The best vegan chocolate chip cookies ever made with simple ingredients for the gooiest cookie! You won’t be able to tell these are vegan nor healthy!
Think that chocolate chip cookies can’t be made vegan and healthy, and still taste like the real deal?
Well, you must not know that I’m magic, my friend 😉
Haha just kidding, I wish, but these vegan chewy chocolate chip cookies come pretty darn close to being magic! Seriously, I was stunned at how simple and easy this recipe is, as well as how good these cookies came out to be.
I’m talking gooey. Chocolatey. Melt in your mouth. Sweet. And downright addictive chocolate chip cookies that just so happen to be undetectably healthy and vegan! And can be made gluten free?
Shut the front door.
The best part? You can eat this vegan chewy chocolate chip cookie dough raw! Pretty awesome right? Let’s get into what goes into these bad boys, and then I’ll teach you how to make them!
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Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies Ingredients:
To make the best vegan chocolate chip cookies ever, you’re going to need a few specific ingredients:
- Organic flour (or a 1-to-1 gluten free blend or Paleo flour like cassava flour)
- Coconut oil
- Unsweetened applesauce (the secret ingredient!)
- Coconut sugar (Because we’re using the applesauce, we don’t need as much added sugar in these cookies!)
- Chocolate chips
- Almond/coconut milk
How to make Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Well, making vegan cookies is not far from making regular cookies!
First, you’ll start by whisking together the main dry ingredients in a large bowl, aside from the sugar. Set it aside and then we’ll get to beating together the wet ingredients.
In a medium bowl, add in the applesauce, softened coconut oil (not melted coconut oil!), and coconut sugar! Using a hand mixer, beat on low until the sugar is thoroughly dissolved in the coconut oil and applesauce.
Then we pour the wet ingredients into the dry and using a spoon, mix together until it becomes a sticky dough! This is also where we add the almond or coconut milk. Start with 3 tablespoons, and use as much as you need to get the dough moving, adding by tablespoon.
Fold in chocolate chips and then use a cookie scoop to scoop about a tablespoon and a half of dough onto a lined baking sheet.
Bake at 375F for 9-10 minutes, just until gooey and cooked, and then let cool before devouring! 😉
Why Coconut Oil?
Glad you asked! I actually love how coconut oil works in this recipe. I think it helps to make these healthy vegan cookies also nut free because many vegan butters that are on the minimum ingredient range use nuts.
I like to keep many of my recipes nut free, as people with nut allergies tend to not be able to enjoy vegan and/or Paleo recipes.
Coconut oil works wonderfully in this recipe because it is known to absorb quite a bit of moisture.
Are chocolate chips vegan?
Well sure they are, if you use the right ones! A common misconception is that chocolate is not vegan, when in reality, there are many chocolate brands out there that are vegan!
You can go the 100% route, which I personally love because I just love the flavor and strength of 100% cacao, so try out Pascha Chocolate Chips if you’d like! They’re made with only cacao butter and cacao powder, making them vegan chocolate chips!
You can also use one of my favorite brands, Lily’s Sweets! They’re sweetened with stevia and also vegan, making them the perfect addition to these cookies 🙂 However, you don’t even detect the stevia, which I know is a flavor that turns most people off!
Or if you aren’t completely vegan, just use whichever brand you love the most! You can even make your own vegan chocolate by melting cacao butter together with cacao powder then freezing it 🙂 I did that a few times to make both dark chocolate and white chocolate that was vegan! It turned out really well! Add in a little coconut sugar or maple syrup if you’d like, and you’re set!
I use these molds when making my own chocolate chips (because how cool is it that you can make your own chocolate chips at home?!).
And there you have it, folks! A delicious and vegan chocolate chip cookie that’s gooey, sweet, and undetectably healthy!
Let me know if you give these cookies a go in the comments section, and if you’re on Instagram or Pinterest, I’d love to see your creations there so be sure to tag me!
I hope you love these cookies as much as I do! Enjoy, and happy baking!
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Simple Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 10
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 24 1x
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The best vegan chocolate chip cookies ever made with simple ingredients for the gooiest cookie! You won’t be able to tell these are vegan nor healthy!
Ingredients
- 2 cups organic flour
- 1/2 cup coconut oil, softened
- 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 3–6 tbsp unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 1 cup coconut sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and sea salt. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, add softened coconut oil, applesauce, coconut sugar, and vanilla. On low, beat wet ingredients together with a hand mixer.
- Add in wet ingredients to dry and mix with a spoon. Add in almond milk by the tablespoon until batter is a sticky consistency, but not pourable.
- Fold in chocolate chips.
- Using a cookie scoop, spoon about 1.5 tablespoons of batter per cookie onto the sheet.
- Place into oven and bake for 9-10 minutes, just until cooked.
- Remove from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes. This allows the cookies to firm up to hold together.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 163
- Sugar: 13
- Sodium: 93
- Fat: 7
- Saturated Fat: 5
- Carbohydrates: 23
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 2
Ok you are seriously some kind of magical baking fairy! 🙂 These look soooo gooey and delicious, and I love how simple the ingredients are!
★★★★★
You are so sweet!! I hope you love them!!
Hello! What do you think would be some of the best flours to use for this recipe! Dying to try! Thank you so much!
Hi Meg! Aw so wonderful to hear! So if you’re not GF, then just all-purpose flour works great! I love the organic AP flour by King Arthur 🙂 For GF, I highly recommend Bob’s Red Mill GF Baking 1-to-1 flour (different from their GF flour), and if you’re doing Paleo, cassava flour works great!! Enjoy!
These are the most delicious cookies EVER. I baked them for a housewarming party and everyone couldn’t get enough!! Insane flavor and texture. You are amazing, keep doing your thing because you rock! I can’t wait to bake more of your recipes. Thank you SO much!!
Oh my goodness! This just made my day! Thank you so much for your kind words! Truly, my heart skips a beat STILL when people say they love my recipes! It’s just the best feeling 🙂 Thank you for being a part of the community, and enjoy!! 🙂
These look amazing. Can I use almond flour?
Aw thank you! So I haven’t tried this combo personally, but someone did mention they tried 1 1/2 cups almond flour and 1/2 cup coconut flour. I can’t personally speak for this but others have said that it has worked for them!
These look absolutely amazing! What about substituting coconut sugar with maple syrup? Maybe adding less milk.
Thanks in adavance 🙂
Hi Valentina! Aw thank you! I can’t guarantee the texture of the cookies if you swap in maple syrup. If it were me, I would see if I could omit the milk, but I can’t guarantee the results!