what counts. Nan
Kate
Hi Nancy! They should have some crisp to them. You may need to adjust your bake time as some ovens can vary.
Susan
Can you make these cookies with almond flour?
Kate
Unfortunately, almond flour isn’t a 1:1 replacement. It won’t likely hold up as well and be delicate and dry.
Carie
Best vegan cookie I’ve ever had! I made these yesterday for a bonfire with some vegan friends, and we all loved them. The perfect chew with a crispy exterior, my favorite kind of cookie. The only changes I made were folding in some toasted mini vegan marshmallows to make them S’mores cookie, and making them smaller, 24 cookies total (baked for 11 mins). My skeptical husband ate 3, ha. Thanks for crafting a great recipe!
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Kate
Love to hear that about these cookies! Thank you for your comment, Carie.
jody
After mixing the dough I found it to be a bit crumbly and it was difficult to hold together in order to place on the baking sheet. Should I add more oil or water to make it hold together? Also, are we suppose to flatten them a little or leave as mounds before baking?
Kate
Hi Jody! Did you refrigerate/freeze them at all? No need to press down, they will flatten some as they cook.
Jody
I had to squeeze the dough into balls to form them, then I flattened slightly and froze them. I was not able to scoop onto tray because the dough was crumbly. The final result turned out fantastic despite the crumbly dough. The cookies held together when cooked. I probably didnt put quite enough oil or water. Everyone loved them!
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Andrea
Turned out awesome! Did scant measurements of the sugars and reduced chocolate chips to 1 scant cup and they are still loaded with chips and sweet! Thank you!
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Kate
Thanks for sharing, Andrea!
Kelli
Great cookies!!!! Thanks for sharing your recipes!
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Kate
You’re welcome, Kelli!
Elizabeth
Question- would it change the consistency to add an egg or 2? I love the idea of their being a bit of protein in them :-)
Kate
It worked best for me with the recipe as is.
Carolyn
I NEVER write reviews.. like I’m saying ever. But these cookies are the absolutely best cookies I’ve ever had. SO SO GOOD. I just had to comment. I am so happy to have found this recipe and will use it forever! I did not change a thing- simply AMAZING!
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Kate
I’m so happy you did! Thanks for sharing, Carolyn.
Elizabeth
It was very easy and quick! They were yummy and super chocolatey. They tasted a bit like popcorn and were crunchy.
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Katie Baker
My 3-year-old and I LOVED these cookies. They were so easy to make!
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Isabel
I omitted the white sugar and it turned out great. My 5 yr helped and had so much fun making them and eating them. Thanks for sharing this recipe!
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Kate
You’re welcome!
Laura Sunday
I cut the sugar to a total of 1c (1/2 c white & 1/2 c brown sugar). They taste great but seemed like not enough oil or water. They didn’t hold together. Lots of crumbs. Any ideas?
Kate
Did you chill the dough like in the instructions?
Mary Klein
Wow what an amazing cookie!!! We used coconut oil and the flavor and texture were perfect! Watch the time and don’t over bake! Enjoy!
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LeeSalt
Just want to give a word of encouragement to those with a bit of kitchen know-how to not be afraid of stepping into vegan cooking, even if you’re not vegan. As well, don’t be afraid to experiment — as long as you stick to like ingredients and ratios, they most likely will turn out great!
I’m moving soon and need to use up my various bulk dry goods so they don’t go to waste. I followed this recipe but changed half the flour to .25 rye flour and .25 almond flour, only brown sugar as sweetener as well as some sweetened shredded coconut replacing 1:1 the chocolate chips. Everything else was the same. And yes, I know this type of thing is a huge eye roll when it comes to recipe reviews and people subbing nonsense and getting poor results.
However, this worked absolutely perfectly! So get out there and bake and experiment while staying loyal to the ratios of like ingredients. Thank you so much to the original poster, it is an incredibly delicious recipe!
