Dairy-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Giora Shimoni
Giora Shimoni
A kosher food enthusiast and home cook with hundreds of published recipes, Giora Shimoni has worked in online publishing for over 20 years.
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Updated on 01/23/23
Dairy-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

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Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 10 mins
Total: 25 mins
Servings: 24 servings
Yield: 48 cookies

When you want to make kosher dairy-free chocolate chip cookies, has it ever happened that either your margarine was not soft enough (at room temperature) or you didn't even have margarine?

This recipe from Levana Kirschenbaum's cookbook, "Levana's Table," is the answer to those dilemmas because it uses oil. And since the recipe is parve (also written pareve), the cookies can be eaten with a meat or a dairy meal.

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Ingredients

  • 2 large eggs

  • 3/4 cup white sugar

  • 3/4 cup dark brown sugar, packed

  • 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

  • 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract

  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder

  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda

  • 1/8 teaspoon salt

  • 1 1/2 cups dairy-free chocolate chips, best quality, the smaller the better

Steps to Make It

  1. Gather the ingredients and preheat the oven to 375 F.

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  2. Using an electric mixer, beat the eggs, white sugar, and brown sugar together until light and fluffy.

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  3. Add the oil and vanilla and mix in thoroughly.

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  4. Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and mix at low speed.

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  5. Fold in the chips by hand.

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  6. Drop the dough by heaping teaspoonfuls 1 inch apart onto cookie sheets lined with foil.

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  7. Bake only one tray at a time. If your cookie sheets are the professional heavy-gauge type, bake the cookies for 10 minutes. If they are lighter, bake for 8 minutes. The cookies will firm up as they cool, so do not be tempted to bake them longer or they will harden.

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  8. Serve and enjoy!

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Tips

  • Spray the cookie sheets with cooking spray instead of using foil. It is less expensive and the cookies still can be easily lifted off the sheet pans with a spatula.
  • Alternatively, line the cookie sheets with parchment paper or a Silpat mat.
  • Baking two sheet pans at the same time turns out a perfect product.
  • Separating the cookies with waxed paper before storing isn't necessary. Let them cool completely on the rack and then place them in an airtight container. They shouldn't stick to each other.
  • Store the cookies in tin boxes, separating each layer with foil or waxed paper so they don't stick.

Recipe Variations

  • Replace 1 cup of the all-purpose flour with white whole-wheat flour. The resulting cookies get a whole-grain boost without a perceptible whole-wheat flavor or feel.
  • The recipe will work with just 1 cup of chocolate chips if you're counting calories.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
223 Calories
12g Fat
29g Carbs
2g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 24
Amount per serving
Calories 223
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12g 15%
Saturated Fat 3g 16%
Cholesterol 16mg 5%
Sodium 74mg 3%
Total Carbohydrate 29g 11%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Total Sugars 18g
Protein 2g
Vitamin C 0mg 0%
Calcium 21mg 2%
Iron 1mg 6%
Potassium 68mg 1%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)