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Seriously the Best Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe!

March 23, 2021 By Gretchen 5 Comments

I know what you are thinking

EVERYONE ALWAYS CLAIMING THEY HAVE THE BEST CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE RECIPE!

Believe me I get it

But you haven’t tried mine.

I’ve struck the balance between perfectly chewy insides and crisp crunchy outsides

With chocolate chunks that go on for days

Seriously The Best Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

So what sets mine apart you may ask?

Oh I don’t know, endless hours of tweaking and testing and eating and tweaking and testing again and then eating more again.

Originally I was using a proprietary blend egg replacer for the binder

Which resulted in a very good cookie out of the oven

But upon sitting for a day or so, the cookies turned hard and brittle

This was easily rectified by adding in a bit of baking powder in place of some of the baking soda

Since baking soda causes spreading which means thinner crispier cookies

And baking powder helps to puff causing a thicker chewier fluffier cookie

Seriously The Best Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

I’ve also gone back to the basics lately and started using aquafaba as the egg replacer in almost all of my cookie recipes.

It’s super easy, almost always available since I eat chickpeas and hummus like it’s my job

It has great binding power in cookie recipes and it also takes care of the liquid component

Last I use chocolate chunks and not chips

Sorry Toll House, I just prefer the ooey gooey chocolate goodness of real couverture in my cookies

Seriously The Best Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

So all of these things together are what goes into making seriously the best vegan chocolate chip cookie recipe!

Pro Bakery Tip:

By adding a few rogue chunks of chocolate to the tops of each cookie before baking

You will get not only the best tasting cookies

But the best looking cookies too!

Another Pro Tip is to refrigerate your scooped cookie dough balls for about 15 minutes before baking

This will help them from spreading too much in the oven which results in a chewier, fluffier cookie!

Seriously The Best Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

 
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Seriously the Best Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe!
 
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Prep time
25 mins
Bake time
15 mins
Total time
40 mins
 
Serves: 24 cookies
Ingredients
  • Vegan Butter 1 cup (226g)
  • Granulated Sugar 1 cup (200g)
  • Light Brown Sugar 1 cup (200g)
  • Salt 1 teaspoon (6g)
  • Aquafaba ⅓ cup (77ml)
  • Vanilla Extract 2 teaspoons (10ml)
  • All Purpose Flour 3½ cups (435g)
  • Baking Soda 1¼ teaspoon
  • Baking Powder ½ teaspoon
  • Chocolate Chunks 2 cups *reserve some chunks for the tops
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F
  2. Be sure all your ingredients are at room temperature before beginning
  3. Cream the vegan butter with both sugars and the salt in the bowl of your electric mixer with the paddle attachment
  4. Cream for 3 minutes on medium speed or until light & fluffy
  5. Add the aquafaba slowly while mixing on low speed until incorporated
  6. Stop the mixer and scrape the bottom & sides of the bowl then add the vanilla extract and mix on high speed for 20 seconds to emulsify
  7. Sift together the flour, baking powder and baking soda and then add all at once to the creamed mixture.
  8. Mix just until it comes together then add the chocolate chunks and mix well.
  9. With a 2 ounce scoop portion the dough onto a parchment lined sheet pan spaced 2" apart
  10. Add a few of the reserved chocolate chunks to the tops of each cookie ball
  11. Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 12-15 minutes or until golden browned
  12. Cool slightly then enjoy!
Notes
Cookies will stay fresh for up to 1 week in an airtight container at room temperature

You can also freeze un-baked dough, by scooping the dough into a parchment lined sheet pan, freeze and then transfer to a zip lock bag for up to 2 months

Thaw & bake as you wish! 🙂
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  1. Danielle

    March 23, 2021 at 7:15 pm

    They look wonderfull! Thank you so much. I do too eat a lot of chickpeas, but as I cook them myself, I don’t have the liquid, aquafaba… what can I use instead? Thank you!

    Reply
    • Gretchen

      March 24, 2021 at 1:52 am

      I also cook my own! I save the cooking liquid! But you can use flax egg instead here. Just add 6Tbs hot water to 2 Tbs flax meal

      Reply
  2. Claudia

    March 31, 2021 at 10:42 am

    Hi Gretchen!

    I’m not vegan but love your recipes!
    These cookies are a favorite!

    I have a friend who is allergic to legumes. Can the Aquafaba be substituted with eggs and if yes, how many eggs would I need?
    I had your none vegan recipe for these cookies but lost it, when my computer broke.

    Thank you!

    Reply
    • Gretchen

      March 31, 2021 at 4:13 pm

      Hey great thanks! Since the recipe was worked out to accommodate vegan ingredients (it’s not just a straight up sub in with egg replacers etc…) some other adjustments had to happen, so I always recommend folks just go for recipes that are already worked out to be NON vegan rather than try to convert backwards again to a non vegan recipe.

      Reply
      • Claudia

        April 10, 2021 at 6:27 am

        Hi Gretchen!
        Thanks for your reply! Unfortunately I lost the non-vegan recipe and couldn’t find it anymore online Is it still available on some other website or could you send it to me please?

        Reply

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