Chocolate Chip Cookies With No Butter - So Yummy Recipes (2024)

Can You Make Chocolate Chip Cookies With No Butter?

Yes, of course, you can make chocolate chip cookies with no butter as long as you replace the butter with another form of fat.

Because you do need the fat to bind the flour and all other ingredients. And also to give that rich and yummy taste to your cookies.

However, with the price of everything going up nowadays, butter has become expensive too. It makes us want to improvise our cooking and baking venture, doesn’t it?

So we try to create similarly delicious food without spending extra on items like butter. Especially, when we can find a good substitute for it.

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And chocolate chip cookies are forever favorites in my household. They are almost always on request whenever I tell my boys I’m gonna bake something.

So, I tried and tweaked my favorite white chocolate chip cookie recipe, and now I came up with this chocolate chip cookie without butter. These cookies are arguably the best-tasting frugal chocolate chip cookies.

Admittedly, they are not the same as chocolate chip cookies with butter, but they are far superior to shop-bought chocolate chip cookies. I’d say they are a good option for those with lactose intolerance because they are free from butter.And if you’re in search of something that is also free from gluten, try this recipe for gluten-free chocolate chip cookies by Meaningful Eats.

In conclusion, the cookies are worthy of making when you crave scrumptious homemade chocolate chip cookies in a thrifty way.

What Fat Can You Use To Make No Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies?

Any neutral fat is good for making these cookies. You have a wide range of options, from vegetable oil, olive oil, sunflower oil, or coconut oil. But if you use the latter, make sure you melt it and cool it down before using it.

Another choice is margarine. And you can use any vegan margarine in equal amounts.

And if you need more cookie recipe ideas that do not use butter, you can try these half-moon cookies by Upstate Ramblings.

What You Need

There are eight basic items you need to make and bake these chocolate chip cookies with no butter. They are oil (fat), caster sugar, light soft brown sugar, egg, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, baking soda, and chocolate chips.

And if you really want that buttery flavor in your cookies, you can add a teaspoon of butter flavoring extract to your dough mixture.

The Equipment Needed

• Mixing bowl.
• Measuring cups.
• Measuring spoons.
• Sieve.
• Wooden spoon.
• Baking tray.
• Parchment paper/ greaseproof paper.
• Cooling rack.

How To Make Chocolate Chip Cookies Without Butter

Firstly, mix the oil with caster sugar, light soft brown sugar, egg, and vanilla extract. Stir well until everything is nicely and smoothly combined.

Then, place the flour and baking soda in a bowl. Sieve the flour mixture into the oil mixture. Stir and mix everything until they all become dough.

Note that the dough may be slightly grainy due to caster sugar, but that is okay.

Cover the dough with food plastic wrap/ cling film and let it rest in the refrigerator for at least two hours.

When you are ready to bake, preheat your oven to 180℃356℉ at gas mark 4 while you get your cookie dough ready.

Line your baking tray with parchment paper. Then, take your cookie out of the refrigerator.

Divide and shape the dough into small balls. I rolled them into a size ping pong ball.

Place the dough balls onto the lined baking tray well spaced apart, and bake them for about 15 minutes until they are lightly golden and firm to the touch.

When your chocolate chip cookies with no butter are fully baked, leave them on the tray for a minute or two before transferring them onto a cooling rack.

Can You Freeze The Cookies?

While you can not freeze the ready-baked cookies, you can keep the cookie dough in the freezer for about 2 months.

If you want to freeze it, you don’t need to refrigerate the dough beforehand. Once you finish making the dough, you can divide and shape it into small balls. Place them on a lined tray and freeze them for about 10 minutes. Then, put the frozen dough balls into a plastic food bag for the freezer.

And when you want to bake the cookies, take them out of the freezer and place them onto lined baking trays well spaced apart. Bake them at the gas mark 4/180℃356℉ for about 25-30 minutes. If you leave the frozen dough balls at room temperature to thaw first, you can bake them for about 15-20 minutes.

More Cookie Recipes

Thank you for checking this chocolate chip cookie with no butter recipe. I hope you will try it out soon. When you do, please leave your feedback and share your opinion about the recipe in the comments below. I really appreciate it.

Before you go, don’t forget to check out my other chocolate chip cookie recipes that you may like.

1. Chocolate chip cookies with coconut oil.
2. White Chocolate And Cranberry Cookies.
3. Soft And Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies.
4. Chocolate Smarties Cookies.

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