These Double Chocolate Chip Cookies are Vegan, Gluten Free, and Nut Free, so everyone can enjoy them, whether it be an afternoon snack or evening dessert.
This post is sponsored by Enjoy Life Foods.
I can’t believe this is my first cookie recipe for the blog! We’ve had Donuts, Brownies, and Banana Breads, but not a single cookie.
The good news is, this Double Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe is absolutely delicious. The bad news is, it’s going to be a hard one to top.
To me, the perfect cookie is fudgy, slightly fluffy, and perfectly sweet. These chocolatey rounds hit all of those marks! Plus, they’re actually made with good ingredients too. No animal products or hydrogenated oils to see here 😉
I used the Enjoy Life Foods Semi-Sweet Chocolate Mini Chips to make this recipe, because (1) everything is better when it’s fun-sized, and (2) all Enjoy Life products are allergen-friendly! Enjoy Life specializes in products that are not only free from the top 8 allergens, but also free from Coconut, Sesame, Potato, Casein, and Sulfites. For products that are free from so many things, they sure do pack a lot of flavor!
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So, not only are these Double Chocolate Chip Cookies Vegan, but they are also Gluten Free and Nut Free too! A lot of Vegan recipes tend to have nuts in them, so when I went about recipe testing this nut-free cookie, I was a little intimidated at first. Luckily Sunflower Seed Butter is a great substitute for the creaminess of a normal nut butter. I found mine at Trader Joe’s, but I’ve seen it in a lot of other different stores as well.
Do you have an allergy? I am very grateful that I do not have any food intolerances, but I have several close friends who do. I’ve seen how hard it can be to find allergen-friendly recipes that are easy AND delicious, which is why I am so happy to share these with you. If you’re looking for more allergen-friendly recipes on my blog, be sure to check out my Baked Vegan Mac & Cheese. It’s one of my favorites!
But for now, let’s get on to baking those cookies. If you do recreate this recipe, be sure to tag me on Instagram @frommybowl + #frommybowl, so I can see your yummy recreations 🙂
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Double Chocolate Chip Cookies (Vegan, Gluten Free, Nut Free)
Prep Time: 20 minutes- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 32 minutes
Yield: 20 Cookies 1x
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These Double Chocolate Chip Cookies are Vegan, Gluten Free, and Nut Free, so everyone can enjoy them, whether it be an afternoon snack or evening dessert.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp Ground Flax Seed + 6 tbsp Water
- 3/4 cup Enjoy Life Foods Gluten-Free All Purpose Flour
- 1/4 cup Cacao Powder
- 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/4 tsp Salt, see notes
- 1 cup Enjoy Life Foods Mini Chocolate Chips, divided
- 1/4 cup Plant Based Milk (Hemp, Oat, Soy, etc.)
- 1/3 cup Sunflower Seed Butter
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- Preaheat your oven to 350F. In a small bowl, combine the Ground Flax with 6 tbsp of Water and stir well. Let sit for 5-10 minutes.
- In the meantime, combine the Flour, Cacao Powder, Baking Powder, and Salt together in a large bowl. Stir well.
- Using a double boiler, melt 1/2 cup of the Mini Chocolate Chips. Add this to a medium bowl, then mix in the Sunflower Butter until evenly incorporated.
- Next, add in the Plant Milk, Flax Egg, and Vanilla Extract to the bowl. Stir well. (Note: it is important to mix the melted chocolate with room temperature ingredients first, so it does not solidify)
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, and stir gently until just combined. Fold the remaining 1/2 cup of Chocolate Chips into the batter.
- Using a 1 tbsp measure, scoop out portions of the cookie dough, and form into round shapes – these cookies will not expand much in the oven. Place on a lined baking tray, then bake for 12-14 minutes.
- Let cool completely before storing in an airtight container at room temperature, where they will last for 5 – 7 days.
Notes
Flax Seed may be substituted with Ground Chia Seeds.
I have not tested this recipe with any other flours other than this one by Enjoy Life Foods, but I imagine any other GF flour blend would do. I would not recommend using solely Oat Flour for this recipe.
* The Sunflower Butter I purchased already had Salt in it, hence why I reduced the Salt in this recipe to only 1/4 tsp. If yours is unsalted, I would recommend using 1/2 tsp Salt instead!
If you’d like to see two MORE Vegan, Gluten-Free, & Nut-Free Recipes, be sure to check out this Youtube Video:
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50 comments
Can the sunflower butter be substituted with almond butter or any other nut butter? Thanks!
Yes, it can!
The cookies are bittersweet, not as chocolatey as I expected.. a bit salty actually
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Hi Alice, I typically prefer dark chocolate to milk chocolate, so that may not be why they are not as sweet as you would like. Did you use sweetened chocolate chips as well? You could always add 1-2 tbsp of maple syrup to this recipe if you would prefer them to be sweeter.
Could you sub the nut butter with apple sauce or something else to make this lower in fat?
Hi Liz, I tested this recipe using less nut butter and I did not like the results.
