On Friday, I posted this little teaser on my OSG Facebook wall…
I wrote, “Starting the long weekend off right!”
Chocolate Chip Cookies & almond milk > Beer
Then you begged and pleaded for the recipe and I left you in agony for 6 days while I was busy dipping these cookies in almond milk and slathering crusty, day-old bread with roasted tomato pesto.
I don’t consider myself to be a mean person, but after reading that I guess I am pretty twisted and cruel!
May I repay you in cookies, perhaps?
Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Yield
12-14 large cookies
Prep time
Rest time
5 minutes
Cook time
Total time
Ingredients
- 7 tbsp vegan butter + 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (or 1/2 cup vegan butter)
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup cane sugar (or use white)
- 1 flax egg: (1 tbsp ground flaxseed mixed with 3 tbsp water)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a small bowl, mix together the flax egg and set aside.
- With an electric mixer or in a stand mixer, beat the Earth Balance until fluffy. Add the brown sugar and cane sugar and beat for 1-2 minutes until creamy. Beat in the flax egg.
- Beat in the remaining ingredients and fold in the chocolate chips.
- Shape balls of dough and place on the baking sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes (or up to 14 mins on a Silpat mat). Allow to cool for 5 mins. on the baking sheet and then transfer to a cooling rack for another 10 minutes.
Tip:
- For a crispier cookie edge, use 7 tbsp Earth Balance and 1 tbsp olive oil. I preferred cooking them this way. They also spread out a bit more. Alternatively, for a softer cookie, use 1/2 cup Earth Balance and no oil.
- To retain the crispy factor of the cookies place them in the freezer after cooling in a container or baggie. It was the only method I tried that kept the crispiness of the cookies! Simply thaw on the countertop.
Nutrition Information
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The dough tasted so amazing I almost considered not baking the cookies!
These are definitely the best vegan chocolate chip cookies I’ve made on the blog. They are chewy with a lightly crisped outer crust and they are quick to throw together.
As I typed this post Eric leaned over my shoulder and said, “First, you torture your friends on Facebook and now you torture me because we have none left!”
And then he looked at this picture below and said, “Whoa, creeper hand.”
You see what I have to deal with? ;)
Have a great Wednesday Thursday!
Angela your recipes have helped me to successfully convert my carnivorous husband and picky three year old into fans of my Vegan cooking. Thank you! For these cookies would whole wheat flour work INSTEAD of pastry four? I couldnt find any in town….but I just ordered some on amazon. My kids are excited to bake cookies today…and I might be a little bit anxious to eat them. :)
Thank you Kimberly! You are too kind. :) As for the flour, whole wheat might result in denser or drier cookies. I would first try subbing 50% whole wheat and using all purpose for the other half. Let me know how it goes!
I’m totally new to this so I’m sorry for being clueless, but I’ve seen that you list Earth-Balance in some of your recipes and I have no idea what that is. I clicked the link and it looks like Earth Balance is a brand that has a lot of different foods so I wasn’t sure what you’re using. Please tell me, these look delicious and I want to make them!
Hey Stacy, I use the Soy Free Earth Balance in the tub. Hope this helps!
OMG. These were soooo delicious! I put a scoop of Tofutti Vanilla Almond Bark Ice Cream in between two of them and ate it as a late night snack. ♥♥♥
I just made these and OMG they’re so good! Thanks for another great recipe! I’ll be lucky if these cookies last until the end of the day!
Hi! We LOVE this recipe!! I recently made some for a friend and they loved them too! She asked for the recipe and how many calories were in one? Do you know?
Im sorry I dont have the info!
Just made these – they are delicious!! Thank-you for the recipe!
Can I use all purpose white flour or regular whole wheat flour? I don’t have any pastry flour on hand… Thanks!
I cant see why not :) Let me know if you try it!
Where do you find non dairy chocolate chips?!?! I’ve tried carob and I’m not really a fan..
many brands of dark chocolate chips are dairy-free. Just be sure to check the label first!
Hi there,
By the way the cookies look yummy:)
I was just wondering what earth balance is so i googled it.
Which earth balance product does this recipie require?? Is it the shortening??
Thank you kindly,
Lisa
Hi Lisa, I think I used soy free in the tub, but Im sure their sticks would work as well. I just prefer the soy free flavour. Enjoy!
Every time I make these cookies they come out really runny :(. Should I add extra flour??