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Kate
Thank you for the encouragement! I’m glad you like this one.
liz
I have been on a long expedition in search of the ideal chocolate chip cookie, and the search is now over!! BEST chocolate chip cookies I have ever made. (I used olive oil as opposed to coconut oil)
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Kate
Thank you for commenting, Liz!
Cathy Mutnick
I tried this recipe using whole wheat flour, brown sugar & coconut oil. The dough was very crumbly & texture a bit gritty. Not sure what went wrong. Ended up baking most of it in 1 big cookie & it was easy to cut into squares. Not as moist & chewy as I expected.
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Kate
Hi Cathy! Did you let it rest in the refrigerator? You can easily over stir cookie dough, leaving with you with an undesired result.
Amy
We substituted sucanot for the sugar to make them a bit healthier and they turned out amazing! Everyone loved them!
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Kavita
These are SO good!!! Perfectly crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. This is definitely my new go-to chocolate chip cookie recipe!
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Meredith
I love Cookie + Kate recipes, but I seem to be in the minority in this one because I struggled. The dough was suuuper crumbly and didn’t improve with chilling. After baking, they were hard and not chewy with lots of crumble. The only change I made was to use avocado oil, per the note, instead of coconut since I don’t love the flavor of coconut in my chocolate chip cookie and I wanted something more neutral than olive oil. I also used semi-sweet Christmas chocolate chips since that’s what I had on hand but don’t think that affects texture. I’m pretty sure I didn’t screw up measuring since I’m usually very careful (but maybe?) I am a high altitude baker — I live in Boulder, so perhaps it needed more moisture. Any thoughts?
Kate
Hi Meredith! I’m bummed to hear that. It could be your altitude for sure since that can play into baking significantly. How do you measure your flour? That will impact it as well. You want to sift your flour vs just scooping up the amount. Does that make sense? You might have had too much flour.
Maria
I made this recipe with all purpose white flour (because that’s all I had at the time and this recipe sounded delicious so I wanted to try it!) and it still worked out wonderfully!
Super delicious! I used coconut oil and brown sugar. Loved the touch of sea salt! I can’t wait to try this again with whole wheat flour.
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Raisa
The name of this recipe does not do these cookies justice! The word ‘amazing’ does not cut it, but it’ll do for now. I’ve been wanting to make chocolate chip cookies for a while now. So today I tried this recipe and oh my God! I have to keep myself from eating the entire batch!
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Kate
I’m so glad you love these cookies! Thanks for your comment and review, Raisa.
Sarah
Has anyone added some nuts to these ?? If so how did they turn out ?
cora
Scrumptious and easy! I did not cool mine before cooking and they still came out perfect. I doubled the recipe and needed to add an extra tbsp of water. I also used half the amount of regular sugar called for and instead added sweetened coconut flakes (I mixed these in with the dry Ingredients and chocolate chips). I then sprinkled a pinch of both Maldon salt and coconut flakes on the top of each cookie. So tasty!
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Kate
Thanks for sharing, Cora! I like the additions.
Mary
Hi Kate,
I haven’t tried these yet, but would like to know, could i use Coconut sugar instead of white sugar for the sweetener?
Thanks :)
Mary
Kate
Hi Mary! These actually call for coconut sugar or brown sugar, plus regular sugar. I found that these worked best with the variation. I hope this answers your question!
Kyla
These are amazing! I used grapeseed oil and a gluten-free flour blend. Can you make ahead and freeze? If so, what’s the best method to defrost?
Kate
These should freeze well, although I haven’t tried it. You could try to gently warm in the microwave before eating or set on the counter.
Marie
Why do you need two measurements of sugar confused
Kate
Hi Marie! The combination of sugars help these cookie turnout so well. I hope this helps!
Lauren Ritchie
I thought these were a little dry. Any ideas?
Kate
How long did you bake them?
Lyndsi
This recipe was great! I’m wondering if I could replace the oil for vegan butter next time though?
Thanks!
