Easy Chocolate Chip Cookies without Butter are extra moist, chewy and just as flavorful as regular chocolate chip cookies.

These no butter chocolate chip cookies with vegetable oil are perfect for those moments when you want something sweet but are out of butter!

a few no butter chocolate chip cookies on a white rectangular serving platter

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Classic chocolate chip cookies are suitable for just about any situation. They’re my go-to for holidays, cookie swaps, class parties and late-night cravings.

Because let’s be honest–few occasions can’t be improved with soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies.

For this very reason, I try to keep a well-stocked pantry. Making sure I have ingredients on hand for the best chocolate chip cookies is a must, but every once and a while, I find myself lacking a key ingredient.

Such was the case when I had to figure out how to make chocolate chip cookies without brown sugar.

When I recently discovered I was completely out of butter, I knew I needed to find a way to make chocolate chip cookies without butter.

I was initially skeptical, but these butterless chocolate chip cookies with vegetable oil turned out to be the perfect solution!

You’ll have to try it for yourself, but “no butter” chocolate cookies are warm, sweet, delicious and perfect for curing whatever ails you.

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a woman's hand holds a no butter chocolate chip cookie with a bite taken out of it

Can You Make Chocolate Chip Cookies with Vegetable Oil?

When it comes to cookies, most people prefer cookies that are a bit soft, tender and a little flaky.

Butter is the backbone of a cookie’s texture but also contributes to the rise (fluffiness) and flavor. Making chocolate chip cookies without butter might sound like a disaster waiting to happen.

While your cookies won’t have that yummy buttery flavor, chocolate chip cookies with vegetable oil will be incredibly moist and delicious.

Vegetable oil is the perfect substitute when you are all out of butter or want to reduce the amount of saturated fat in your diet.

What Type of Vegetable Oil to Use in Cookies

When it comes to baking, not all oils are created equal. Canola oil or vegetable oil are the most common oils in baking, but the key is selecting a light, neutral flavored oil.

This isn’t the place to break out your extra virgin olive oil, as that flavor would easily overwhelm the cookies.

In addition to canola or vegetable oil, coconut oil, grapeseed oil, avocado oil and sunflower oil are fine choices, although each will slightly alter the final flavor of the cookies.

close-up view of a chocolate chip cookie without butter, served on a white rectangular plate.

How to Make Chocolate Chip Cookies without Butter

It’s really easy to make no butter chocolate chip cookies.

Ingredients You’ll Need:

Brown Sugar
Granulated Sugar
Vegetable Oil
Eggs
Vanilla Extract
All-purpose Flour
Baking Soda
Salt
Chocolate Chips

ingredients needed for making chocolate chip cookies without butter

How to Make this Easy Recipe:

(Full printable recipe is available below)

Prepare the equipment. First, preheat the oven to 350F and line baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.

Mix the wet ingredients. Next, in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or in a large mixing bowl with a handheld electric mixer), combine brown sugar, white sugar, and vegetable oil.

Beat together until fully incorporated.

white sugar, brown sugar, and vegetable oil in a mixing bowl

Add remaining wet ingredients. Add in the eggs and vanilla extract, mixing well to combine.

two eggs added to the sugar and oil mixture in the mixing bowl

Add the flour mixture. Then, you’ll whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. With the mixer on low speed, gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet, mixing just until combined.

Mix-in chips. Add the chocolate chips and mix just until incorporated.

chocolate chip cookie dough made without butter, in a mixing bowl

Bake the cookies. Last, you’ll scoop the dough into balls and place the cookie dough balls 2-inches apart on prepared cookie sheet.

Bake for 10 minutes, until lightly crispy edges are beginning to turn golden brown and the center of the top of the cookies still looks ever-so-slightly wet.

two photos; one shows scoops of cookie dough on prepared baking sheet, the other shows the cookies freshly baked.

Remove from oven and allow cookies to cool completely on the baking sheet (they will continue to cook a little bit on the hot pans).

Serve and enjoy!

several chocolate chip cookies made with vegetable oil are served on a white platter

Notes and Adaptations:

Store leftover cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to one week.
Allowing cookies to be very slightly underbaked will produce more chewy cookies.

Recommended Equipment:

Yield: Approx. 24 Cookies

No Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Name: No Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup brown sugar; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1 cup vegetable oil; 2 eggs, at room temperature; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; ½ teaspoon salt; 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

No butter? No problem! You can still enjoy warm, chewy chocolate chip cookies without the butter!

Prep Time 10 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs, at room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F and line baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or in a large mixing bowl with an electric hand mixer), combine brown sugar, granulated sugar, and vegetable oil. Beat together until fully incorporated.
Add in the eggs and vanilla extract, mixing well to combine.
In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
With the mixer on low speed, gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet, mixing just until combined.
Add the chocolate chips and mix just until incorporated.
Scoop the dough into balls and place 2-inches apart on prepared baking sheet.
Bake for 10 minutes, until edges are beginning to turn golden-brown. Remove from oven and allow cookies to cool completely on the baking sheet (they will continue to cook a little bit on the hot pans).
Serve and enjoy!

Notes

Store leftover cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to one week.
If you need these cookies to be dairy free, be sure to use dairy-free chocolate chips.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 215Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 106mgCarbohydrates: 26gFiber: 1gSugar: 16gProtein: 2g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated and is not guaranteed for accuracy.