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    Published: Feb 7, 2023 · Modified: Apr 15, 2024 by DJ · This post may contain affiliate links · 1 Comment

    Easy Vegan Lemon Cookies with Chocolate Chips

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    If you love a zesty lemon-flavored treat every now and again, look no further than these simple and delicious vegan lemon cookies which take less than 20 minutes to make.

    They're so soft, slightly chewy and filled generously with dairy-free chocolate chips. The tanginess creates a unique cookie-eating experience that I hadn't had before. I think that you will love them.

    A large, golden brown single cookie covered with melty chocolate. this recipe

    They cookies are great when eaten on their own but I personally love to have these lemon cookies alongside a hot cup of coffee, tea, hot chocolate or even just a glass of oat milk.

    Some other cookies recipe that I highly recommend are my single serve double chocolate chip cookie, vegan chocolate wafer cookies and vegan open sandwich cookie butter bars recipes which are all so tasty!

    Jump to:
    • Why You Will Love These Cookies
    • Ingredient Notes
    • Substitutions & Variations
    • How To Make Vegan Lemon Chocolate Cookies
    • Expert Tips
    • Recipe FAQs
    • More Vegan Cookie Recipes
    • Easy Vegan Lemon Cookies with Chocolate Chips

    Why You Will Love These Cookies

    • Quick & Easy - The process for making this recipe is really simple. All you need to do is combine the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients to form a cookie dough, roll the cookie dough into individual smaller balls and bake.
    • Strong Flavors - Not only did I use lemon juice in this recipe but also, lemon zest. Although they come from the same fruit, they're also slightly different in flavor and make a great combination. I also used them both in my vegan blueberry lemon cake with great success. On top of this, these cookies are beautifully sweet too.
    • Fantastic Texture - These homemade cookies are golden, chewy and fairly crumbly, while also being velvety soft at the same time. If you love cookies with all of these features, you'll also really enjoy my vegan red velvet white chocolate cookies which have a very similar texture.
    • Allergy Friendly & Plant Based - This vegan lemon cookies recipe is completely vegan and dairy free.

    Ingredient Notes

    The ingredients that you need to make my vegan lemon cookies laid out over a white, marble background.
    • Baking soda - This is arguably most important ingredient in this recipe. It helps the vegan lemon cookies to spread well in the oven, as opposed to them being round and chunky.
    • Granulated sugar - I love to use this kind of sugar as it gives the cookies amazingly crispy edges. Granulated sugar is hygroscopic. These attract and absorb cookie dough liquids, slowing down the development of the gluten, which ultimately creates a crispier cookie. This process also plays an invaluable part in my vegan white chocolate macadamia nut cookies and vegan chocolate shortbread cookies recipes.
    • Vegan chocolate chips - The dairy-free chocolate chips will be used for the cookie dough, as well as being melted on top of the cookies. Using small chocolate chunks is also completely fine.
    • Freshly squeezed lemon juice - This is the main source of the lemon flavors within the cookies. Make sure that you don't use artificial lemon juice. This will create a taste which is not only inauthentic, but also a flavor which is weaker.
    • Zest of one lemon - This underrated ingredient gives the cookies a stronger lemon flavor than just the juice. It give them that extra 'oomph'.

    See recipe card for full information on individual ingredients and quantities.

    Substitutions & Variations

    • When it comes down to the chocolate chips, there are multiple kinds you can use. Feel free to use a completely different type of vegan chocolate chips. You could use dairy-free white chocolate chips or dairy-free milk chocolate chips which both work equally as well as the standard dark ones. Some days I actually prefer to mix it up a little, using all three. No matter which type of chocolate chips you use, you'll love these cookies so much.
    • You can also add other fillings to the cookies if you wish. How about chopped hazelnuts or chopped peanuts? If you can't have nuts, you could try crushed Oreos like in my vegan oreo chocolate chip cookies. There are so many options!

