This Vegan Cookie Dough for One is healthy, naturally sweetened, egg-free, and dairy-free, but still tastes and feels just like the real thing! This is the best vegan cookie dough recipe and has been made and loved over 600,000 times. You’ll also love this single serving cookie dough for satisfying your sweet tooth without all the work.
You know you do it.
You mix up some cookies. You try to be good. But ultimately, you’re there for the dough.
You know it’s a little bit dangerous (raw eggs! raw flour!!) but one bite isn’t gonna kill you, right? And do you really know anyone who has ever gotten sick from eating cookie dough?
So… You sneak a little bit. Or a lot bit. And then you eat the cookies that just came out of the oven.
Let’s cut through the drama. Sometimes you just want edible cookie dough.
Sometimes you just want a treat without having to mix up a whole batch of cookies. Sometimes you’re pregnant (I’m not) and you really just shouldn’t be eating raw eggs or flour.
I bring you cookie dough. Vegan cookie dough! And you’re not sharing – we’re talking edible cookie dough for one.
This is the healthiest, easiest cookie dough you’ll ever throw together in a moment of need. With only six ingredients, you might already have everything you need on hand.
Ingredients
- Coconut oil
- Maple syrup
- Vanilla extract
- Flour
- Salt
- Chocolate chips
How to make vegan cookie dough
- Mix the melted coconut oil with the maple syrup and vanilla extract
- Stir in flour and salt
- Add chocolate chips
Top questions
Coconut oil in cookie dough?
Coconut oil (affiliate link) is magic. It melts in your mouth and doesn’t taste too terribly coconut-y. The temperature of the oil makes a big difference on the consistency here.
My house is pretty cold in this polar vortex, so after some good ol’ stirring it was perfect for me. If it comes out too runny for you just pop it in the fridge for a few minutes and it’ll firm right up.
I consider coconut oil a healthy fat. If you’d like to learn more about the health benefits of coconut oil I recommend reading The Coconut Oil Miracle by Bruce Fife.
Does this vegan cookie dough taste like maple syrup?
Coconut oil and maple syrup are strong flavors, but I find they cancel each other out in this recipe. If you measure carefully it shouldn’t taste too much like coconut or maple, although you might still taste it a tiny bit.
Is it bad to eat raw flour?
Recently there have been concerns about eating raw flour. It is generally considered unsafe to eat raw flour.
To make your flour safe to eat, toast the flour on a baking sheet in a 350ºF oven for 5 minutes before using.
How do you make cookie dough safe to eat?
You’ll need to skip the eggs and heat your flour to remove any bacteria. You can read my post on how to make edible cookie dough for a full breakdown on what makes this edible cookie dough safe to eat.
Can I bake edible cookie dough?
No. While this tastes delicious as raw dough, it lacks some of the necessary ingredients to turn it into an actual cookie. See the customization options below for baked options.
Tips for customizing:
People have already shared tons of adaptations in the comments, but here are a few of the highlights:
- If you want vegan peanut butter single serving cookie dough try this version
- For a baked version, try this vegan chocolate chip cookie for one or these vegan oatmeal chocolate chip cookies
- Microwave the dough for 15 seconds for gooey melted chocolate cookie dough
- Swap the coconut oil for vegetable oil or melted butter (not vegan)
- Swap the maple syrup for equal amounts of brown sugar, or slightly less honey (again, not vegan) or agave
- Swap the all purpose flour for a mix of gluten free oat flour and coconut flour to make it gluten free
Some days just require cookie dough. There you go.
More edible cookie dough recipes
- Peanut Butter Cookie Dough for One
- Double Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
- Vegan Cookie Dough Bars
- Pretzel Cookie Dough Truffles
- Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream
- Vegan Cookie Dough Dip for Two
More single serving dessert recipes
- Single Serve Vegan Cookie
- Single Serve Vegan Brownie
- Healthy Banana Mug Cake
- Vegan Chocolate Mug Cake
- Edible Brownie Batter
- Vegan Mug Brownie
- Lemon Mug Cake
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Vegan Cookie Dough for One
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon coconut oil, melted
- 1 Tablespoon real maple syrup
- ¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3 Tablespoons all-purpose flour, *
- Pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon semisweet mini chocolate chips, I like Enjoy Life brand, which are vegan
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine coconut oil, maple syrup, and vanilla with a fork. Add flour and salt and mix until well blended. Mix in chocolate chips. Enjoy immediately, or refrigerate to thicken and stiffen the dough a bit.
Notes
Nutrition
This post was updated in July 2020 with additional photos and more information about the recipe. Obsessed as we are with cookie dough? Learn how to make edible cookie dough.
Kimberly says
Okay, I admit it … I’m skeptical.
But I am totally going to try this recipe because yes, I often make cookies just for the cookie dough!
Thanks for a safe alternative! Can’t wait to give it a try!
