15 of the Best Vegan Cookie Recipes

Discover 15 delicious vegan cookie recipes perfect for the holidays, bake sales, or anytime you’re craving a sweet treat! These plant-based cookies are dairy-free, egg-free, and full of flavor—featuring classics like chocolate chip, snickerdoodle, and festive holiday favorites. Easy to make and kid-approved, these cookies are great for beginners and seasoned bakers alike. Save this vegan cookie roundup for your next baking day or holiday dessert table!

Being vegan doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy an ooey-gooey cookie ever again! While most cookie recipes call for eggs and milk, you can easily substitute those ingredients to make it vegan. I’ve rounded up some of the best vegan cookie recipes that I think you’ll love. From soft and chewy to ooey gooey, everyone will find a vegan cookie recipe (or 15) that they’ll love.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

These delicious cookies are crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside. Plus, they are also gluten-free, nut-free, and soy-free, making them very allergy-friendly. They are one of the best vegan and gluten-free cookies ever!

Get the recipe for these vegan and gluten free chocolate chip cookies here.

Vegan Coffee Cake Cookies

These coffee cake cookies are giving major Gilmore Girls vibes! With cinnamon streussel and an optional glaze, these cookies taste like a warm cup of coffee.

Get the recipe for these fall coffee cake cookies here.

Banana Bread Chocolate Chip Cookies

These cookies are banana bread in cookie form and they are so easy to make – one bowl, no chilling, and in 30 minutes you have delicious vegan cookies. That’s what I call a win-win!

Get the recipe for these banana bread chocolate chip cookies here.

Green Spirulina Cookies

Look at that gorgeous color! These cookies require no chilling and come out crispy, yet soft on the inside. The spirulina gives them a unique color that you don’t see very often!

Get the recipe for these green spirulina cookies here.

Soft Vegan Ladyfingers

These soft and delicate sponge cake cookies have a hint of vanilla and lemon. These are the perfect base for tiramisu or a trifle dessert!

Get the recipe for these vegan ladyfinger cookies here.

Vegan Pumpkin Banana Cookies

Pumpkin and banana go so well together, and these vegan cookies will blow your mind! They are so easy to make and are done in 20 minutes.

Get the recipe for these pumpkin banana cookies here.

No Bake Chocolate Coconut Cookies

These no bake cookies are so sweet and chewy. In 15 minutes, you’ll have delicious cookies that you’ll want to make again and again.

Get the recipe for these no bake chocolate coconut cookies here.

Vegan Gingerbread Cookies

Bring the holidays to anytime of the year with these delectable gingerbread cookies! I’ve always had a hard time with icing for gingerbread cookies, but this recipe is perfect – it’s just like regular icing!

Get the recipe for these vegan gingerbread cookies here.

Easy Vegan Linzer Cookies

Linzer cookies are perfect for the holidays and they look amazing! This fool-proof recipe is packed with tasty flavor and a delicious jam.

Get the recipe for these linzer cookies here.

Vegan Holiday Sugar Cookies

Cookies are the first thing I think of when I think of the holidays. It took me a long time to figure out how to create a good vegan cookie that tasted delicious. This sugar cookie recipe will help you step up your holiday cookie game – and all your guests will notice.

Grab the holiday sugar cookie recipe here.

Vegan Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies

These fluffy vegan cookies are so chewy and moist that they’ll quickly become your favorite snack! Pair them with a tall glass of almond or oat milk and you’re in heaven.

Grab the recipe for these chocolate chip peanut butter cookies here.

Vegan Matcha Cookies

Who doesn’t love matcha?! If you take the delicious flavor of matcha and put it into a cookie, you’ll get these scrumptious matcha cookies! They’re soft, chewy, sweet, and delectable.

Get the recipe for these vegan matcha cookies here.

Vegan Blueberry Cookies

Fresh blueberries and a buttery crumble… need I say more? These blueberry cookies are so moist and delicious and they taste just like a blueberry muffin!

Get the recipe for these blueberry cookies here.

Vegan Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

These soft and chewy pumpkin cookies taste divine and are made in only one bowl. They have just the perfect amount of pumpkin spice and will warm you up from the inside out!

Get the recipe for these vegan pumpkin chocolate chip cookies here.

Vegan Red Velvet Cookies

Red velvet is a favorite flavor but it’s always hard to find a vegan red velvet cookie. Make your own soft and gooey red velvet cookie with this easy recipe!

Get the recipe for these vegan red velvet cookies here.

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