These are the best soft and chewy dairy free chocolate chip cookies! They are made without butter and use oil instead.
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any better… they are one bowl and don’t require any chilling!
Chocolate chip cookies are an American classic and the most eaten cookie in the country.
I grew up on dairy free chocolate chip cookies and to this day they are one of my favorites!
To make these chocolate chip cookies even better I often use half dairy free dark chocolate chips and half dairy free white chocolate chips.
The white chocolate chips bring these cookies to a whole new level!
If you like these chocolate chip cookies you may also like my chocolate chip cookies without butter - which are a dairy free version of the original chocolate chip cookies.
You may also like my dairy free oat meal cookies with chocolate chips, my dairy free peanut butter cookies, and my dairy free sugar cookies.
And if you are a chocolate lover, you won't want to miss my dairy free chocolate cookies or my dairy free chewy brownies.
History of Chocolate Chip Cookies
The original chocolate chip cookie was the Toll House cookie created in Massachusetts at the Toll House Inn.
The cookies became spread from Massachusetts throughout the country thanks to World War II.
This happened because soldiers from Massachusetts shared the chocolate chip cookies they received in care packages from back home with soldiers from other states.
It wasn’t long before these soldiers started writing home asking their families to send them Toll House cookies, who in turn wrote letters to Ruth Graves Wakefield, the creator of the first chocolate chip cookies, asking for the recipe.
Ruth Graves Wakefield later sold on to sell the rights to her recipe and the Toll House name to Nestlé.
Believe it or not, she sold the recipe for chocolate chip cookies for one dollar and a lifetime supply of Nestlé chocolate.
Nowadays, no self respecting cookbook or even food blog doesn’t have a chocolate chip cookie recipe.
Types range from bakery style, crunchy, to soft and chewy, and more.
Oh, and after a third grade class proposed a bill, the chocolate chip cookie became the official state cookie of Massachusetts.
HOW TO STORE COOKIES
Let cookies cool completely. Place in a resealable bag or an airtight container. Store at room temperature for up to a week.
HOW TO FREEZE COOKIES
Let cookies cool completely. It is best to freeze cookies on a tray so that they freeze as individuals. Then, move to a resealable freezer bag.
If this is not practical for you, place cooled cookies in a resealable freezer bag and freeze that way.
Cookies will keep for up to 3 months. After that, the quality begins to degrade.
When thawing baked cookies, remove from bag and let sit at room temperature.
If desired, you can gently reheat thawed cookies to mimic that fresh-baked taste and texture: place them in a 275°F or 135°C oven until soft.
Dairy Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
These dairy free chocolate chip cookies are made without butter but are still soft, chewy, and delicious!
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour (385 grams)
- 1 ½ cup brown sugar, packed (330 grams)
- ½ cup white sugar (100 grams)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- ¾ cup oil (175 milliliters)
- 2 to 4 tablespoons water
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups dairy free semisweet chocolate chips (350 grams)*
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, add the flour, brown sugar, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Whisk to combine.
- Add eggs, oil, and vanilla. Mix with a rubber spatula. Add one tablespoon of water at a time until you get your desired consistency. Mix in chocolate chips.
- Preheat to 350°F or 175°C.
- Shape into 1 to 2 inch balls (2.5 to 5 centimeters). Place them on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Depending on how wet the dough is, they may not hold their shape well and flatten out somewhat; this is fine.
- Optional: to make them extra pretty, push in additional chocolate chips to the top and sides. When they bake, these will remain on the surface and not hidden in the dough.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes on the middle rack. Remove when they are just BARELY starting to turn brown. They should look under-cooked.
- Let them sit on the baking pan for 2 minutes before moving to cooling rack.
Notes
*or 1 cup dairy free semisweet chocolate chips and 1 cup dairy free white chocolate chips.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
36Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 170Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 79mgCarbohydrates: 24gFiber: 1gSugar: 16gProtein: 2g
Leslie
Thursday 27th of April 2023
Could you please repost the original dairy free chocolate chip cookie recipe? It used to be my tried and true chocolate chip recipe but with the changes it is just not working out for me! My cookies are turning out our super flat even without the addition of water. I am on my second batch of the night trying to get these right!
ElissaBeth
Thursday 4th of May 2023
The only change I remember making to the cookies was the addition of water to make the dough easier to work with (more like cookies made with butter). If I made any other change it may have been the sugar because I do that with chocolate chip cookies sometimes. Try using 1 cup of brown sugar and 1 cup of white sugar instead of 1 1/2 cups of brown sugar and 1/2 cup of white sugar. Let me know if that fixes it :)
Brandi
Wednesday 7th of July 2021
These are the best dairy free chocolate chip cookie recipe I have made! I used coconut oil as the oil base, and they turned out so delicious. I will be using this recipe from now on.
ElissaBeth
Thursday 8th of July 2021
I'm so glad to hear it! Thanks for sharing :)
Sandra
Sunday 6th of June 2021
Cookies turned out perfect and my family loves them. All recipes I try are wonderful. Thankyou so much for all the recipes.
ElissaBeth
Sunday 13th of June 2021
You're welcome! I am so glad to hear it :)
alex
Thursday 6th of May 2021
My student teacher is graduating this week and he's Lactose Intolerant and I made a batch and he was like oooh GIMME the RECIPE!! and i was like okay okay here-
ElissaBeth
Friday 7th of May 2021
I'm so happy to hear that! You made my day :)
Flo
Monday 8th of March 2021
My son has several food allergies (dairy, eggs, peanuts, all tree nuts, soy, legumes) and only has a few sweet treats that he could have! We’re so glad to find this recipe and already made it twice. My son was so happy and excited that he could finally have a safe allergen-free chocolate chip cookies fresh from the oven. Make sure to follow the baking time. We live in Colorado and thought I have to tweak the baking time due to elevation but I stick strictly to 10 minutes and our cookies have been so chewy, soft and tastes so delicious. Thank you so much, ElissaBeth!
ElissaBeth
Tuesday 9th of March 2021
You're so very welcome! I am so glad to have been able to help you give your son some chocolate chip cookies that work with his allergies :)