Easy Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
This easy vegan chocolate chip cookies recipe will have you questioning if it's really vegan? Super simple, all in one bowl, and can be Top 8 Allergen Free.
Servings: 12 cookies
Calories: 254kcal
Ingredients
- 8 tablespoon vegan butter, measured, then softened
- ½ cup vegan cane sugar
- ¼ cup vegan light brown sugar, packed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ¾ cup vegan chocolate chips (we like a combination of chips and chunks)
- ¼ cup vegan chocolate chips (for the top)
- salt flakes for topping, OPTIONAL
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350˚F (177˚C).
- In a bowl, add softened vegan butter and both sugars. Beat with a mixer (stand or hand) until light and creamy about 2 -3 mins.
- Add vanilla extract and apple sauce and beat them until combined (about 15 - 20 seconds).
- To the same bowl, add the flour, baking soda and salt and mix until combined. Add ¾ cup chips and use a spatula to fold the chips in.
- Use a cookie scoop to make 12 cookies and place on a baking sheet. Use the other ¼ cup chips to add to the top of dough balls.
- Bake the cookies for 10 - 12 mins. *It’s important to stick to this time frame so you don’t over bake the cookies. If it seems they need more time, then don’t take them out!
- Remove from oven and let rest about 15 - 20 mins to set. Add salt flakes if desired.
- Store any leftovers in an air tight container.
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Notes
*After extensive testing, this recipe was updated in 2023 to change baking soda to 1 teaspoon instead of ½ and also up the applesauce from ¼ to ½. We believe this will help the issue some people were having with cookies not flattening and staying in a ball.
Nutritional facts are just estimates. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 254kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 211mg | Potassium: 32mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 356IU | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 2mg