Hi caitlin! This cookies looks really good but I don’t have any sunflower butter.. do you think the recipe could work with peanut butter?
By the way I love what you do you’re amazing ?
Yes, you can substitute any nut butter
yes, the recipe will work with any nut butter!
Amazing omg, definitely sharing this with my friends with heaps of allergies! Can I use normal flour cos I’m not gf and don’t have any gf flour or would that effect results cos of some certain properties of gf flour?
Hi Sammy, I have not tested this recipe with normal flour, but if you do try it out and it works well let me know 🙂
Hi Caitlin!
Do you think I could get away with substituting oat flour for all purpose flour?
Thanks! 🙂
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haha just read your note, sorry!! thanks anyway!
These look amazing, can I use normal non gf flour? Would that affect texture or how moist it is or anything?
I have not tested this recipe with normal flour, but if you do try it out and it works well let me know ?
Hi Caitlin! I’ve just baked the cookies and I love them! Thank you so much for sharing the recipe 😉
Oh, and I made them using water instead of plant based milk, ’cause all the shops were already closed- anyway they’re the best!
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So glad you enjoyed them Julia! And I’m also glad to hear water can work as well!
Ohmygoodness yes. These are SO good! I used 2/3 oat flour and melted dark chocolate instead of the chips as well as using dark chocolate cocoa powder and they turned out FANTASTIC!!! Thank you so much, Caitlin! These will definitely become a new staple in my diet! **wink wink** (I wish I could give this like twelve stars)
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Yay, so glad you liked them Jaiden!
Hi! The ingredient list says baking powder but the instructions say soda – can you clarify which is needed? Thanks:)
Hi Kaylee – sorry, about that, I will update the recipe! It should be baking powder 🙂
Very easy to make and so yummy! The consistency was just right – chewy and still holding together well.
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Glad you enjoyed them!
Hi Caitlin! Thanks for this recipe. I prefer my cookies a tad sweeter, usually I make a point of seeing how much sugar the recipe calls for. I forgot to do this and then I realized that the sugar you are using is coming from the chocolate chips so I gave it a go. Also, I notice don’t the comment above about these being too salty so I omitted the salt. After tasting the batter on the cookie sheet, I ended up sprinkling some cane sugar on each cookie before baking. They are just about sweet enough now and definitely very fudgy.
Do you think I could add 1/4 of sugar to the recipe and it would still turn out?
Thanks again!
Hi Lili – yes, I think that would work!
3/4 cup of flour seems pretty low…it was completely liquid. Just want to make sure this is correct. I doubled that and it came out great.
Yes, there is not much flour in this recipe – it makes fudgier cookies
Caitlin this recipe is top notch. It really satisfied my sweet tooth craving. Substituted tahini for the sunflower seed butter and it worked out great. Thanks so much! I have been eating vegan for almost a month now and your videos have really helped me
That’s so great to hear, Deidre!
Do you think it would be possible to swap sunflower butter with coconut butter or is it too different? I am kinda clueless
That should work, but you will need to melt the coconut butter
Is it ok to subtitude plant based milk with nu milk?
Thanks????
that is the same thing
Really great and tasty recipe! 🙂
I took peanut butter (salted), 1 ripe banana and 1/2 cup of 80% dark chocolate instead and it was DELISH!
Maybe now it’d need more sweetness, but I think its just right 🙂
Hi! I really loved the recipe, I would like to know, which flours can I use instead, as in the recipe you state that just oat flour won’t work. Can I use oat flour + chickpea flour or any other kind of GF flours? Which ratio or quantity do you recommend? 🙂
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Hi Luisa! I would recommend using a GF Flour blend – when you use a single GF flour (like Oats or Chickpea alone), things usually don’t turn out as well. I’ve only tested this recipe using the blend that I recommended, but let me know if something else works for you!
My daughter visited and made her favorite chocolate cookie but they are a real cheat for us – refined flour & sugar and oil. I found this recipe while I was looking for a healthier version. Success! I used ww spelt flour, almond butter and added chopped almonds. These are really good and the junk isn’t missed. As I was putting them in the pan, I realized that the chocolate was a touch too bitter. I added a tablespoon of sugar but will adjust the almond milk and use a bit of maple syrup next time instead.
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Could I use tahini instead of the sunflower seed butter ?
Yes!
I made these with almond floud and cashew butter. They turned out AMAZING! Much like a brownie in texture.
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Yay, glad you liked it!
I used whole wheat flour because that’s all I had in the kitchen, and used peanut butter instead of sunflower.
They’re the best chocolate chip cookies I’ve had in a long time! They even have a slight hint of the betty crocker blend I used to eat when I was little! Thanks soooo much for sharing!!!!
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Those are both great substitutes! That’s so kind – glad it could bring back a little bit of childhood for you!
Better than normal chocolate cookies when you dip them amazing my class loved them
WOW delicious!!!
I see many people have asked about flours – I used all purpose and it turned out wonderful 🙂 1:1 substitute.
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