If there’s one thing that frustrates me the most when I’m browsing the internet for vegan recipes, it’s when I see a picture that looks super delicious, but when I scroll down to the recipe ingredients, they call for a commercial vegan substitute that I don’t like or that isn’t available in my area. This is doubly true when it comes to baked goods, especially cookies. Veganizing a cookie recipe directly usually requires somehow accounting for both butter and eggs, so you’ll see a lot of recipes that ask for margarine and commercial egg replacers. If you don’t like the options for those items in your neck of the woods, then look no further! I’ve compiled a list of 30 delicious vegan cookie recipes *WITHOUT* margarine or name brand egg replacers, so you can find a bunch of approachable, delicious vegan cookies in one central location.
I searched through some of my favorite blogs for their cookie recipes too, so below you’ll find a mixture of vegan cookie recipes from my website and others. Many gluten-free options are included. NONE of the cookies are raw, and none require making a frosting or filling. Just good, regular cookies with ingredients from scratch. Enjoy!
Double Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies (gluten-free)
Ginger Molasses Crinkle Cookies (gluten-free) – Vegan Richa
Cashew Butter Tea Biscuits (gluten-free) – Unconventional Baker
Flourless Pistachio Cookies (gluten-free) – Lazy Cat Kitchen
Coconut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Almond Butter Oatmeal Cookies (gluten-free) – Vegan Richa
Chocolate Tahini Cookies (gluten-free) – Lazy Cat Kitchen
Pumpkin Seed Butter Goji Cookies (gluten-free) – Golubka Kitchen
Chickpea Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies (gluten-free) – Vegan Richa
Vegan Maple Pecan Cookies (gluten-free)
Coconut Butter Cookies with Macadamia Nuts and Candied Ginger
Turtle Oatmeal Cookies (gluten-free) – Oh She Glows
Chocolate Chunk Olive Oil Cookies – The Desserted Girl
Salted Caramel Thumbprint Cookies (gluten-free) – Bakerita
Two-Ingredient Coconut Cookies (gluten-free) – Wholefood Simply
Blueberry Almond Cookies – Wing It Vegan
Cranberry Pistachio Cookies (gluten-free) – Veggie Inspired Journey
Rosemary Chocolate Chip Cookies – Isa Chandra
Maple Walnut Thumbprint Cookies – Feasting Freds
Peanut Butter Cookies (gluten-free) – Blissful Basil
Lemon Lavender Shortbread Cookies – A Virtual Vegan
Cinnamon Sugar Cookies – Veggie Inspired Journey
Dark Chocolate Rosemary Cookies – Fettle Vegan
Vanilla Wafer Cookies (gluten-free) – Sarah Bakes Gluten-free
Mexican Chocolate Snickerdoodles – Isa Chandra
I'm Shannon, the writer and photographer of Yup, it's Vegan! I'm a morning person based in Baltimore, USA. My mission is to create healthy plant-based recipes that anyone would enjoy, using seasonal produce with inspiration from global flavors.
Olga says
Hi,
I came across some really good vegan cookies the other day. They are called montecaos and seem to be of Andalusian origin. They are melt-in-your-mouth and crisp at the same time and incredibly delicious!
Make a dough of 500 g plain wheat flour, 250 ml oil (I used refined canola oil), 200 g powdered sugar, a pinch of salt, and some vanilla sugar. The dough is very crumbly, but that´s all right. Roll balls about the size of a small walnut (a little bit of pressing is needed to make them hold together), place on a baking tray (you don´t need to grease it or anything), and bake for about 20 minutes at 160°C (with convection).
You may also roll the cookies in a cinnamon and sugar mixture before baking.
Susan Goldman says
I had an easy bake oven just use it as you would any oven the mixes it ces with are regular mixes but using the easty bake pans
Debbie Carden says
This is a kind of strange question/request but I am wondering if you know of any vegan recipes to use with an “easy bake oven?” I have fond memories of mine prior to becoming a vegan and would like to pass on those memories with cruelty free ingredients now that I know better.
Thanks for the regular cookie recipes! We may try some of these and just see, but thought I would ask. 🙂
Shannon @ Yup, it's Vegan says
Hi Debbie, I wish I could help, but I’ve never used an Easy Bake Oven as either a kid or adult so I really have no idea where to begin with that. But I’d love for you to update us if you have success with any specific recipes! Cheers 🙂