35 Irresistible Vegan Cookie Recipes You’ll Bake on Repeat
Discover 35 easy and delicious vegan cookie recipes, including gluten-free, protein-packed, and holiday-inspired options. Perfect cookies every time—no eggs or dairy needed!

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If you’ve been searching for the best vegan cookie recipes, you’ve come to the right place! Cookies are the ultimate comfort dessert—soft, chewy, crispy, or crumbly—and these vegan versions deliver incredible flavor and texture without eggs or dairy. Whether you’re a dedicated vegan, baking for friends with dietary needs, or simply experimenting with plant-based baking, these recipes are guaranteed crowd-pleasers.
This curated collection of easy vegan cookie recipes features everything from classic chocolate chip and decadent double chocolate, to holiday favorites and protein-packed options perfect for healthy snacking. Each recipe showcases unique ingredients, clever substitutions, and expert tips, making vegan baking a breeze even for beginners.
Decadent Chocolate Lovers’ Cookies
Vegan Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Whether you are hosting a holiday party or heading out for the festivities, these Vegan Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are the perfect treats to make for your friends and family. They are easy and fun to make, and everyone will love them!
Vegan Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate lovers rejoice! These rich vegan cookies are deeply chocolatey, soft in the center, and studded with extra chocolate chips.
Vegan Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies
White chocolate and macadamia nuts are a match made in dessert heaven, with the buttery crunch of macadamia nuts perfectly complementing the smooth, sweet creaminess of dairy-free white chocolate.
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
Gluten-Free Vegan Death by Chocolate Cookies
Intensely fudgy and gluten-free, these cookies are so indulgent you’ll swear they’re not vegan.
Death by Chocolate Cookies – Gluten-Free
Vegan Double Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
With a crackly sugar coating and soft, fudgy interior, these visually stunning cookies are perfect for special occasions.
Double Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies
Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies Inspired by Alton Brown
If you’ve ever watched Alton Brown’s Good Eats, you might be familiar with his famous chewy chocolate chip cookie recipe. His approach to creating the perfect chewy chocolate chip cookie inspired this vegan chocolate chip version, which swaps eggs and dairy for plant-based ingredients—without sacrificing that signature soft center and crispy edge.
Good Eats Copycat Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Banana Bread Chocolate Chip Cookies
Combine the comfort of banana bread with chocolate chip cookies. Moist, chewy, and deliciously fruity, these are perfect afternoon snacks.
Banana Bread Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate Chip Cookies with Pistachios
Crunchy pistachios elevate this vegan chocolate chip cookie recipe, adding delightful texture and nutty depth. Perfect for gifting or enjoying with your favorite hot beverage.
Chocolate Chip Cookies with Pistachios
Vegan Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Warm spices and pumpkin puree add depth and richness to these seasonal vegan cookies, ideal for fall gatherings or cozy evenings.
Vegan Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
Gluten-Free Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
So, what makes these gluten-free vegan chocolate chip cookies different from the rest? It’s all in the details. This recipe introduces the game changing techniques I use to make bakery-worthy vegan cookies at home.
Gluten-Free Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Quick & Easy Vegan Cookie Dough (Edible)
The only thing that may be even better than a baked cookie? The dough! The creamy doughy texture, the sweet buttery flavor, and the bites of chocolate chip.
Quick & Easy Vegan Cookie Dough (Edible)
Peanut Butter & Nutty Delights
Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies
Classic and comforting, these vegan peanut butter cookies have a perfectly chewy texture and rich peanut flavor everyone adores.
Vegan Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Cookies
The Best Vegan Biscotti Recipe with Almonds
Achieving the ideal texture in vegan cookies can be challenging without traditional eggs. Xanthan gum, a polysaccharide commonly used in gluten-free baking, serves as an excellent vegan egg substitute for cookies. It acts as a binding agent, providing the necessary structure and chewiness that eggs typically contribute. Using it here is what makes this the best vegan biscotti recipe ever.
Almond Biscotti Recipe
Vegan Peanut Butter Blossoms
Topped with dairy-free chocolate kisses, these nostalgic treats are deliciously peanutty and always a hit at parties.
Vegan Peanut Butter Blossoms
Vegan Peanut Butter Stuffed Cookies
Soft chocolate cookies filled with creamy peanut butter—pure cookie perfection with every bite.
Vegan Peanut Butter Stuffed Cookies
Gluten-Free Vegan Chewy Almond Butter Cookies with Coconut
Almond butter and coconut create a sophisticated yet approachable cookie that’s chewy, aromatic, and irresistibly tasty.
Vegan Almond Butter Cookies (Gluten-Free Option)
Vegan Almond Cookies
Crispy-edged almond cookies that crumble delightfully, perfect paired with tea or coffee.