These cookies are hands down the best cookies I have ever made! Vegan or not, they are magic!! I have tried the recipe both with regular flour and Bobs Red Mill gluten free flour, and they are equally perfect! Just a tip if anybody out there needs to eat gluten free and wants to try your cookie recipe. BTW, I think the cinnamon added in these are what makes them extra special – I adore cinnamon! :)
I want to make these for my daughters classroom. I’ve never baked anything gluten free before. If I use Bob’s Red Mill GF Flour do I need to add a thickener for these cookies? I have arrowroot powder, will that work. Also, how much?
Earth Balance has palm fruit in it. What elsa can I use. I’m new at this.
I just made these cookies and the batter was very
Dry and crumby…?
I added water but now it is taking 15 plus minutes
To cook?
Any thoughts?
Hey John, Im not sure why this happened to you. Did you make any changes at all to the recipe? If it’s crumbly that probably means too much dry ingredients like flour. sometimes flour scoops can vary a lot. I’ll be sure to post weights next time.
Well..I just added water and they turned out pretty good
Crispy on the outside soft on the inside.
I used all wwpf..but it shouldn’t make that much of a difference.
Either way I ate too many ….;)
Glad they turned out for you!
I just made these and they’re amazing! I’m not exactly vegan so i used butter instead of Earth Balance. It was my first time baking with flax eggs and it worked cery well. Thanks for the recipe!
I couldn’t resist making a batch of chocolate chocolate chip cookies out of this recipe and they turned out just as good!! I just replaced 3 tablespoons of the flour with cocoa powder. This is definitely one of the best recipes I’ve ever tried and it doesn’t even have eggs!!
Hands down the best vegan chocolate chip cookie recipe ever! This will be heavy circulation in my house. Thank you!!!
This is my favorite vegan chocolate chip cookie recipe! I’ve made them for non-vegans and they are always well received. Thank you!
I just mixed up a batch of these and I can see right now that one batch will not be enough (almost didn’t make it to the oven the dough is so good!)! I used a combination of rice flour, whole wheat and white pastry flour, and added sliced almonds for fun. Almost forgot the Tbs. of olive oil, and mixed it in at the end….am (un)patiently watching them melt in the oven right now. Yum!
Just made these last night. I think these are the best vegan cookies I’ve tried to date! I added 1/2 c walnuts and used a combo of Earth Balance stick butter and coconut oil. Delicious results! Thank you for the recipe! I will be making these again soon for my non-vegan parents.
Can I use whole wheat flour instead of pastry flour?
I can’t see why not! Let us know how it goes if you try it.
Greetings from Hamburg, Germany!
Sadly, my cookies did not flat down! Any idea what went wrong? I did the olive oil version.
Only thing I can think of is that the margarine was not fluffy enough… In addition the balls were very powdery.
sigh.
Hoping to get the same result as in the photos one day!
Thanks!
I made these last night with regular whole wheat flour, vegan becel, and 1/4 cup maple syrup instead of white sugar. Yum! My kids love them:)
I just have to say that this recipe is amazing. I had to substitute the earth balance with coconut oil as I had none in my house and don’t even know where I can find it in this small town I live in. Taste great though! My kids go crazy for them!!!
For some reason my dough turned out really goopy and thin, whereas yours looks doughy and thick–I was not able to shape it into balls like you did. Any idea why this could happen?
Hi Lauren, Did you perhaps melt the butter first? I almost did, then at the last minute just let it get to roomish temperature.
Just made these tonight and we love them! I made my own multigrain flour (equal parts spelt, brown rice and hulled barley, all milled together in my Vitamix dry goods container) instead of the wheat and all purpose flours… just ate a few as my dinner. They were lovely!
Hi! I have recently made the switch to vegan living, so some of the terms are a little foreign to me. When you say Earth Balance, what do you mean? I went to the website, but they have so many options, so I wasn’t sure which to buy. Also, are those items available in stores? Thank you!!
Hey Megan, I dont use EB often but when I do I use the soy-free red tub. hope this helps!
Just made these, they’re rising in the oven :) smells amazing!
Oh my goodness I just baked these cookies and they are sooooo good. Seriously the best chocolate chip cookie I’ve ever made. Thanks for sharing! I’ll be making a double batch next time ;-)
Omg this was so good! I kept eating the dough! I made it exactly as is but added more chocolate chips and just used all purpose unbleached flour :) it was so good! Question though does that egg replacement work in other things?
These are incredible! I’m not a vegan and still will choose to make these over a traditional recipe. I made them tonight and ate way too many! Delicious recipe Angela!
What is Earth Balance? The link doesn’t show anything
Here it is: http://www.earthbalancenatural.com/ I use the soy-free in the red tub.
what is a flax egg? do yu mean flax seed oil?
thanks
I just became vegan two months ago and I have REALLY enjoyed it and I feel great! I love to cook and I’ve looked forward to every meal. I’m so inspired by your blog. So I’m not a fan of chocolate chips in cookies, I know sounds ridiculous! But I substituted the chocolate chips for cranberries and added orange zest and my roommates could not stop raving about the cookies. Thanks for being an inspiration!
