Vegan Christmas Cookie Recipes for Festive Holiday Baking

These vegan Christmas cookies are thick, soft, and perfectly chewy. They’re packed with gooey chocolate chips and festive flavor in every bite.

What makes these the best vegan Christmas cookies

Simple pantry ingredients combine to recreate a classic Toll House chocolate chip cookie flavor — without eggs or dairy.

Perfect for dessert trays, these cookies pair well with other holiday treats and travel nicely for cookie exchanges or party platters.

Bring a batch to a cookie swap or holiday party and watch them disappear. They’re also ideal to leave out for Santa on Christmas Eve.

Versatile for any winter celebration. These dairy-free cookies are just as welcome at Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year’s, or any seasonal gathering.

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Plate Of Homemade Vegan Christmas Cookies

Vegan Christmas chocolate chip cookies

These cookies are a dairy-free, egg-free take on the festive chocolate chip cookies many of us remember from holiday baking. They have chewy centers, slightly crisp edges, and a cheerful, colorful presentation.

I adapted this version to be entirely plant-based so I could package them as gifts for friends and neighbors — and they turned out even better than I remembered.

They’re delicious straight from the oven, so plan to bake when you can enjoy warm, gooey cookies fresh from the tray.

The recipe was adapted from a vegan chocolate chip cookie base.

Step by step recipe video

The video demonstrates how easily you can make soft, chewy vegan chocolate chip Christmas cookies in your kitchen. The recipe uses basic ingredients and avoids specialty replacements like flax or chia eggs.

Key ingredients

Flour – All-purpose flour gives the best results, though whole grain spelt, oat flour, or an all-purpose gluten-free blend also work well. Using almond or coconut flour would require recipe adjustments.

Chocolate chips – Choose nondairy semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips. For variety try vegan white chocolate, cinnamon, butterscotch, or peanut butter chips.

Sugar – Granulated white sugar produces the softest, chewiest cookies. Brown sugar or coconut sugar can be used if you measure by grams rather than cups.

Vegan butter – Unsalted plant-based butter is recommended. You can also use melted coconut oil; if using a solid butter substitute, melt it before mixing.

Other basics – Baking soda, salt, water, and pure vanilla extract round out the dough. No eggs are needed.

Decorating dairy free Christmas cookies

Vegan M&Ms – Several brands now offer plant-based chocolate lentils or candy-coated chocolate alternatives. If you can’t find them, just add extra chocolate chips.

Sprinkles – Red, white, and green sprinkles make these cookies festive. When choosing sprinkles, check labels for vegan-friendly ingredients (avoid confectioner’s glaze, carmine, beeswax).

Decorated Vegan Christmas Cookie Dough Balls

How to make the recipe

You can bake these immediately or prepare the dough in advance and chill it overnight for easier baking and enhanced chewiness.

Preheat the oven to 325° F (165° C) if baking right away.
Whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl or stand mixer.
Stir in sprinkles, vegan M&Ms, and chocolate chips, or reserve some to press into the tops of each cookie before baking.
Add melted vegan butter, vanilla, and water. Mix until a cookie-dough texture forms — it may seem dry at first; stir about 1–2 minutes.
Form dough into balls using a small scoop or clean hands.
Arrange balls on a greased or nonstick baking sheet, leaving room to spread.
For chewier cookies, chill the dough balls an hour or overnight. For crispier cookies, bake immediately.
Bake on the center oven rack for about 11 minutes.
Allow cookies to cool on the sheet until firm enough to transfer; they set further as they cool.
Store cooled cookies in a covered container at room temperature up to five days, or freeze for up to three months.

While the oven is hot, try making vegan Chocolate Crinkle Cookies as well.

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Vegan Christmas Cookies

By Katie Higgins

Bake these easy vegan Christmas cookies for your next cookie exchange or holiday party. Each bite is loaded with gooey chocolate chips and holiday magic!

Cook Time: 11 minutes

Total Time: 11 minutes

Yield: 9 – 12 cookies

Ingredients

1 cup flour (120g)
1/2 cup sugar (100g)
1/3 cup chocolate chips (55g)
12 vegan M&Ms or additional chocolate chips
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 cup unsalted vegan butter or coconut oil, melted (80g)
1 1/2 tbsp water (22g)
1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract (3g)
2 tbsp vegan red and green sprinkles (5g)

Instructions

The cookies work best with spelt, all-purpose, oat, or all-purpose gluten-free flour.
1. If baking immediately, preheat oven to 325° F (165° C).
2. Combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl. Add sprinkles and M&Ms now or reserve to press on top of each cookie before baking.
3. Stir in melted vegan butter, vanilla, and water. Mix 1–2 minutes until dough comes together; it may appear dry at first.
4. Scoop or roll dough into balls.
5. For chewier cookies, chill dough balls for one hour or overnight. For crisper cookies, bake right away.
6. Place dough balls on a greased or nonstick sheet, leaving space for spreading.
7. Bake on the center rack for 11 minutes.
8. Remove and let cool; cookies will continue to set as they cool.
9. Serve. Store cooled leftovers in a covered container up to five days or freeze for longer storage.