These chocolate chip cookies, made without brown sugar, are soft, gooey, and completely delicious. The recipe is easy to make, uses simple ingredients, and doesn’t need any chilling before baking. From start to finish, it should take approximately 20 minutes to bake the most wonderful homemade chocolate chip cookies and no brown sugar in sight.
Have one of those days when you want chocolate chip cookies but there’s no brown sugar in the house? Well, there’s no need to fret, you don’t have to go without, this recipe will give you delicious chocolate chip cookies, only made without brown sugar. They’ll be every bit as good as this more classic chocolate chip cookie recipe.
- You’ll love the texture of these cookies; soft, chewy, with delicious chocolate chips melted throughout.
- Don’t have any brown sugar in the house? Then that’s another reason to try this recipe.
- Don’t like the flavour or texture that brown sugar can give to cookie recipes? Then be reassured, this recipe works brilliantly to produce gorgeous cookies every time. In fact, these are the best Chocolate Chip Cookies you can make without brown sugar, and they’re full of wonderful flavours.
- The dough doesn’t need to chill before baking, so you don’t need to wait. Smiley faces all around.
- The cookies contain a nice amount of chocolate. No one needs to feel deprived.
- They only take approximately 10 minutes to bake. (Add in the preparation time, and they should take about twenty minutes to make.)
- They can be frozen to enjoy later.
Ingredients in Chocolate Chip Cookies without Brown Sugar
So exactly what do you need?
- Butter or a non-dairy margarine suitable for baking. (It should say on the label)
- caster sugar – this sweetens the cookies but doesn’t add flavour. Using caster sugar helps the final baked cookie have a nice, soft texture. If you use white caster sugar, the baked cookie will appear a slightly paler in colour.
- egg – the egg binds everything together.
- Vanilla extract acts as a flavour enhancer, making the chocolate’s flavour sing.
- Plain flour – this is the base of the cookie dough. It’s otherwise known as all-purpose flour.
- Chocolate chips – important in a chocolate chip cookie, but you can substitute chocolate chunks or a chopped chocolate bar. Choose your favourite kind of chocolate.
It’s very simple to achieve the most delicious cookies with this recipe. I make them regularly at home.
- First of all, preheat the oven to 360°F/180°C/160 °C fan. Line a baking tray with baking parchment or lightly grease it.
- To begin making the cookies, melt the butter and set it aside and let it cool down a little. You can do this over heat in a saucepan or in the microwave in a suitable bowl.
- Once the butter has cooled, add the sugar, egg and vanilla extract. Mix until well combined.
- Measure out the flour and baking powder and gradually mix it into the butter mixture. It will gradually form a dough.
- Add the chocolate chips and mix into the cookie dough.
- Using a scoop or large spoon, divide the dough into 10 roughly evenly-sized balls.
- Place these on a baking tray and bake for approximately 10 minutes until the edges are a light golden brown and the centres are still pale.
- Remove the baking tray from the oven and allow the cookies to cool for a few minutes before placing them onto a cooling rack to finish cooling. They’re a little fragile straight out of the oven.
Top Tips for Chocolate Chip Cookies made without brown sugar
- Measure your ingredients accurately; this always makes a huge difference to successful baking.
- Don’t over-bake the cookies to ensure that they’re soft, with deliciously melty chocolate pieces dotted throughout.
- To make ‘pretty’ cookies, keep a few chocolate chips to the side to press into the tops of the unbaked cookies before baking. They’ll remain on the surface of the cookie and look amazing.
- Don’t crowd the baking tray, space the cookie dough out and give everything room to spread a little.
Storage
These home-baked chocolate chip cookies will store perfectly for up to 5 days in an airtight container.
If you wish to freeze the baked cookies for another day, then you can freeze them in bags and store them for up to 2 months. Thaw them to room temperature before eating.
Freeze the cookie dough for baking later by storing the balls of cookie dough in the freezer. Freeze them separated by pieces of baking parchment so they don’t freeze together in a big clump. You should then be able to remove the individual cookie dough balls for baking and eating.
Allow the cookie dough balls to thaw a little before baking. They may need a few minutes longer in the oven to achieve the golden brown edges (and pale centres).
Variations/Substitutions
There’s not a great deal to do to these cookies, but here are a couple of suggestions.
- Add some roughly chopped up hazelnuts. This is quite wonderful as you get a Nutella vibe going on.
- Make it vegan by using a suitable baking spread, substituting a flax egg (flegg) and using some vegan/plant-based chocolate.
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Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies without brown sugar
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Prepare the baking trays by either lightly greasing them or lining with baking parchment.
- Preheat the oven to 360F/180C/160C Fan
- Melt the butter, (1/2 cup butter) either in the microwave or in a saucepan on the hob. Set this aside to cool a little.
- After cooling add the sugar, (1 1/8 cup caster sugar) egg (1 egg), and vanilla extract (1 teaspoon vanilla extract). Stir well to combine.
- Add the flour (1 2/3 cup plain flour) and the baking powder (1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder). Give this a good mix, and it will gradually form a dough.
- Add the chocolate chips to the cookie dough and mix well.
- Divide the cookie dough into 10 roughly shaped balls and space them out evenly across 2 baking trays.
- Place in the oven and bake for approximately 10 minutes until they're golden at the edges and still pale in the centres. Bake a minute or two longer for a firmer, crisper cookie..
- Remove them from the oven and allow them to cool for a few minutes. They're a little fragile when they first come out of the oven. Then place them on a cooling rack to cool completely.
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