    How To Make Vegan Lemon Chocolate Cookies

    For the full method, please refer to the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

    A lined baking tray.

    1: Line a large baking tray with parchment paper.

    The dry cookie dough ingredients mixed together inside a bowl.

    2: Combine the dry cookie dough ingredients inside a mixing bowl.

    The wet cookie dough ingredients have been added.

    3: Add the wet ingredients to form a cookie dough.

    Cookie dough balls have been formed and placed onto the baking tray.

    4: Roll the cookie dough into balls and bake.

    The vegan lemon cookies have been baked and are cooling down on the tray.

    5: Let the cookies cool, then serve.

    Expert Tips

    Let the cookies cool fully - They are very soft and tender when they first come out from the oven which means that they are capable of falling apart. Allow them to cool completely on a cooling rack so that they can firm up. They will still taste unbelievably delicious.

    Don't use artificial lemon juice - Any type of lemon juice other than natural, freshly-squeezed lemon juice from an actual lemon shouldn't be used in this recipe. It should never be artificial.

    A lemon cookie on a white plate. You can see zest inside. Melty chocolate sits on top.

    Recipe FAQs

    What temperature do you cook lemon cookies at?

    After making lots of lemon cookies over the years, I've found that the optimal temperature to bake them at is 160 Celsius, which is 325 Fahrenheit.

    Can I use lemon juice instead of lemon zest?

    I highly recommend that you use them both! The general rule to balance lemon flavors is 1 teaspoon of lemon zest for every 2 Tablespoons of lemon juice.

    How can I store vegan lemon cookies?

    Store these lemon chocolate chip cookies at room temperature for up to 5 days, sealed inside an airtight container. You can also freeze them for up to 3 months.

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    If you tried this Vegan Lemon Cookies Recipe or any other recipe on my website, please leave a 🌟 star rating and let me know how you go in the 📝 comments below. I love hearing from you!

    A close up shot of one of my vegan lemon cookies on a white plate. It has melted chocolate on top.

    Easy Vegan Lemon Cookies with Chocolate Chips

    These simple vegan lemon cookies are so comforting. The chocolate chips also work so well in this recipe. I hope you get to try them.
    5 from 2 votes
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: Lemon Cookies
    Diet: Vegan
    Prep Time: 6 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 12 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 18 minutes minutes
    Servings: 6 cookies
    Calories: 199kcal
    Author: DJ

    Ingredients

    Dry Ingredients:

    • 125 g all-purpose flour
    • 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
    • 0.25 teaspoon salt
    • 100 g granulated sugar
    • 35 g vegan chocolate chips

    Wet Ingredients:

    • 2 Tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
    • Zest of 1 lemon
    • 4 teaspoons soy milk
    • 4 teaspoons vegetable oil
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    Instructions

    Preparation:

    • Preheat your oven to 160 Celsius (325F).
    • Line a large baking tray with parchment paper then set aside.

    Make the lemon cookie dough:

    • To a mixing bowl, add the flour, baking soda, salt, sugar and chocolate chips. Combine well.
    • Next, pour in the lemon juice, lemon zest, soy milk and vegetable oil. Mix until a cookie dough forms.
    • Using a cookie dough scooper, scoop 1.5 Tablespoons of cookie dough per cookie. Use your hands to roll into balls and place them about 2-3 inches apart on the baking tray.
    • Press each cookie dough ball to flatten them a little on top.

    Bake the cookies:

    • Bake in the center of the preheated oven for 12 minutes. The edges should be golden brown. Let them cool for 10 minutes.

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    Notes

    • They are very soft and tender when they first come out from the oven which means that they are capable of falling apart. Allow them to cool completely on a cooling rack so that they can firm up. They will still taste unbelievably delicious.
    • Any type of lemon juice other than natural, freshly-squeezed lemon juice from an actual lemon shouldn't be used in this recipe. It should never be artificial.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 199kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 193mg | Potassium: 33mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 14IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg
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      February 25, 2023 at 9:01 pm

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