25 Delicious Vegan and Gluten-Free Cookie Recipes (2024)

By Elaine Gordon · Published: Dec 1, 2021 · Modified: Sep 26, 2023

Classic Chocolate Chip Cookie

These nostalgic vegan and gluten-free chocolate chip cookies are so easy to make. The result is a fluffy and flavorful treat that tastes just like the classics you remember from childhood! Dunk them in almond milk, oat milk, cashew milk or even chocolate hemp seed milk!

Lemon Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

Fresh citrus and a vegan cream cheese frosting make these gluten-free lemon cookies the most refreshing sunny day treat!They're free of refined sugar with an almond and oat flour base.

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

The combination of a hearty oatmeal cookie with the sweetness of melted vegan chocolate throughout cannot be beat.Everyone who bites into these vegan and gluten-free oatmeal chocolate chip cookies gets the biggest smile!

Soft-Baked Gingersnap Cookies

Perfectly spiced with a soft and fluffy texture, these gingersnap cookies are the nostalgic holiday treat of my dreams! They're gluten-free, vegan, nut-free, soy-free and made without refined sugar, but they have the perfect soft-baked texture and balance of spiced and sweet flavors!

The Best Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake

This counts as a cookie, right? This vegan and gluten-free cookie cake recipe is the ultimate dessert for any special occasion. Using only 8 ingredients, it is surprisingly easy to make and yet will impress your friends and family with its soft, chewy crust and generous amount of chocolate chips. It will definitely satisfy your sweet tooth despite it being naturally sweetened and nutritious!

Cinnamon Roll Cookies

It's a cinnamon roll cookie dream! Fluffy, light and sweet cookies with a cinnamon filling and a drizzle of refined sugar-freevanilla icing. They're vegan, grain-free, paleo, refined sugar-free and gluten-free but filled with sweet cinnamon goodness!

Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies

A buttery almond flour cookie topped with a dollop of tart raspberry jam creates the most perfect sweet treat! These cookies are vegan, gluten-free and refined sugar-free too. The kids love helping to make them, and everyone loves eating them!

Vegan Double Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

Fluffy, decadent chocolate cookies with a twist of peppermint are a must-bake during the holidays! These vegan double chocolate peppermint C\cookies are made totally gluten-free and without refined sugar, but you can expect big flavor in each bite...and happy smiles from everyone who tries them!

Snickerdoodles

These vegan & gluten-free snickerdoodles are an absolute must for the holiday season. They are soft, fluffy and chewy on the inside with the perfect cinnamon sweetness crunch on the outer edges.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Vegan Ice Cream Sandwich

This vegan ice cream sandwich recipe is one of those desserts that makes everyone smile! It's made by combining gluten-free chocolate chip cookies and plant-based vanilla ice cream filling that gets two thumbs up every time!

Cranberry and Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Cookies

These cranberry and chocolate chunk oatmeal cookies have a fluffy, chewy, soft and flavorful oat base with tart berries and decadent dark chocolate chunks! They're free of refined sugars, flour, gluten, soy, eggs and dairy so it's a healthy and flavorful treat that everyone will enjoy.

Sugar Cut-Out Cookies

These sugar cut-out cookies are easy to work with no matter what cookie shape you are using.This simple recipe yields sweet, tender, "buttery" sugar cookies that are perfect for decorating and can be made in one bowl!

Healthy Flourless Monster Cookies

This healthier monster cookie has it all: oats, nut butter, chocolate chips, colorful dye-free candies...and it's totally vegan and gluten-free! Include chopped up leftover Halloween candy for even more cookie fun.

Best Fluffy Pumpkin Cookies

Oats and almond flour create the perfect base for an incredibly fluffy, warmly spiced vegan gluten-free pumpkin cookie! These are easy to whip up and even easier to love. You won't believe their cloud-like texture! Let's make the most of pumpkin season!

Midnight Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies and Milk (New Year's Eve)

Ring in the new year with a classic and comforting treat! These little guys taste as good as they look! Both kids and adults love dunking their cookies in sweet vanillaalmond milkand before you know it, you'll be welcoming a new year with a smile.

Hanukkah Gelt Cookies

One of our favorite seasonal treats are Hanukkah gelt cookies! They're made from a fluffy, flavorfulalmond flourcookie base and homemade chocolate gelt. We love enjoying them while playing dreidel or just as a fun dessert during the holidays!

