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Simmerandsage » Recipes » Ultimate Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies (Without Butter)

Ultimate Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies (Without Butter)

March 1, 2020

By simmerandsagePublished: March 1st, 2020Updated: December 29th, 2022
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If you love a cookie that’s chewy and stays chewy for days, these Ultimate Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies are for you! We’re making them without butter and using Crisco instead, which gives them an irresistibly crispy outside and an insanely soft inside.

And they are packed to the gills with chocolate chips. Like, chocolate chip overload. In a good way.

Chocolate Chip Cookies made without butter

Chocolate chip cookies are like pizza – even when they’re bad, they’re still pretty good. Unfortunately for me, I have some very scrutinizing judges in my house, and they won’t accept just any chocolate chip cookie.

They’re never afraid to tell me when I get it wrong . “Mom, just make Tollhouse cookies”, is usually accompanied by an eyeroll. I hate to admit it, but I agree – it’s really tough to do better than a Tollhouse cookie.

A pile of ultimate chocolate chip cookies made with Crisco

But! These Ultimate Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies are better. I swear. And it’s because of the Crisco. Let’s get to business.

Baking with Crisco vs. butter

We taste tested two versions of this recipe – one made with Crisco and one made with butter. We all agreed that the Crisco version actually tasted more “buttery”, i.e. light and crispy outside, than the version that had actual butter. And the inside stayed softer for longer.

Close up of soft and chewy chocolate chip cookie

A cookie made with Crisco will hold its shape better during baking than a cookie made with butter, so it will spread less. And bonus, you don’t have to chill the dough, so there’s less time between you and your cookie enjoyment. Dairy free bakers, rejoice!

What’s in these Ultimate Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Here is what you’ll need to bake these no-butter cookies:

  • all-purpose flour
  • dark brown sugar
  • Crisco vegetable shortening
  • semisweet chocolate chips
  • eggs
  • milk
  • vanilla extract
  • baking soda
  • salt
Dairy free cookie batter in a bowl

Once you’ve blended your wet and dry ingredients together, you can immediately drop the batter onto prepared baking sheets. No need to chill the dough.

Can you make these Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies dairy free?

By using Crisco instead of butter in this recipe, the cookies will be almost dairy free. All that’s left is to swap almond or coconut milk in for regular milk, and you’ll have completely dairy free cookies.

Chocolate chip cookie batter on a wooden spoon

Most semisweet chocolate chips on the market are already dairy free, but always be sure to check the labels.

Can you make these Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies gluten free?

By replacing the all-purpose flour in this recipe with a gluten-free flour blend, you can have the ultimate gluten free chocolate chip cookies. Find a flour blend that you can use in a 1-to-1 ratio as regular flour. My favorite is Cup4Cup.

Scoops of chocolate chip cookie dough on a baking sheet

Should you use light brown sugar or dark brown sugar?

The difference between light and dark brown sugar is in the amount of molasses in them. Dark brown sugar contains almost twice the amount of molasses as light brown sugar. Most of the time, it’s okay to use light and dark brown sugar interchangeably.

Molasses is a key component to the chewiness of a cookie. The more molasses, the softer and chewier it’s going to be. So for these Ultimate Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies, I grab for the dark brown sugar for maximum chewiness.

Close up of a broken soft and chewy chocolate chip cookie

Store these cookies in an airtight container at room temperature. You’ll be able to enjoy them for up to a week!

And when you make these Ultimate Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies, I’d love to hear about it! Drop a rating or leave a comment below. Enjoy!

For more cookies recipes, try these:

  • Homemade Oreo Cookies
  • Salted Butterscotch Oatmeal Cookies
  • Raspberry Rugelach Cookies

For more chocolatey recipes, try these:

  • Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffles
  • Chocolate Cinnamon Pull Apart Bread
  • Chocolate Chip Crumb Cake

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Ultimate Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies (Without Butter)

Easy homemade recipe using Crisco, with dairy free and gluten free options
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Total Time 25 mins
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 3 dozen

Ingredients
  

  • 1 3/4 cups flour
  • 1 1/4 cups dark brown sugar firmly packed
  • 3/4 cup vegetable shortening
  • 1 egg
  • 2 Tbsp. milk
  • 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 3/4 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Beat together the vegetable shortening and sugar until fluffy. Add the milk, vanilla and egg, in that order, and continue to mix until well combined.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, salt and baking soda. With the mixer on low speed, add the flour mixture into the wet ingredients until combined. Fold in the chocolate chips.
  • Drop batter in rounded tablespoons onto the baking sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes until light golden in color. Remember that the cookies will continue to bake on the baking sheet for a few minutes after you remove them from the oven. Allow them to cool completely on the baking sheet.
Keyword cookies, dessert, easy
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  1. Avatar for RachelRachel says

    March 29, 2022 at 3:45 pm

    Could the milk be omitted or replaced with a non-dairy milk? This would be the first dairy-free chocolate chip cookie I’ve found if so!

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    • Avatar for simmerandsagesimmerandsage says

      March 29, 2022 at 4:37 pm

      Yes! Easily!

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