Hi Angela,
I was wondering how you managed to get your cookies so flat and thin. Mine was thick and chunky like those from Famous Amos cookies. I tried baking them at 10 minutes and they were really soft. I tried another batch at 14 minutes and they were crunchy goodness, so that they did not look as good as yours.
Do let us know if there are any other tips!
Cheers,
Priscilla
hi, I’ve made these before they are delicious! and addicting, although is there any other think=g i can use instead of the brown sugar? like a coconut sugar or maybe sucanat? thanks let me know
Yes either sucanat or coconut sugar should be just fine. :) enjoy
These are hands down the best chocolate chip cookies I have ever had! Thanx so much for this (& all) the great recipes!!!
I made these last night and they were delicious. I only had spelt flour so I used that instead, as well I forgot the olive oil…they tasted a bit like peanut butter chocolate chip even though they had no peanuts…my son made sure to remind me to pack them with his lunch today :) Thank you.
One more thing…this was my first time trying the flax egg!!! I will never use a real egg in another recipe again!!! So excited with the way this turned out.
so glad you enjoyed it Sheena!!
These are some of the best vegan chocolate chip cookies I’ve come across! I’d love to see a recipe with oats, too!
Do you think you could replace the earth balance with coconut oil?
These are fantastic cookies! I omitted the cinnamon and used Earth Balance only (no 1 tbsp oil substitute), but otherwise followed the recipe exactly. Mine had to bake for 13-14min on a silpat in order to really be “done”. Note that I used an icecream scoop for the dough. I got about 12 cookies. The next day they were soft and slightly chewy (not overbaked). Fresh from the oven they have a slight crisp. So delicious! Way better than Toll House cookies.
Hi,
thank you for posting such fabulous recipes,I am yrying to recreate most of your chocolate recipes.I was about to do this one but stopped at Earth Balance.I live in the Netherlands so that might be the reason why this doesn’t ring a bell.I clicked on it and a website with this brand name appeared.Help!
One more question,what so you mean when you write 1/2cup+1/3cup brown sugar.Why not 2/3 brown sugar right away.I am having trouble understanding how to use that in yhe process of baking.Thanks a lot for your help!cheers,Katka
Hi Angela! I flopped here–my cookies came out a bit greasy and flat as a pancake (and I had some big ol’ cookie balls in there)! They taste really good, but wondering what I may have done wrong to make ’em deflate like this??
These are scrumptious! I’m snarfing them down now, trying to discuss with God just how many would constitute gluttony… :-)
I just tried making them with Spectrum All vegetable Shortening and they were very yummy. They did not spread out like the pictures here, but they were very tatsty. Thank you very much for your recipe. My daughter has an allergy to egg, soy, peanuts, rye, peas, corn, beef, chicken, turkey, and shellfish. Of course, I am allergic to dairy, so these cookies work for us both!
Made these today. Loved, and so did my omnivorous husband and dad. I made some substitutions based on what I had:
*Subbed egg replacer for the flax egg
*Subbed 1/2 c minus 1 tbsp all purpose flour for the pastry flour
*Used semi-sweet chips (and more than were called for)
*Added some walnuts
*Added a dash of soymilk because the dough looked a little dry (maybe because of the pastry flour or “egg”)
I overcooked mine a bit because they didn’t look done at the 12 min mark. That was a mistake; they just didn’t spread or brown as much as expected, but they were done. I correct that with the second batch – but the crispy ones were good too!
Yum!! Thanks for sharing. Love your recipes :-)
Amazing! my pokies didn’t come out as pretty and crispy looking as yours but boy are they phenomenal! Thanks for a great recipe!!!
You lost me at DARK Choc. I will never be vegan I guess. Was planning on making these for a Church potluck but almost everyone there has expressed their hatred for dark choc. Of course only two in whole church are vegans so maybe they will like them even with the Dark choc. Its been 25yrs since I had Carob, has it gotten better since 1989? If it has maybe I’ll try that.
I made these with applesauce because I was out of Earth Balance. They are very soft but so delicious! I wouldn’t call them a cookie so much as a muffin top. That’s it; a chocolate chip cookie muffin top! Ta Da! New brunch item!
Absolutely delicious! I only one small modification, but it is was wonderful!
Hi,
These look amazing. Is pastry flour subsitutable? Iv’e never used it before and wasn’t sure if I could just use unbleached flour?