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These vegan double chocolate chip cookies are soft, gooey, and super fudgy. They're so easy to make, use only simple ingredients, and there's no chill time required. Ready in under 30 minutes too!

I LOVE chocolate desserts - chocolate cupcakes, fudgy brownies, edible brownie batter, I love it all.
But these vegan double chocolate cookies are my latest obsession. They're ultra chocolatey and they taste just like a brownie cookie!
These eggless chocolate cookies are also dairy free, but you'd never know it! The best part is they come together super quickly, and you don't need any fancy ingredients to make them!
Why You'll Love These Vegan Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
- These vegan chocolate cookies use mostly light brown sugar, which helps make them chewy and soft.
- A flax egg replaces the egg in these cookies to give them moisture and structure (don't worry, the flax is impossible to detect!).
- You can't even tell that these cookies are vegan - they taste just like regular double chocolate chip cookies!
- The cookies are loaded with vegan chocolate chips for extra chocolatey-ness.
- The recipe doesn't use any fancy ingredients, so it's approachable and great for beginners! The only non-pantry staple is ground/milled flaxseed which you can find in most grocery stores and online.
- Although you can chill the dough if you'd like, the cookies turn out great with no chill time, meaning they take less than 30 minutes to whip up.
Ingredients Needed

Most of the ingredients needed for these vegan brownie cookies are probably already in your pantry! Here are a few notes on the ingredients:
Sugar: these cookies use mostly brown sugar, which makes the cookies soft and chewy. The white sugar gives them the crunchy edges.
Ground/milled flaxseed: this is used to make the flax egg, which replaces an egg in the recipe. Just be sure to use ground or milled flax, not whole flaxseeds!
You can also use a chia egg, and a store-bought egg replacer will work too. If you don't follow a vegan diet, you can use one whole egg.
Milk: the vegan milk adds a little bit more moisture to the dough, and you can use any milk you have. If you don't follow a vegan diet, you can use regular milk.
Chocolate Chips: You can use dark or semisweet chocolate chips. You can also use chopped up chocolate or a mix of both. These eggless chocolate cookies are also delicious with white chocolate chips!
Step By Step Instructions
Note: Full ingredient list and instructions can be found in the recipe card at the bottom of this page.
STEP ONE: Make the flax egg by adding the flax to a bowl with warm water. Stir and set it aside until the consistency is gel-like.
Ground flaxseed and water in a bowlFlax egg with gel-like consistency
STEP TWO: When the flax egg is ready, beat the butter and both sugars in a bowl until light and fluffy, then stir in the flax egg, milk, and vanilla extract.
STEP THREE: Mix in the dry ingredients, then add in the milk. Stir in the chocolate chips or chopped chocolate.
STEP FOUR: Form the dough into balls and bake for 8-11 minutes. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.

FAQ & Expert Tips
This dough doesn't need to be chilled, but you definitely can if you want to. Chilling the dough firms it up and makes the cookies spread less, so they come out thicker. If you want thicker cookies or if your dough seems too wet you can chill it for 20-30 minutes.
Sometimes I like to bake one cookie first to see if I want the dough chilled or not.
Unfortunately, no. The cookies will be really flat and will spread without it. You can replace it with a chia egg or egg replacer though!
If the cookies come out flat, you may have under-measured the flour. No worries - you can salvage them! As soon as they come out of the oven, use a cup or small ramekin to re-shape the cookies.
Place the ramekin upside down over top of a warm cookies on the baking sheet and gently swirl it around, moving the cookie around inside. This will puff up the cookies and make them all perfectly round and pretty too.
This is a case of too much flour! If this happens, add another ½ tablespoon of milk to the dough before baking. You may need more, but start with ½ of a tablespoon.
The edges of the cookies should be set and slightly cracked and the middles of the cookies will look soft. Leave the cookies on the baking sheet for 10 minutes, as they will continue to firm up.

