The 31 Best Vegan Cookie Recipes You’ll Ever Make
What’s better than having a couple of homemade vegan cookies with a cup of tea at the end of the night? Not much. Cookies can be as simple as the one-bowl chocolate chip variety or as complex as delicate French macarons. Get all of your baking tools ready—here are 31 of the best vegan cookie recipes you’ll make.
31 Vegan Cookie Recipes You Need to Try
These gluten-free vegan cookies use oat and almond flour. | Making Thyme for Health
1. Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Nothing beats the classics. Keep this vegan chocolate chip cookie in your back pocket.
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Beet powder gives these cookies a bright red color. | Everyday Vegan Food
2. Vegan Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies
Soft red velvet cookies were made to exist with dairy-free vanilla creme.
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These cookies are sweet, salty, and delicious. | Vegan Guide to the Galaxy
3. Vegan Pretzel Chocolate Chip Cookies
What do you do when you’re craving something sweet and salty? Make these vegan pretzel and chocolate chip cookies, of course.
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Recreate the classic Girl Scout cookies. | Sarah Bakes Gluten-Free
4. Vegan Gluten-Free ‘Samoa’ Cookies
Crispy shortbread, toasted coconut, dairy-free caramel, and a drizzle of dark chocolate—these gluten-free vegan Samoa-inspired cookies are a must-make.
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These buttery shortbread cookies are dairy-free. | Desserts With Benefits
5. Vegan Shortbread Cookies
Coconut oil replaces butter in these vegan shortbread cookies. They’re also made with oat flour.
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Look no further for gluten-free Oreos. | The Pretty Bee
6. Gluten-Free Vegan ‘Oreos’
Free from corn syrup and gluten, these vegan ‘Oreos’ are like a healthier version of the popular cookie.
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These waffle cookies are also called “krumkaker.” | Sunny Gandara
7. Vegan Waffle Cookies
This vegan krumkaker—a Norwegian, cone-shaped waffle cookie—has a crisp, delicate texture that’s elevated by fruity dairy-free ice cream.
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You won’t want to share these vegan “Thin Mints.” | A Dash of Megnut
8. Vegan Gluten-Free ‘Thin Mints’
Use a gluten-free flour lend plus a pinch of xanthan gum to make these Thin Mint-style cookies.
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Make a double batch of these. | Hazel & Cacao
9. Vegan ‘Nutella’ Cookies
Made from hazelnut meal, homemade chocolate-hazelnut spread, and dark chocolate chips, these flourless vegan cookies are the meaning of the word “decadent.”
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Lemony cookies are even better with tea. | My Darling Vegan
10. Vegan Lemon Crinkle Cookies
A burst of lemony flavor and a delightfully chewy texture should put these vegan crinkle cookies on your repeat recipe list.
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These oatmeal cookies are an instant classic. | Nora Cooks
11. Vegan Iced Oatmeal Cookies
Missing those packaged iced oatmeal cookies? This recipe is everything great about the classic treat, and then some. They have soft centers with chewy edges and are topped with icing.
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These egg-free macarons are made from aquafaba.
12. Vegan Macarons
Whipped aquafaba—the brine from a can of chickpeas—replaces egg whites in this vegan macaron recipe.
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You can never go wrong with snickerdoodles. | The Simple Veganista
13. Vegan Snickerdoodles
Soft, chewy, and cinnamon-y, it’s no secret why snickerdoodles are a classic cookie.
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Free from eggs, gluten, and oil. | Sweet Simple Vegan
14. Vegan Macaroons
These gluten-free and vegan macaroons substitute almond flour for all-purpose. Plus., they’re inspired by Neapolitan ice cream.
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Light and crisp, you’d never guess these are egg-free. | A Saucy Kitchen
15. Vegan Meringues
You can customize these vegan aquafaba meringues with some plant-based food coloring or by using a cookie press to make different shapes.
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These “Tagalongs” are gluten-free and vegan. | Eating Bird Food
16. Vegan ‘Tagalongs’
Featuring a pillowy layer of peanut butter, an almond flour cookie, and a dark chocolate shell, these vegan “Tagalong” cookies are deceptively easy to make.
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These superfood sandwich cookies are made from whole grains. | Josefina Morena-Paz
17. Superfood Sandwich Cookies
Made from whole wheat flour with superfood-infused creme, these cookies are a great afternoon snack.
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Freeze the dough first for the best baking results. | Who Needs Salad?
18. Vegan White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies
Soft and chewy with a little bit of crunch from the macadamia nuts, these vegan white chocolate chip-speckled cookies are a classic.
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For those strong chocolate cravings. | Loving It Vegan
19. Vegan Double Chocolate Cookies
These quick, easy double chocolate cookies are soft in the middle, crunchy around the edges, and super chocolatey.
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Peanut butter cookies FTW. | Namely Marly
20. Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies
These tasty peanut butter cookies are the best kind of basic.
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You need only four ingredients for these cookies. | Wallflower Kitchen
21. Vegan Jammy Dodger
These vegan jammy dodgers—a British biscuit that’s like a sandwich version of a Linzer cookie—are delicious at any time of year.
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Sprinkles or not, these cookies are delicious. | Short Girl Tall Order
22. Vegan Funfetti Sugar Cookies
These sweet and chewy vegan sugar cookies are made even better by sprinkles.
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Sweet, salty, and divine. | Little Blog of Vegan
23. Vegan Caramel Stuffed Cookies
These cookies are stuffed with ooey-gooey, dairy-free caramel and are topped off with a sprinkle of sea salt flakes.
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These cookies are bursting with maple and pecans. | Beaming Baker
24. Vegan Maple Pecan Cookies
Maple pecan cookies that have it all: chocolate chips and crunchy pecans with plenty of maple flavor. Plus, these are made from oat flour.
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Bring the campfire to you. | The Banana Diaries
25. Vegan S’mores Cookies
Bring the campfire to you. These vegan s’mores cookies are packed with chocolate chips and stuffed with marshmallow. You can also make them gluten-free.
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Vanilla cookies pair well with strawberry creme. | Contentedness Cooking
26. Vegan Strawberry Sandwich Cookies
These strawberry creme-filled vegan sandwich cookies feature gluten-free cookies and a filling made from raw cashews and fresh berries.
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These fudgy vegan cookies are flourless. | Eat Drink Shrink
27. Vegan Flourless Chocolate Avocado Cookies
You need only a handful of ingredients to make these healthier flourless cookies: avocado, maple syrup, peanut butter, banana, cocoa powder, and chocolate chips.
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Decorate these cookies however you’d like. | I Love Vegan
28. Vegan Butter Cookies
A favorite around the holidays, vegan butter cookies are good no matter what time of year it is.
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Almond lovers take note. | Healthier Steps
29. Vegan Chinese Almond Cookies
With a crisp, melt-in-your-mouth texture, these gluten-free and vegan Chinese almond cookies are best served with tea.
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No flour necessary. | Ambitious Kitchen
30. Chickpea Chocolate Chip Cookies
Yes, you can make cookies from beans. These flourless chickpea chocolate chip cookies are a healthier take on the classic.
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Just like the Italian bakery makes it. | Domestic Gothess
31. Vegan Biscotti
These crispy vegan biscotti feature almonds and cranberries. Definitely serve it with coffee.
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