Gluten Free Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies

Simply the best Gluten-Free Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies! This recipe is quick and easy to pull together (20 minutes!!) with no chill time! And the result is crispy edges with soft and chewy middles, and the perfect cookie to chocolate chip ratio.

Course Desserts & Sweet Treats

Cuisine American

Keyword baking, cookies, fall baking, gluten free, vegan

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 30

Total Time 50

Servings cookies

Calories 131

Author Laurie McNamara

Equipment

Checkered Chef Baking Sheet and Rack Set - Aluminum Cookie Sheet/Half Sheet Pan for Baking with Stainless Steel Oven Safe Cooling Rack
Parchment Paper Pop-up Sheets

Ingredients

1 tablespoon ground flax
4 ounces vegan butter I use Miyoko's
3/4 cup dark brown sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1½ cups gluten free flour I use Bob's Red Mill
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon fine salt
1 cup vegan (dairy-free) chocolate chips I use Nestlé allergen free semi-sweet chips

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Preheat your oven. to 350℉ (or 180℃) and line 2 rimmed baking pans with parchement.
In a small bowl, combine the ground flax with 2½ tablespoons water and set off to the side.
In the bowl of your stand mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment, add the vegan butter, dark and light brown sugar. Turn your mixer on medium-low and blend for 2 minutes.
Then add in the flax egg and vanilla. Mix until incorporated.
Next add in the flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt. Mix on medium low to low speed until just about mixed in. Scraped down the sides of the bowl before adding in the chocolate chips.
Using a 2-tablespoon scoop, measure out the cookie dough and place 8 scoops per pan. Slide one pan onto the middle rack and bake for 10 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through to ensure even baking and browning.
Once baked, remove and let the cookies rest on the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to finish cooling. Repeat with the remaining cookie dough.

Notes

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