It's so easy to make these deliciously chewy, soft and moreish dairy free chocolate chip cookies.

They are everything you'd want from a cookie and you'd never know they're made without butter.
Ingredients
- 250g (9 oz) dairy-free margarine
- 200g (7 oz) caster sugar
- 100g (3.5 oz) soft light brown sugar
- 350g (12.5 oz) of plain flour
- 1 tsp bicarb
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 medium beaten egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 90g (3 oz) dairy free chocolate chips
Instructions
Cream the margarine and sugar together in a large bowl until fluffy.


Add the egg and vanilla and beat again.


Add the flour, baking powder and bicarb and stir until fully combined.


Add 60g of the chocolate chips and mix through again.


If the dough is very soft, place in the fridge for 30 minutes to firm up. Use an ice cream scoop to create soft balls of dough and place them on a baking sheet lined with baking parchment, leaving plenty of space for them to spread out.

Top each ball of dough with a few extra chocolate chips.


Place in the oven for 9-10 minutes until golden.
Allow to cool on the tray until firm enough to transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Enjoy!

Enjoy!
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Dairy-free chocolate chip cookies
Ingredients
- 250 g (8.8 oz) dairy-free margarine
- 200 g (7.1 oz) caster sugar
- 100 g (3.5 oz) soft light brown sugar
- 350 g (12.3 oz) plain flour
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 medium egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 90 g (3.2 oz) dairy free chocolate chips
Instructions
- Cream the margarine and sugar together in a large bowl until fluffy.
- Add the egg and vanilla and beat again.
- Add the flour, baking powder and bicarb and stir until fully combined.
- Add 60g of the chocolate chips and mix through again.
- If the dough is very soft, place in the fridge for 30 minutes to firm up.
- Use an ice cream scoop to create soft balls of dough and place them on a baking sheet lined with baking parchment, leaving plenty of space for them to spread out.
- Top each ball of dough with a few extra chocolate chips.
- Place in the oven for 9-10 minutes until golden.
- Allow to cool on the tray until firm enough to transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Kara Guppy says
My friends daughter is dairy and gluten free, wonder if they can be made with gluten free flour too?
Emily Leary says
I haven't tried but gluten free flour can work well in cookies - definitely worth a try!
Rhian westbury says
I haven't made cookies in a long time but these look so tasty and you can't beat chocolate chips x
Emily Leary says
Thank you! I hope you're tempted to give these cookies a try - they're SO delicious :)
Sarah Bailey says
Hands up I am a total sucker for cookies and these sound amazing, plus I love the fact they are dairy free, such a bonus for those who need to be dairy free.
Emily Leary says
I love cookies too and I really hope that you enjoy this delicious recipe!
Jenni says
My mouth is now watering and craving freshly baked cookies! These look delicious
Emily Leary says
These delicious cookies are quick and easy to make so I hope you give in to your craving and give them a go!
Romanianmuminlondon says
they look really yummy! lovely blog by the way!
what are you using to add pictures? please....
Emily says
Thank you :) do you mean the 6 pics at the end of each post? I use the [gallery] shortcode - not sure if it's a function of wordpress.com blogs or if there's a Blogger equivalent.
Elaine Livingstone says
do you make your ice-cream?
Emily says
Not for this recipe - I used Swedish Glace. I've never tried making dairy free icecream. Do you have a recipe? Thanks for commenting.
Mammasaurus says
NOM NOM NOM! Are those the smarties from your SatCap?! Looks yummy yummy YUMMY! If only I had an oven...
Emily says
They are! You don't have an oven?? You're going to be easy to impress when you come for tea then ;)