Expert Tips
- Don't rush the flax egg! If the mixture is still watery after 10-15 minutes, don't just add it in anyway - you can pop it in the fridge for 5 minutes to firm it up. The consistency should be gel-like, similar to a real egg.
- The flax egg should be mixed in but it doesn't need to be beat in like a real egg. Gently mix it in until it's just combined with the rest of the ingredients.
- Properly measure your flour and cocoa powder to ensure the best results - please! Too much can make the cookies dry. I highly recommend a kitchen scale. They are less than $15 and a total game changer. Just the tiniest amount of extra flour in a cookie recipe can seriously alter the results!
- Don't over-mix the dough. Mix in the dry ingredients until just combined!
- Don't leave these eggless chocolate cookies in the oven for too long! This will put you on the fast track to dry, hard cookies. We want these cookies to be nice and soft, so take them out when the edges look set and the tops are just slightly set but still look soft. I also find that baking one tray of cookies at a time helps the cookies all bake evenly.
- I like to add extra chocolate on top of the dough before baking - it creates those dreamy chocolate pools in the cookies!
Storage and Freezing Instructions
Vegan double chocolate chip cookies can be stored at room temperature in a sealed container or bag for 5-6 days.
You can also freeze the baked cookies in a plastic bag for up to 2 months and just thaw at room temperature when you're ready to eat them!
You can also freeze the dough. Form the balls of dough and place them on a parchment lined baking sheet in the freezer until frozen, then transfer the balls to a ziploc freezer bag and freeze for 2-3 months.
More Vegan Cookies You'll Love
If you make this recipe, let me know how it went in the comments below, I’d love to hear from you! You can also tag me on Instagram or Facebook so I can check it out!

Vegan Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Equipment
- Handheld or Standing Mixer
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon ground/milled flaxseed * (SEE NOTES)
- ½ cup vegan butter, softened
- ¾ cup light brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 ⅓ cup all-purpose flour*
- ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoon vegan milk of choice
- ½ cup vegan chopped chocolate or vegan chocolate chips, plus more for on top if desired
Instructions
- Add 1 tablespoon of ground flaxseed and 2½ tablespoon of warm water to a small bowl. Mix together and set aside until the mixture becomes thick and gelatinous (around 10-15 minutes).*
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In the bowl of a handheld mixer or standing mixer, beat the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together until light and fluffy (around 1-2 minutes). Add in the flax egg, milk, and vanilla extract.
- Pour in the flour, salt, baking soda, and cocoa powder and mix until just combined. Stir in the chocolate.
- Roll the dough into 2 tablespoon sized balls and place on the baking sheet around 3 inches apart. Press a few extra chocolate chips/chopped chocolate into the tops of the dough if desired.
- Bake one tray at a time for 10 minutes or until the edges are set. Let the cookies cool for 10 minutes on the baking sheet, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Nutrition
The calorie information provided for this recipe is an estimate. The accuracy of the calories listed is not guaranteed.
Isidora
Ive made these cookies more than like 5 times. Always delicious and never fail. I just made them tonight and thought, i need to made a review so more people see it. These do not disappoint!!
Gabby
Hi Isidora! I am so happy to hear that you love the cookies, and thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review 😀
Dana
My daughter wanted cookies so I googled and these came up, they're amazing! Mine ended up spreading more than I wanted so I think next time I'm going to put the dough in the fridge while I preheat the oven. Absolutely amazing.
Gabby
Hi Dana! I am so happy to hear that you both loved the cookies so much! Thanks so much for the review 🙂
Lamia
Do i open the oven up and down ? Or just 10 min down
Pat
I made these for work. They devoured them!! I have made them twice since then!
Gabby
Hi Pat! I'm so happy to hear that the recipe was a hit! Thanks so much for the review!
Amanda
So yummy and easy!! I even mixed by hand (semi-lazy in not wanting to get out more things to clean.). Question...what kind of cocoa power did you use? Dark? I used regular and mine are a more pale brown. Just curious. 🙂
Gabby
Hi Amanda! I'm so happy to hear that you loved the cookies! I've made these using a few different kinds of cocoa powder and that's very normal! I find that there can be a huge different between brands - there are some where the cocoa powder is noticeably darker and others where you can tell that it's more of a pale color!
Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review! 🙂
Colleen K
This has become a go to recipe that I use. Everyone devours them. Nicely done Gabby!
Gabby
Hi Colleen! Yay! So happy to hear how much you love the cookies! Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review 😀
Amina
What is 1/2 cup butter? The metric does not mention. Online it states 113g but I have a feeling it is not the amount you used.
Gabby
Hi Amina, you'll need 105 grams of butter for this recipe!
Kristina
Soooo good! Gooey and delicious??
Gabby
Hi Kristina! I am so happy to hear that you loved the cookies - thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review 🙂
Daniela
Would make again!
Daniela
I made them gluten free and wow. So good
Gabby
Hi Daniela! I'm so happy to hear that you loved the cookies! Thank you for taking the time to come back and leave a review 🙂
Melissa
Personally, I am more of a plain chocolate chip cookie fan but these are to die for! So moist and chocolatey, I actually could not believe these were vegan, they are soooo gooey!!!
Gabby
Hi Melissa! I'm so happy to hear that you loved the cookies! I agree, there is not much that beats a classic chocolate chip cookie but this comes pretty close! Thanks so much for taking the time to come back and leave a review 🙂