Drop everything and make this incredible vegan chocolate chip cookie brittle. So much easier to make than traditional chocolate chip cookies, these cookies are so much fun for kids to help make and come together in minutes; no chilling or scooping required.
Cookie brittle is the addictive snack you never knew you needed; promise.
This highly snackable vegan cookie brittle may just convince you to stop making traditional chocolate chip cookies altogether; it’s that good. If you like the crispy edges of a classic cookie, this is your brittle. Not to mention, SO much easier to make than cookies. No chilling or scooping required!
Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Brittle
Let’s start with the why; why should you drop everything and make cookie brittle right this very second?
Number 1: this cookie brittle is crunchy, delicately sweet, and completely addictive. Everyone who tries it LOVES it, and cannot stop eating it.
Number 2: cookie brittle is an utterly satisfying sweet treat that you can make in minutes. Minutes, I tell you.
Bonus: we went ahead and made this cookie brittle vegan and dairy free!
Unlike a traditional chocolate chip cookie that’s soft and chewy, cookie brittle is crunchy and rich. Don’t get me wrong, long live the chocolate chip cookie (I mean, this dairy free chocolate chip cookie recipe is AMAZING and we make it on repeat in our house); this cookie brittle is something entirely different, addictive, and delicious. I never knew I could love a crunchy chocolate chip cookie so much, and that’s something, because I’m a forever fan of the classic.
See Also → Ooey-Gooey, Oh-So-Soft, Chewy, Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies
The cookie base to this cookie brittle reminds me a lot of buttery shortbread with more crunch to it, which is pretty cool, considering it doesn’t have any butter in it at all.
Fair warning: this cookie brittle is absolutely addictive. If you’re trying not to sneak bites of cookie brittle all day long, might I advise sharing these as fast as you can. 🙈
How to Make Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Brittle
This vegan cookie brittle recipe is so simple. All you’ll need is a few simple ingredients—fewer than any chocolate chip cookie recipe out there — and almost certainly are already sitting in your pantry.
What You’ll Need:
- 1 cup canola oil*
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup vegan chocolate chips (i.e., Enjoy Life Dairy Free Vegan Chocolate Chips or Nestle Toll House Allergen-Free Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels)
Note: If you don’t need to make this cookie brittle vegan or dairy free, you can use butter, melted and cooled slightly, instead of oil. I found that the vegan butter didn’t taste as good in this cookie brittle, while oil works beautifully.
To Make The Vegan Cookie Brittle:
Making this treat couldn’t be easier.
For starters, you’re going to want to line a rimmed cookie sheet with parchment paper and pre-heat your oven to 350º F.
While your oven is heating up, you’ll whisk together the oil, sugar and vanilla together until it forms a paste-like consistency.
Next, you’ll stir in the flour and salt until it forms a thick dough. Last but not least, you’ll stir in your chocolate chips (and toasted pecans if you like that addition!)
Now the fun part: press the cookie dough into your parchment-lined rimmed cookie sheet. (My kids loved helping to smush and flatten the dough into the pan.)
Put the cookie sheet into your preheated to 350º F oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, rotating the cookie sheet at around the 10-minute mark. When the top is lightly golden, pull your sheet pan cookie out of the oven.
Allow the brittle to cool completely. Once your sheet pan sized cookie is cool, you can lift the parchment paper by the edges and transfer it to your counter top. And then you just break the sheet up into pieces. (My kids also LOVED this step!)
Store your cookie brittle in an airtight container for up to a week (if it lasts that long!) and just try not to eat it all in one sitting. 🙈
Scroll down for the full, printable recipe.
Customize Your Cookie Brittle
You can totally play around with this cookie brittle and make your own variations and costumoizations, so long as you don’t exceed around 2 cups of mix-ins (otherwise, you’ll wind up with a pretty dry cookie).
A Few Yummy Mix-Ins to Try:
- almond slivers, toasted
- chopped pecans, toasted
- chopped walnuts, toasted
- chocolate chunks
- M&M’s
- dried cranberries
- dried cherries
- shredded coconut
Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Brittle
This heavenly vegan chocolate chip cookie brittle is highly addictive, so much easier to make than traditional chocolate chip cookies, are so much fun for kids to help make and come together in minutes; no chilling or scooping required.
Ingredients
- 1 cup canola oil*
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup vegan chocolate chips
Instructions
- Line a rimmed cookie sheet with parchment paper and pre-heat your oven to 350º F.
- While your oven is heating up, whisk together the oil, sugar and vanilla together until it forms a paste-like consistency. (You can use a stand mixer or do this by hand using a wooden spoon.)
- Next, stir in the flour and salt until it forms a thick dough.
- Stir in your chocolate chips (and up to 1 cup of any other topping if you’re customizing this cookie brittle).
- Press the cookie dough into your parchment-lined rimmed cookie sheet. (My kids loved helping to smush and flatten the dough into the pan.)
- Put the cookie sheet into your preheated to 350º F oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, rotating the cookie sheet at around the 10-minute mark. When the top is lightly golden, pull your sheet pan cookie out of the oven.
- Allow the brittle to cool completely. Once your sheet pan sized cookie is cool, you can lift the parchment paper by the edges and transfer it to your counter top. And then you just break the sheet up into pieces. (My kids also LOVED this step!) Snack and enjoy!
Notes
*If you don’t need to make this cookie brittle vegan or dairy free, you can use butter, melted and cooled slightly, instead of oil. I found that the vegan butter didn’t taste as good in this cookie brittle, while oil works beautifully.
**You can store your cookie brittle in an airtight container for up to a week (if it lasts that long!) and just try not to eat it all in one sitting. 🙈
Once you make cookie brittle, you’ll never go back. It’s the perfect, whip-up-in-no-time snack, and it is unbelievably delicious and snackable.
So there you have it: the yummiest, customizable chocolate chip cookie brittle!
Love this cookie brittle? Head to our recipe page to check out what else we’re dreaming up in the kitchen.
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