The Best Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies (Chewy, Gooey, Irresistible)

Let’s be real—most vegan cookies taste like sad cardboard with sugar sprinkles on top. I used to buy them. I really did. I’d open the bag, take a bite, and immediately wonder if I’d accidentally swallowed a piece of recycled paper towel. “Why does this feel like a betrayal?” I’d whisper to my kitchen cabinet. 😭 Then I stopped buying them. And started making them. After 37 failed batches (yes, I counted), one perfect cookie emerged: chewy , gooey , rich , and so chocolatey it made my non-vegan roommate cry. Not from sadness—from joy . He said, “This is better than my grandma’s.” And that man once ate an entire pumpkin pie in one sitting. This isn’t just “a good vegan cookie.” This is the vegan chocolate chip cookie. The one you’ll make again and again. The one you’ll sneak out of the jar at midnight. The one you’ll lie about and say, “Oh, I only baked one batch,” while hiding two more in the freezer. Here’s how to make the best vegan chocolate c...