Ooey gooey brownies or moist chocolate chip cookies ... Why Choose? Imagine a combination of golden, buttery, and chewy chocolate chip cookies and melty rich brownies baked together. These are the most amazing Vegan Brookies and they're so easy to make.
We make these in my family for special occasions, or just when we're craving an indulgent and chocolatey vegan dessert. Everyone who tries them loves them and no one believes that these Brookies are both vegan and gluten-free friendly.
Vegan Brookies Ingredients
- Butter: No chocolate chip cookie or brownie is complete without butter! Since we are making vegan brookies, I recommend using vegan butter in the chocolate chip cookie dough and brownie batter. If you are not vegan or dairy-free, you can use regular butter.
- Milk: I recommend using any unsweetened plant-based milk in this brookie recipe. I prefer either unsweetened almond milk or oat milk.
- Sugar: To sweeten the vegan brookies, I recommend using organic cane sugar.
- Vanilla Extract: Vanilla extract enhances the flavor of the cookie dough and brownie batter.
- Salt: Salt enhances the sweetness of the vegan brookies.
- Baking Powder: Since this is a vegan brookie recipe, instead of using eggs, we just use baking powder and flax eggs to help bind and rise our dough.
- Cocoa Powder: Cocoa powder is essential for any vegan brownie batter!
- Flour: Use regular or gluten-free all purpose flour in these vegan brookies.
- Flax Seed: To make vegan brookies without eggs, we use ground flax seed (or flax seed meal) mixed with water to make "flax eggs".
- Chocolate Chips: These vegan brookies are loaded with vegan chocolate chips. If you are not vegan or dairy-free, feel free to use regular chocolate chips.
How To Make Vegan Brookies
Step 1: Preheat the oven and grease a metal or ceramic baking dish. I used this metal 9-inch square baking pan but you can also use a 9x11 rectangular baking dish. Prepare the flax eggs for the chocolate chip cookie dough by mixing the flax seed meal with the warm water. Set aside until a gel forms.
Step 2: We will start by making our brownie batter. Mix the melted vegan butter, non dairy milk, sugar, vanilla, salt, baking powder, and cocoa powder together until a smooth consistency forms. Add flour and mix until a brownie batter forms.
Step 3: Fold in the vegan chocolate chips and set aside.
Step 4: Prepare the vegan chocolate chip cookie dough by mixing the flax eggs, sugar, melted vegan butter, salt, vanilla, and baking powder together. Then, add the flour and mix until a thick cookie dough forms.
Step 5: Fold in the chocolate chips. Then, begin to scoop a heaping tablespoon of the cookie dough and then a heaping tablespoon of the brownie batter into the dish. Repeat until you have used all the brownie batter and cookie dough.
Step 6: Bake in the oven until the vegan brookies are golden. Allow the brookies to cool before cutting them squares and serve warm.
Frequently Asked Questions
Brookies are a chocolate chip cookie and a brownie combined into one "brownie style" dessert bar!
Absolutely! I recommend using King Arthur Gluten-Free Measure for Measure flour to make these delicious gluten-free Brookies.
I recommend storing these in an airtight container at room temperature for 2-3 days. You can also freeze them and microwave to reheat.
The Most Amazing Vegan Brookies
Ingredients
Vegan Brookies Brownie Batter
- ½ cup melted vegan butter
- ⅓ cup non dairy milk such as almond or oat milk
- ¾ cup cane sugar
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup regular or gluten free all purpose flour If gluten-free, I recommend King Arthur Measure for Measure gluten-free flour. Please don't substitute any other flour such as almond flour, baking flour, etc.
- ½ cup vegan chocolate chips
Vegan Brookies Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
- 4 tablespoon flax seed meal
- 4 tablespoon warm water
- ¾ cup cane sugar
- ⅓ cup melted vegan butter
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup regular or gluten free all purpose flour If gluten-free, I recommend King Arthur Measure for Measure gluten-free flour. Please don't substitute any other flour such as almond flour, baking flour, etc.
- ½ cup vegan chocolate chips
Instructions
Vegan Brookies
- Preheat the oven to 375
- Begin by preparing the brownie batter. Mix the melted vegan butter, non dairy milk, sugar, salt, vanilla, baking powder, and cocoa powder together. Once the mixture is smooth, add the flour and mix. Fold in the chocolate chips. Set aside
- Next, make the chocolate chip cookie dough. Mix the flax seed meal and warm water together in a small bowl. Set aside for 2 minutes. Then, mix it with the sugar, melted vegan butter, salt, vanilla, and baking power. Mix in the flour until a thick cookie dough is formed. Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Using a large spoon, scoop one scoop of the brownie batter into a greased 9x11 casserole dish. Then, scoop one scoop of cookie dough. Repeat until all of the brownie batter and cookie dough is in the dish. Use a silicone spatula to press it down and make sure it's even across the top.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes or until the cookie dough is golden and the brownies are crisp around the edges. Allow the dish to cool completely before slicing and serving.
Tiff says
I baked for 35 minutes and they were very well done - not at all gooey like in the pictures. Followed recipe to a T and really wanted the gooey! I'm assuming I need to way cut back on cook time? I used a 9 x 13 glass dish. I want to attempt again this weekend!