Small Batch Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies

Why you’ll love this small batch vegan cookie recipe

• soft and gooey with crispy edges: these cookies are just-baked for a soft yet crispy texture
• no egg replacers are needed: this is a classic cookie recipe, no weird ingredients are necessary
• only 7 ingredients (including salt!): super simple and easy ingredients list
• no chill time: whip these up in under 20 minutes!

chocolate chip cookies without eggs

If you’re vegan or if you have egg allergies, look no further, because this is the easiest chocolate chip cookie recipe for you.

This recipe is great if it’s your first time making eggless cookies because it doesn’t use any egg replacers like flax seed, chia seed, or banana.

It’s super simple and great for small batches (because you don’t need to divide an egg in half), but can easily be doubled or tripled.

Ingredients

Today we’re using simple ingredients to make the best eggless chocolate chip cookies. You’ll need to gather the following to make them:

• White Granulated Sugar
• Dairy Free Butter, I’m using Earth Balance Buttery Sticks
• Pure Vanilla Extract or Paste
• All Purpose Flour
• Baking Soda
• Salt
• Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips

Substitutions & Add-ins:

• Brown Sugar: you can use half white sugar and half brown sugar in this egg-free recipe, however, I don’t recommend subbing all of the white sugar for brown sugar. This will make the cookies spread too much.
• Nuts: mix in your favorite nuts for added flavor.
• Coconut Oil: if you don’t have dairy-free butter, you can use melted coconut oil. You’ll want to add about 1/8th teaspoon more salt. Note: the cookies will be paler in color if using coconut oil.

The best vegan butter:

I’ve tested this exact recipe with the following vegan butter brands, and they also happen to be the brands I use most often.

Feel free to try out your favorite vegan butter in this recipe.

• Earth Balance Original Buttery Sticks
• Country Crock Plant Butter Sticks

One Note: try to use buttery sticks, not butter from a tub. Butter from a tub tends to have more moisture, leading to a different cookie texture.

Helpful Equipment

• Parchment paper: I like using white parchment because the cookies don’t brown as fast or spread as much (versus cooking them directly on the pan or using brown parchment paper).
• Baking Tray
• Measuring Cup or Scale: to accurately measure all of the ingredients
• Wire Rack: for cooling the cookies
• Cookie Scoop or Ice Cream Scoop: this is optional, but does help create equal-sized cookies

Baking Tips

• For a soft center and chewy edges: under bake don’t over bake the cookies! They’ll finish cooking while cooling on the baking sheet. I found 9-10 minutes to be the perfect time for cookie dough balls that are 2-3 tablespoons in size.
• For crispy cookies with chewy centers: increase the oven temperature to 350F and bake for 7-9 minutes. The hotter oven will caramelize the sugars and create a crispier texture.
• For a caramel flavor: Sub half the granulated white sugar for light brown sugar.
• Adjust baking time according to the size of cookie: small cookies bake faster, larger cookies will need a few more minutes. Keep an eye on the cookies as they bake.