Vegan Almond Cookies
Unique Flavors & Creative Twists
Corn Flour Cookies
These Corn Flour Cookies are sweet and rich, with a delightfully crispy and sandy texture thanks to finely ground cornmeal (corn flour). This recipe includes two versions, one made with olive oil (new), and the originally published recipe made with nut butter.
Corn Flour Cookies
Milk Bar Copycat Vegan Cornflake Crunch Cookies
Inspired by the famous Milk Bar treats, these crunchy vegan cookies blend sweet, salty, and crunchy flavors that will have everyone asking for seconds.
Cornflake Crunch Cookies
Blueberry Cookies
Naturally vibrant and fruit-forward, these soft blueberry cookies provide a unique twist on traditional vegan cookies.
Blueberry Cookies
Vegan Matcha Cookies
These matcha-infused cookies are subtly sweet, earthy, and packed with antioxidants—perfect for green tea lovers.
Vegan Matcha Cookies
Vegan Lemon Crinkle Cookies
Bright, lemony, and refreshing—these crinkle cookies bring zesty flavors perfect for spring holidays.
Vegan Lemon Crinkle Cookies
Thumbprint Cookies Recipe with Raspberry Jam
I don’t say this lightly, but if you’re looking for life changing vegan thumbprint cookies, you found them. You would never guess they’re vegan if you didn’t already know!
Vegan Thumbprint Cookies Recipe with Raspberry Jam
Holiday & Festive Favorites
Vegan Cardamom Cinnamon Snowball Cookies
Fragrant spices make these powdered sugar-coated snowballs perfect for holiday cookie exchanges and festive gifting.
Easy Vegan Cardamom Cinnamon Snowball Cookies
Vegan Sugar Cookies
This classic Christmas cookie recipe is not only perfect for the holiday season, but also enjoyed all year round! They’re great for birthday parties, potlucks, and gifting.
Vegan Sugar Cookies (Soft & Chewy!)
Vegan Dutch Kruidnoten Holiday Cookies
These warmly spiced bite-sized cookies are festive, crunchy, and traditionally enjoyed during holiday celebrations.
Dutch Kruidnoten Holiday Cookies
Vegan Gingerbread
This recipe is perfect for making gingerbread men, stars, houses, and much more!
Vegan Gingerbread Cookies
Vegan Shortbread Cookies
Classic shortbread cookies made vegan!
Vegan Shortbread Cookies
Healthier & Protein-Packed Options
Breakfast Cookies
Made in 1 bowl and ready in 30 minutes, these easy oatmeal cookies will become your new favorite healthy breakfast.
Breakfast Cookies (Easy 1 Bowl Recipe)
Vegan Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Vegan oatmeal raisin cookies (and vegan cookies in general) have a bad reputation, but I’ve got the perfect recipe that will turn it around. I’ve revised this classic and nostalgic treat that were always a favorite at my grandparents house, into the perfect plant based version.
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Raw Cookies
No-bake, raw vegan cookies packed with wholesome ingredients, ideal as healthy snacks or energy boosters.
Raw Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies – Gluten-Free
Protein Cookie Dough
This recipe has no chickpeas or beans needed, though I do love my chickpea cookie dough, but instead is made with some almond flour, protein powder, maple syrup, peanut butter and non-dairy milk.
Protein Cookie Dough
Gluten-Free Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
To start pumpkin spice season right you’re going to need a batch of these gluten free pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. They are soft, with chewy edges and filled with just the right amount of melty chocolate chips and warm pumpkin spices.
Gluten-Free Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Vegan Protein Cookies
Boost your protein intake with these tasty vegan cookies, perfect for pre- or post-workout treats.
Vegan Protein Cookies – Gluten-Free
Healthy Banana Nut Cookies
Lightly sweetened with wholesome ingredients, these cookies satisfy cravings healthfully.
Healthy Banana Nut Cookies
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Baking Guide to Better Vegan Cookies
Baking without eggs doesn’t have to be daunting. Whether you’re vegan, allergic, or simply out of eggs, there are plenty of plant-based alternatives for delicious egg-free baked goods. This guide breaks down exactly how eggs function in baking, the best vegan substitutes for everything from cakes to cookies, and how to sidestep common vegan baking mistakes. My detailed chart makes it easy—so you’ll always know which egg replacement to use.
Explore The Best Vegan Egg Substitutes for Baking to enhance your vegan cookie baking success!

Hi, my name is Benjamin Moots and I’m glad you found my vegan food blog A Bee Made It. I hope that you’re ready for some great plant-based recipes, because that’s all I Bee doing lately. I was originally focusing on improving common vegan recipes to make them more craveable. However, a recent heart attack has shifted my focus to losing weight with a plant-based GLP-1 diet. Whatever you’re looking for, I’ll be writing a little bit of everything plant-based or vegan that’s appropriate for any dietary needs.

































