Better-For-You Chocolate Chip Cookies are vegan, soft, and indulgent. Enjoy these bite-sized delights without all the guilt.
I received free samples of Swerve mentioned in this post. By posting this recipe I am entering a recipe contest sponsored by Swerve and am eligible to win prizes associated with the contest. I was not compensated for my time.
When I first started blogging, it was more of a food diary. That was always my intention and still is! The thing is that somewhere along the way, I started to care more about making my food look more appealing to my readers. So I was giving more attention to learning how to photograph better, even on my iPhone... And I was thinking about the recipes I share depending on the time of the year. But y’all didn’t care about that. My readers from the beginning just wanted some easy to understand, dairy-free and egg-free recipes.
Here I am today, sharing some really tasty chocolate chip cookies! They happen to be vegan, so auto dairy and egg free plus they’re lower in sugar and calories thanks to Swerve.
I love baking but I hate the guilt that comes with scarfing down a dozen cookies. Swerve is a sugar replacer made from ingredients found in select fruits and starchy root vegetables and contains no artificial ingredients, preservatives, or flavors. It’s zero-calorie, so that makes me feel better about satisfying my sweet tooth.
When I asked in my Facebook group a few months ago what desserts y’all want to see more of, I got a lot of chocolate chip cookie requests. Admittedly, I’ve been trying to cut back on sugar and carbs, and overall eat healthier. I kind of put sweets and desserts on the back burner, but this girl needs her after dinner treat! Stumbling upon this natural sweetener inspired me to create these “better for you” chocolate chip cookies.
So how are these better for you? Well, of course, the zero calorie sugar replacer helps. Plus the dairy-free butter and chocolate chips. Factor in the egg replacer and low salt, these cookies melt the guilt away as they melt in your mouth. What I love about recipes like this is you can easily swap out ingredients for what you have in your pantry or refrigerator. If you can follow this recipe item by item and step by step, that’s awesome! But life doesn’t always work out that way. You may have to use gluten-free flour or different morsels, that’s okay. We’ll figure it out!
I hope these cookies remind you that eating healthier and giving our tummies ingredients we agree with can still be fun and tasty! What other desserts would you like to see veganized or made healthier? Let me know in the comments.
Better-For-You Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup vegan unsalted butter
- ½ cup Swerve Granular
- 1 ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 egg replacer
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon Kosher salt
- ¾ cup vegan chocolate chips
Instructions
- In the bowl of your stand mixer, combine melted butter, Swerve Granular, and brown sugar. Add egg replacer to the bowl and mix very well, then mix in vanilla extract.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt. Slowly add dry ingredients to the bowl of the stand mixer. I added about a half cup at a time. Mix until well combined. Fold in chocolate chips and place the bowl in the refrigerator to let chill for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350F and prepare baking sheets by lining and spraying.
- Scoop dough and form into balls, then gently press down on the baking sheet.
- Bake for 13 minutes, until just slightly golden. Once cooked, remove from oven and let sit for 3 minutes before transferring to cooling rack. These cookies will firm up a bit.
- Be patient and allow cookies to completely cool then enjoy!
TiffanyD
I am such a cookie monster lol! So I am always looking for a way to make them healthier. These sounds awesome!!
Jenna | The Urben Life
Oh me too haha 🙂 Thanks, I hope you try them!
Sarah Newman
What's better than a chocolate chip cookie? I have NO idea! 😉 Like how you replaced some of the sugar in this recipe.
Jenna | The Urben Life
Haha yes! Thank you 🙂
Allergy Awesomeness
I love thick chocolate chip cookies like this. I can't stand flat, thin ones!
Jenna | The Urben Life
Yay!!! 🙂
alisamarie
I love that these are lower sugar. I've been trying to cut back, but don't love the taste of alternative sweeteners. This seems like a great compromise.
Jenna | The Urben Life
Absolutely! I can't stand the bitter aftertaste in some of the other artificial sweeteners. I found Swerve to be quite tasty 🙂
spabettie
I am ALL ABOUT these healthier swaps! I could really go for one of these right now, to dunk in my coffee...
Jenna | The Urben Life
YAS!! Omg that sounds amazing
Candice
Pinned for later so I can have a relatively guilt free chow down! 😀
Jenna | The Urben Life
Haha yay!!
Chrystal @ Gluten-Free Palate
These cookies look amazing! They look like they have a great chocolate chip to cookie ratio 😉
Jenna | The Urben Life
Thank you 🙂
Kaila (The Wanderlust Celiac)
I love chocolate chip cookies, and these ones look so soft and delicious! 🙂
Jenna | The Urben Life
For sure 🙂 Thank you!
G-Free Foodie (@gfreefoodie)
This recipe begs to be be doubled...or tripled! In my opinion, you can never have too many chocolate chip cookies!
Jenna | The Urben Life
Thanks so much!!
DeliciouslyPlated (@DeliciouslyP)
I haven't tried Swerve, yet. Your cookies turned out great, so I think I may give it a shot. We could use a little less sugar in our lives!
Jenna | The Urben Life
I agree, thanks so much 🙂
Lindsey Willson (@LindseyLeeandCo)
You have me dreaming of cookies! I always have to buy extra chocolate chips because between the boys and me, they disappear before making it to the dough!
Jenna | The Urben Life
Haha I can relate!
Jen
I love chocolate chip cookies...I mean, who doesn't?!? If I can eat a few more without the guilt, I'm all in!
Jenna | The Urben Life
Absolutely!! Enjoy 🙂
Amanda Kanashiro (@glutenfreemiami)
I've been craving something and wasn't sure what it was. Now, I know. I need to make these cookies (with GF flour.)
Jenna | The Urben Life
Heck yes!! I hope you love them as much as we did 🙂
Arielle Joy
I don't often bake from scratch. However, these are definitely a contender for the next I venture to the kitchen. pinned for future reference!
Jenna | The Urben Life
Yay, I hope you try them 🙂
rochelle mangold
Oh gosh, my mouth is watering! Chocolate chip cookies are my favorite!
Jenna | The Urben Life
Yesss, I hope you try em soon 🙂
Shelby @Fitasamamabear
I could live off of cookies 🙂
Jenna | The Urben Life
OH, same here haha!
Marcie
Chocolate chip cookies are a family favorite! I'll have to check out this recipe. I tend to gobble them all up!
Jenna | The Urben Life
Hahha yay!
Bryan Carey
Love chocolate chip cookies (who doesn't?)!! and the fact that these are vegan makes them that much more appealing.
Jenna | The Urben Life
Heck yes, thanks so much!
Chef Jessica Baker | Seattle Cheap Eats
They look delicious. I'll have to share with my dad, who's always looking for sugar-alternative recipes. 🙂
Jenna | The Urben Life
Perfect, thank you!!
Kat
These look SO good.
Jenna | The Urben Life
Thanks, Kat!
Ali
Wow, they look delicious!
Jenna | The Urben Life
Thanks so much, Ali!
Deanna Segrave-Daly (@tspbasil)
These look wonderful - I can almost smell them baking!
Jenna | The Urben Life
Thanks so much!! Oh yes, that smell... Always amazing and comforting 🙂