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Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookies have gooey centers, crisp edges, and plenty of melty chocolate chips. They’re incredibly delicious – you’d never know they were made without eggs! This recipe uses basic pantry ingredients and a simple egg substitute that you likely already have on hand.
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Why you’ll love this Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe:
- Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies – These cookies are soft and chewy, with a slightly crisp edge, and plenty of chocolate chips!
- Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe – This is a great chocolate chip cookie recipe to make if you have an egg allergy! You’ll also want to make my Eggless Chocolate Cake.
- Easy Recipe – Chocolate Chip Cookies are one of the easiest things to make, and this recipe is certainly easy! But, I still include lots of tips to ensure perfect cookies.
Ingredient Overview:
As always, the full recipe with measurements & directions can be found in the recipe card at the bottom of this post. Use the table of contents (back at the top, below the first image, to navigate).
- Butter – I always use salted butter for the best flavor, but feel free to use unsalted butter if you prefer.
- All-purpose Flour – Spoon & level your flour for best results, or use a scale. Scooping the measuring cup directly in will lead to too much flour.
- Cornstarch & Water – Make a cornstarch slurry by stirring together cornstarch and water until the cornstarch is dissolved. This is our secret ingredient to make an egg substitute! It couldn’t be any easier – and it’s something you can easily keep on hand in your pantry, unlike applesauce or bananas which I often do not have on hand, haha.
Recipe Substitutions:
- Dairy-free & Vegan – Use your favorite dairy-free or vegan butter and chocolate chips to make this recipe dairy-free and vegan.
- Gluten-free – I have had success making this recipe with a cup-for-cup gluten-free flour. I also add 1-2 tbsp milk or heavy cream (dairy-free is fine too) to help with the drying texture gluten-free flour can sometimes have. Allow a little extra chill time.
- Eggs – If you do want to use eggs for some reason, swap out the cornstarch and water mixture for two large eggs.
- Mix-Ins – Feel free to use milk or dark chocolate chips in place of the semi-sweet if you prefer. You can also swap half or 1/3 of the chocolate chips out for nuts – try chopped walnuts or pecans. M&ms would be yummy in these too!
How to Make Egg Free Chocolate Chip Cookies:
Step 1: Make the Cookie Dough. Beat the butter and sugars together in a large mixing bowl until well creamed together. Then, mix in the a cornstarch & water slurry and vanilla extract.
Add the dry ingredients, mixing until a cohesive dough forms. Mix or fold in the chocolate chips last.
Step 2: Form Dough Balls & the Cookies. Form dough balls 80 grams in size, pressing on some extra chocolate chips.
Step 3: Chill. Chill the cookie dough. Don’t skip this step – it helps ensure that the cookies don’t spread too much during the bake, and it helps develop the flavors a bit more.
Step 3: Bake the Cookies. Bake as directed in the recipe card below. See my expert tips below on how to get your cookies looking like the below right photo after they come out of the oven.
Serving + Storing Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookies:
Let cookies cool on the baking sheets placed on cooling racks for 5-10 minutes before enjoying with a glass of cold milk. Or, let them cool completely first (but we all know a warm, gooey cookie is far superior!).
Store cooled cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for 3-4 days or in the fridge an extra 1-2 days.
Expert Success Tips:
- Picture Perfect Cookies – Cookies never bake into perfectly round circles, so use a round cutter to “scoot” your Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookies into place. Use a cutter just larger than the cookie, place it around the cookie (don’t cut off the edges), and swivel it around to round out your cookies. Top any bare spots with extra chocolate chips.
- Oven Thermometer – An oven thermometer will tell you if your oven is actually running at the temperature you set it to. Your oven may not be accurate. Accurate oven temperature is crucial for most bakes, so I leave an oven thermometer in at all times to keep an eye on my oven’s calibration.
- Kitchen Scale – A food scale is the best way to make sure your flour is at the proper weight, since amounts will vary SO widely based on how you measure it, as well as the measuring cup you use, as they are not standardized.
FAQs:
Eggs provide structure and moisture, and help bind all the ingredients together. This is why we need a substitute if you want to skip the eggs.
Yes! Press the dough into a greased 9-inch oven-safe skillet or similar oven-safe baking dish and bake starting at 15 minutes, adding a few minutes at a time until the edges appear set and the center looks just a tad underdone. A toothpick inserted into the center will pull out some gooey cookie crumbs. Don’t over bake!
Yes! Follow the bake time on my Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars.