Frances
Wow! Your recipes never disappoint and I love how easy they all are to turn into vegan recipes since we try to eat mostly vegan. But I needed to bake cookies for hospice families and figured I’d make them with eggs and butter so they’d be “normal” but then I came across this recipe and gave it a try. You’d never know there’s no animal products in it – and they’re so easy to make without having to fuss with chia seed eggs etc. Perfect flavors – sweet but not saccharine. But it’s the consistency that really wins. Chewy in the center but nice crunch on the edges. Thank you!
★★★★★
Debbie Gay
Can I add nuts to this recipe? I love pecans in my chocolate chip cookies!
Kate
You could try it! Although, without trying it, I’m not sure. Let me know how it goes for you!
Alexyss
WOWWW omg so good I feel like “I can’t believe I made these” hahaha thank you so much for this recipe it’s delicious and SO EASY! I loooooove chocolate chip cookies and these are very very good!
I used olive oil & I didn’t have regular sugar so I used only 1/2 cup packed tight of brown sugar and a little more. Baked them for about 18 minutes at 350.
Thanks again!!! Happy Holidays!!
★★★★★
Kate
Thanks for your review!
Gail
Hey Kate. I made these cookies last night and they are perfect! So good. I’m new to vegan cooking and your recipes have been so helpful. My non-vegan husband ate one and said “that’s what I’m talking about!” not knowing they were vegan. I just rolled my eyes and said “thank you”. Lol. Thanks for the great recipes. I bought your cookbook too and so far, all the recipes I’ve tried are keepers!
Gail
★★★★★
Kate
Hooray! I’m so happy to hear that. Thank you for taking the time to comment and review, Gail.
Eve
Mine didn’t turn out well..they were falling apart on pan (almost too dry) so I had to work them with my hands a bit to stay together. They turned out ok but I trust I made an error somewhere along the way.
Kate
Oh no! I’m sorry to hear that. Did you allow them to chill in the refrigerator or freezer?
Kitti
I’ve tried plenty of vegan Choco chip cookies and these are always my go to! I blend oats into flour to replace the wheat flour, Do half chocolate and half pecans, add vanilla and half the sugar since I don’t like things too sweet. They bake beautifully every single time! Thank you!
★★★★★
Lindsey
Seriously amazing! My mom kept saying they’re not going to be good because they’re vegan, and when she ate one, she said, “I should have known – cookie and kate!”
I was cleaning out my pantry so I used 1/2 coconut and 1/2 olive oil, and1/2 coconut sugar and half brown.
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Kate
I love that! Thanks for sharing, Lindsey.
Nena
My 9 yr old daughter and I enjoyed making these cookies and they turned out amazing! I loved the splash of coarse salt on top, it gave the cookies an awesome kick. Thanks so much for the recipe, I’ll make these again next week when I go back to work (my coworkers will be so happy to try them!). Thanks again and keep up the good work, Dana!
★★★★★
Nena
These cookies taste like heaven! With the addition of flaky salt on top it gave it that extra something that makes them even more addictive, I never would’ve thought of adding salt, thanks so much for the tip! I made these with my 9 yr old daughter and she’s already asking me to make some for her favorite teachers ;) plus, they’re the healthiest cookies I’ve ever eaten! Thanks so much, Kate!
★★★★★
Mary
This recipe sounds incredible. When using whole wheat flour, do I have to reduce the flour at all? ( I have seen on other recipes when substituting whole wheat flour for white flour, then you should reduce wwf to 3/4 cup to 1 cup of white.) Also wondering, if you could use the coconut oil and sugar in Molasses cookies?
Kate
Hi Mary! You don’t need to reduce the flour here, use as indicated. As for the Molasses cookies question, I’m not quite sure without trying it since baking can be tricky!
Angelli
I’ve never tried vegan cookies, but I liked the idea so i tried making them. Unfortunately I wasn’t completely happy with them. I was planning on giving them to my boss, but I don’t feel like they measured up. They didn’t brown at all even after 20 mins of cooking, and they fell apart quite easily. For cookie loving vegans who want some cookies, they do taste pretty good.