Best Vegan Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

These vegan and gluten-free oatmeal raisin cookies are the perfect combination of soft and chewy.This is a classic cookie recipe made healthier with nutritious ingredients.The cookies are full of warm and comforting flavors like cinnamon and vanilla.I love this easy recipe because the ingredients are simple, no dough chilling is required, the cookies cook quickly, and you don't need any fancy equipment.

Healthy No-Bake Chocolate Cookies

These healthy no-bake chocolate cookies take just 5 minutes and 7 ingredients, and if you can believe it, they're just as tasty as they are easy to make.I love using this recipe when my kids want to help in the kitchen. It's super forgiving, quick, and the results are both healthy and delicious!

Pumpkin Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies

These freezer-friendly pumpkin oatmeal breakfast cookies are the perfect vegan option for busy mornings! They're delicious enough to get even the most reluctant risers out of bed with a smile.They're great for packing in lunches or weekends with early-morning activities too!

No-Bake Bird Nest Cookies (Easter)

Chocolate, coconut, andalmond buttermake for the perfect no-bake Easter egg nest cookies! They're just right for kids who like to help in the kitchen, too. Use anything you'd like for the "eggs" and enjoy this very sweet tweet!

Dark Chocolate Chunk Almond Flour Cookies with Sea Salt

These soft and chewy cookies are just too good to be true. The chunks of melted dark chocolate combined with the flaked sea salt against the buttery-tasting almond flour are cookie perfection. These cookies are butter-free, oil-free, refined sugar-free, paleo, gluten-free and vegan. They are packed with plant-based protein from the two main ingredients:almond flourandalmond butter.

Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

If you want to feel really good about eating a cookie, then this is the one for you. I cannot imagine a healthier cookie, plus they actually taste incredible. These soft and chewy cookies are refined sugar-free, butter-free, oil-free, vegan and gluten-free. They are full of nutritious ingredients including oats, flaxseed andalmond butter.

Fudgy Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

These easy fudgy double chocolate chip cookies are soft, sweet and chocolatey! They are vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free and refined sugar-free.I love how rich and decadent these cookies taste. They are a chocolate lovers dream!

Protein-Packed Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Ok, maybe this one isn't technically a cookie, but you'll let it slide once you try it! These decadent cookie bars are moist, sweet and chocolatey but also happen to be loaded with plant-based protein from almond butter,almond flour and...chickpeas!

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25 Delicious Vegan and Gluten-Free Cookie Recipes (2024)

FAQs

How to make gluten-free cookies not gritty? ›

This is an important tip to know as a gluten-free baker. When trying a new recipe, and the resulting texture is a bit dry or gritty, consider letting the dough rest and compare the results. If it's still dry, you'll want to try changing up your flour mixture (or adding more fat/liquid).

How healthy are vegan cookies? ›

Depending on the recipe, and more specifically how much refined sugars they contain vegan cookies probably aren't the healthiest option when it comes to a sweet treat. Opting for a recipe that uses natural fruit-sugars to sweeten them could be the healthiest option.

What holds gluten-free cookies together? ›

As with gluten, this could stop a cookie from spreading too much as it bakes. So I've decided to try adding a hydrocolloid to my gluten-free dough. Some grocery stores sell xanthan gum and guar gum, especially if the stores have a gluten-free aisle. Many gluten-free recipes call for xanthan gum.

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What makes gluten-free cookies rise? ›

2 teaspoons of baking powder per cup of gluten-free flour is necessary to ensure proper leavening. Baking soda and buttermilk can be used to leaven instead of baking powder, but 1-1/8 teaspoon of cream of tartar should be added for each 1/2 teaspoon baking soda used.

What is surprisingly not vegan? ›

Beer and Wine

Isinglass, a gelatin-based substance derived from fish, is used as a clarifying agent in some beer and wine. Other non-vegan ingredients sometimes used are casein (from milk) and egg whites.

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What is a vegan substitute for butter in cookies? ›

Coconut oil is a delicious vegan alternative to butter as it behaves similarly to butter compared to other oils. It solidifies when cool and melts at room temperature, making it very versatile. If you use unrefined coconut oil, you can expect a more distinctive taste, but refined coconut oil is basically flavourless.