More Cookie Recipes to Love:
- Bakery-Style Peanut Butter Chip Chocolate Cookies
- Key Lime Slice & Bake Cookies
- Blueberry Lemon Cookies
- Peanut Butter & Jelly Thumbprint Cookies
- Funfetti Cookies
- Cherry Pie Cookies
- Triple Chocolate Chunk Cookies
- Bakery-Style Monster Cookies
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Best Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter, softened at room temperature , 2 sticks, 16 tbsp, or 226 grams
- 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed, 165 grams
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar, 158 grams
- 1 and 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp corn starch , 16 grams
- 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp warm water
- 2 and 2/3 cups all-purpose flour, spooned & leveled, 347 grams
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips, 375 grams
Instructions
- Make the Egg Substitute: Whisk together the cornstarch and water until the cornstarch is dissolved.
- Make the Cookie Dough: Cream the softened butter in a large bowl, with a hand mixer on high speed. Add the sugars & mix until well creamed together with the butter, at least 1 minute. Add the vanilla and cornstarch egg substitute and mix until well combined, about 1 minute, on medium speed.1 cup salted butter, softened at room temperature , 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed, 3/4 cup granulated sugar, 1 and 1/2 tsp vanilla extract , 2 tbsp corn starch , 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp warm water
- Finish the Dough: Add the dry ingredients and mix until a dough forms (it may be a bit crumbly at first, but keep mixing until it comes together). Add the chocolate chips and mix on low speed to distribute evenly.2 and 2/3 cups all-purpose flour, spooned & leveled, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/4 tsp salt, 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Form into Balls & Chill the Dough: Make dough balls about 80 grams each. Place in an airtight container to chill in the fridge for at least 2 hours or up to 24, or in the freezer just until solid. You can make smaller dough balls if desired.
- Bake the Cookies: Preheat your oven to 350° F. Line a few cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Place about 5-6 cookie dough balls on a sheet, leaving room for them to spread. Bake for 10-13 minutes. The centers of the cookies will look a tad underdone, but the edges should be set when gently tapped, and will have a tinge of light golden brown. They'll set up to the perfect soft-baked texture as they cool.If the cookies aren't baked after 10-13 minutes, simply add a bit more time until they appear done based on the cues given above.
- Serve + Store: Let cookies cool on the pan placed on a wire rack, until they're not too hot, then dig in while they're warm! Store cooled cookies in an airtight container for 3-4 days or longer in the fridge. Re-warm in the microwave or oven for warm, gooey perfection.
- Freezing Cookie Dough: Once you've got your dough scooped into balls, freeze on a baking sheet, covered with a clean kitchen towel. Once solid, transfer to an airtight freezer-safe container or bag. Cookies can be stored this way for about 2-3 months, and can be baked straight from frozen! Follow the baking directions as listed above.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Best recipe! Family likes them better than the others with egg
So glad to hear everyone enjoyed this recipe, Patti!
I’ve been looking for a good eggless chocolate chip cookies recipe. This was amazing! Cookies came out crunchy on the outside and chewy and moist on the inside. My now only go to recipe for chocolate chip cookies!
Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review, JCM!
The recipe came out great! I lessened the sugar, and had to add more flour because it was a bit too sticky. I cant wait to make these again and im so glad I came across this recipe. I noticed the top of the cookies came out alot lighter than the edges (also forgot to add more choco chips on top)
So glad to hear you enjoyed this recipe, Jayna!
Can you use oil instead of butter?
Hi Vicky! Unfortunately, I don’t think that would work well here. I’d stick to butter. You could also use dairy-free butter sticks – I’ve used the country crock brand many times in this recipe and they always work well. Happy baking!
Do you think I could turn this recipe into a cookie cake?
Hi Emily! When you say cookie cake, do you mean you’d make layers and stack them with frosting? Or do you simply mean that you’d bake all the dough in one pan and then frost it like the cookie cakes you can find in grocery store bakeries? If it’s the second, I’d say yes, you can probably do that but you’ll need to use a 10-inch round cake pan or a 9×13 pan – otherwise you’ll have a VERY thick layer. You could also halve the recipe and bake in an 8-inch round pan. If you’re wanting to make 3 layers and stack it, I’m not sure if you’d get 3 layers from this quantity of dough as I haven’t tried it myself. I think you could get 2 layers though. Be sure to bake the layers a few minutes longer so they’re sturdy enough to stack. Let me know how you like the recipe!
5/5 ☆☆☆☆☆ Would recommend!!
I didn’t even wait to chill the dough (because I’m impatient) and they still turned out great!
Thanks for the rave review, Bri!
Thank you for this recipe! My grandson is allergic to eggs. This recipe is perfect as the cookies texture and flavor are absolutely superb. The little guy already asked for more. The cookies also freeze well and that’s a huge plus.
So glad you enjoyed these, Virginia!
How do you make this vegan?
Hi Jae! Simply use dairy-free chocolate chips and dairy-free butter sticks (I like the country crock ones!) to make this recipe vegan. Let me know how you like the recipe!
My grandchildren are allergic to eggs. I just made these and they are demanding I repeat the same recipe, and not change it up! Lol
I have tried alot of different recipes.
So glad you enjoyed these, Natalie!