★★★
Kate
I’m sorry to hear that and that’s not been my experience. Did you let them chill prior to baking?
Alex
Hi Kate,
Thank you for your hard work, dedication, and time. I make your healthy banana bread on a regular basis and love it. I’m now on my quest for a cookie recipe, but I do have some have requirements:
1. Low in fat
2. Not tons of refined sugar
In the banana bread recipe I tried both coconut oil and subbing apple sauce for the oil. When I subbed apple sauce, it came out even more delicious!
Is there any way I could make this recipe without oil (or a much smaller amount) and less refined sugar? The banana bread worked for me because I had tons of ripe bananas on hand…
Or if not, does anyone know where I can find a naturally sweetened, low fat, vegan, delicious, simple cookie recipe?
★★★★★
Kate
Hi Alex! I don’t have a solution for you right now, sorry! Baking can be quite the science and I’m not sure without trying it.
Root
These were really amazing!! Thank you so much for this ! My cookies turned out so freaking amazing after reading this recipe! I baked for my coworkers who’s been working with me for a long time as a celebration and they loved it! ^^ Even baked it for Christmas and everyone was so hyped!
★★★★★
Kate
You’re welcome! Thank you for your review.
Henry Hudson
The cookies were amazing! Thank you for this amazing recipe.
-Henry Hudson (founder of Hudson Bay)
★★★★
Estelle
Wow- these are surprisingly yummy! Will definitely be sharing this with my friends and making again! Very easy to make and hard to believe they’re made with wholewheat flour. A winner!
★★★★★
Kate
I’m happy you loved them, Estelle!
Lisa
Hi, are these chocolate chip cookies hard, or soft/chewy?
Kate
They are soft and chewy on the inside!
Sona
Made this today, my kids loved it. So simple and easy. Thank you!
★★★★★
Kim
Made these for my husband today. We just recently changed to a plant based diet. He loves these cookies. I used avocado oil in place of coconut oil.
★★★★★
Mollie Warren
This cookies were amazing! I used bread flour because it was all I had, and I added pecans and a little bit of cocoa powder to the batter. DELICIOUS!
★★★★★
Kate
Thank you, Mollie!
JV
I don’t understand how you can call this recipe “adapted”. It’s *exactly* the same as the Ovenly recipe except that their original recipe uses all-purpose flour and you use whole wheat.
Kate
Hi JV, I’m sorry you feel that way and are upset. I used their recipe as a base, and referenced it — giving them the appropriate credit. I did make other variations as well.
Kayel
I am dairy-free and these, as stated above- have been total game changers. They are so yummy and no one ever has to know they are vegan/ dairy-free!
★★★★★
Kate
Thank you for your review, Kayel!
Amy
It tastes like flour and we followed the ingredients and instructions completely the same as it said.
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Kate
Hi Amy, I’m sorry to hear that. I’m confused by your result since you followed everything exactly as I tested these several times before posting them. That was not my experience.
Anjonette Scott
AMAZING!! I love coconut so the coconut oil added a wonderful flavor. I also made them gluten free by using King Arthur 1:1 gluten free flour. These will be my go to choc. chip recipe from now on! Thanks Kate!
★★★★★
Paris
Hello, I made these this evening and they were delicious! I made them with unbleached all-purpose flour since I wanted something bad for me! ;) Also, I wanted to note that I used avocado oil since I have heard some things recently against coconut oil. I put the dough ball in the freezer, instead of the pans, because that’s what I had room for, and it worked out! The entire family (not vegans) gobbled them up! I am so glad I made these! I made them as close to the same size as the photo and they cooked wonderfully! It is also great to have this recipe on hand since it doesn’t require flax seed like other vegan chocolate chip cookie recipes!
★★★★★
Kate
Thanks for sharing, Paris!