Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookies

I don’t normally dabble in eggless baking, but I received so many requests for an eggless chocolate chip cookie recipe that I finally caved (and am so glad that I did!). I’m adding this one to my growing collection of chocolate chip cookie variations, which includes my crispy chocolate chip cookies (also eggless, but not the traditional texture that I’d been asked for), my “worst” chocolate chip cookies, and my oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, to name just a few. I set out to create this recipe with a very specific goal in mind: I did not want anyone to be able to tell that there was anything missing or substituted from this recipe when they tried it. I wanted the first bite to make you think nothing except: dang, that’s a really good cookie. Many eggless recipes leave out the eggs then replace them with something that alters both the taste and texture of the cookie, like cream cheese. While cream cheese is pretty fantastic in cookies, it adds a very distinct, slightly tangy flavor (I have recipes for cream cheese cookies and chocolate chip cream cheese cookies if you’re looking for that flavor!). I didn’t think it had a place here where I wanted something neutral, something that if you bit into the cookie you wouldn’t even be able to tell that it was egg-free, and after quite a bit of testing I figured it out…

What You Need for Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookies

Most of the ingredients here are pretty traditional, but let’s talk about a few of them. Remember, this is just an overview of a few of the ingredients I used and why. For the full recipe please scroll down to the bottom of the post!