The Most Wonderful Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies Ever

Name: The Most Wonderful Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies Ever
Cook time: 12 min
Yield: 16 cookies
Ingredients: 0.5 cup coconut oil; 1.25 cups light brown sugar; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 0.25 cup coconut milk; 0.25 cup unsweetened applesauce; 2.3333333333333335 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tsp baking soda; 0.5 tsp salt; 2 cup chocolate chips; 1 each flaky sea salt

Ashley Manila · bakerbynature.com · 2025 · Original Recipe

Thick and chewy vegan chocolate chip cookies. These are wonderful!

chewiness

crispiness

cakeyness

thickness

spread

richness

sweetness

complexity

very chocolatey

Ingredients

coconut oil(solid but scoop-able)0.5 cup (109g)

light brown sugar(packed)1.25 cups (266g)

vanilla extract2 tsp (8g)

coconut milk(I like to use the thicker Thai variety, but any coconut milk will work)0.25 cup (61g)

unsweetened applesauce0.25 cup (35g)

all-purpose flour(be sure not to pack your flour)2.3333333333333335 cups (292g)

baking soda1 tsp (6g)

salt0.5 tsp (2g)

chocolate chips(use vegan chocolate chips if vegan, divided)2 cup (340g)

flaky sea salt(optional)1 each (6g)

Total dough weight1.1kg

Process

Mixing: creaming
Butter: room temp
Eggs: none
Bake Temp: 375°F (191°C)
Bake Time: 10-12 min
Chill: None
Yield: ~16 cookies
Sheet Prep: parchment

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Outlier Profile

Uniqueness score: 2.2. Shows how many standard deviations each ratio diverges from the mean.

Percentile Rankings

Where this recipe falls compared to all 621 recipes in the dataset.

Flour:Fat2.68 (92th percentile)

Flour:Sugar1.09 (34th percentile)

Brown:White Sugar0 (19th percentile)

Egg:Flour0 (11th percentile)

Chocolate:Flour1.17 (75th percentile)

Fat %9.69 (13th percentile)

Sugar %23.7 (75th percentile)

Hydration0.21 (31th percentile)

Bake Temp375 (86th percentile)

Key Ratios

Flour:Fat

2.68

Flour:Sugar

1.09

Brown:White Sugar

Egg:Flour

Chocolate:Flour

1.17

Fat %

9.69

Sugar %

23.7

Flour %

25.9

Hydration

0.21

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