Simple Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies

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!

More cookie recipes that you’ll love!

Paleo vegan Oreos

Paleo Brownie Cookies

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Vegan Snickerdoodle Cookies

Vegan S’mores Cookies

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