Lindsay Moe says
Be sure to let me know what you think!
kris says
I made this immediately after finding this and it was so good! Based on the brand of ingredients I used, my nutritional info for 1 person was:
14.8 grams of fat, 212 calories, 11.9 saturated fat, .9 monosaturated fat, 1.8 mg sodium, 1.4 mg potassium, 20.5g carbs, .2 grams fiber, 14.4 grams sugar, .9 grams protein, 1.9% calcium, 3.8% iron.
Thank you for the recipe. 🙂
Lindsay Moe says
I’m glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for sharing the nutritional info.
Jessica says
I just tried subbing pumpkin for the coconut oil and it was great. You know I’m the biggest fan of this recipe. 🙂
Kelly says
Just made this for two and my husband LOVED it! This is the perfect little sweet fix and we will be making it again.
Lindsay Moe says
I’m so glad you liked it!
Karla says
Unfortunately, this is really good, and equally as unfortunate, I doubled the recipe. 🙂 2T coconut oil, 2T coconut sugar, 6T rice flour, pinch of salt, some cold coffee to bind everything together and add a punch of flavor, chopped dark chocolate with cacao nibs. Divine!
Lindsay Moe says
Haha, I double it too sometimes! Thanks for sharing your substitutions!
Ellie says
This looks great, will definitely be trying it!
I love your little bowl, where did you get it?
Lindsay Moe says
Pier One!
Lindsey Beers says
What about this recipe is not pure perfection? Vegan! One serving! All ingredients on hand! YUM.
Ally says
This is definitely the best vegan cookie dough recipe out there! I love how the ingredients list is so short. It was very tasty and came out perfect the first try. Saving this recipe forever! Thanks for making this!
Lindsay Moe says
Thanks Ally, I’m glad you enjoyed it! It’s one of my favorite recipes too!
kimberly says
Just a quick THANK YOU from this pregnant recently converted vegan who was desperately craving some cookie dough. 🙂
Lindsay Moe says
Haha, you are welcome! I know very well how important cookie dough is in pregnancy!
Michele says
Can I substitute coconut flour instead of the all purpose flour?
Lindsay Moe says
I haven’t personally tried this, but would definitely say give it a try! It might taste more coconut-y and I would recommend adding it a little at a time in case more or less flour is needed than all-purpose.
Samantha says
Holy cow! This was easy and delicious. I wanted something to satisfy my sweet tooth that wasn’t terribly unhealthy & this was perfect. Swapped out the maple syrup for coconut palm sugar and instead of coconut oil I used Nutiva’s vegan buttery spread. Will definitely be making this again!
Monica says
This is such a great snack to satisfy my sweet tooth! Although I am not a vegan, this treat is perfect for an after school snack. Thank you!! (:
Marit says
Can you use sunflower oil for this recipe??
Lindsay Moe says
I haven’t tried it. It might affect the taste slightly but the texture should be the same.
Marit says
Thank you so much!! I tried it with butter and omg this is the best thing ever!!!! THANKS
Sonja says
AH! I just made these with a few of my own adaptions – and GAHHH so goooood!!
I quadrupled the recipe (after eating too much of the dough myself) and then split the dough in half. For the first half, I separated the mixture into 10 balls and rolled each into desiccated coconut, and for the second half (the better half!): I added a large teaspoon of smooth peanut butter to the mixture. Again, I rolled the mix into 10 small balls and then rolled these ones in cacao powder.
They were SO decadent and divine! Perfect for cookie-dough truffles (if you can imagine). Highly recommended!!!
Thanks for the recipe 🙂
Lindsay Moe says
Those sound amazing! Thanks for sharing your adaptations!
emma says
i subbed brown rice flour & brown sugar…
tasted delicious but was grainy. i’m new to gf baking, so not sure if it was just the flour or what. the brown sugar melted into the coconut oil, but they didn’t blend. it sunk underneath the oil.
i’m definitely going to try again though!
Lindsay Moe says
I haven’t worked with brown rice flour much, so I can’t speak for that, but brown sugar could definitely make it grainy. I recommend sticking with a liquid sweetener for this recipe such as honey or maple syrup.
Jelisa says
I made this using coconut flour and it was so delicious! Thanks for sharing!
Lindsay Moe says
I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Margot says
I made this this evening as I had a hankering for cookie dough but didn’t want to make a whole batch. I doubled the recipe (because I wanted a bit more) and used vegan butter instead of coconut oil (because it’s what I had around. ) Turned out delish! 🙂
Lindsay Moe says
Yay! I definitely approve doubling the recipe. 🙂
Hilary says
This was A-MAZING! I was in the mood for cookie dough and you seriously delivered. I also took this recipe and added 1 tbsp cocoa powder and 1 tbsp water to make a soft of brownie batter and I very highly recommend trying that!
Lindsay Moe says
You’re a genius! Thanks for sharing your adaptation, and I’m glad you enjoyed!
Vindhya says
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve come across “single serving” desserts that are just way too big for one person! But this is the perfect size and is a much healthier option to just sneaking a bite of cookie dough 🙂 This recipe is perfect!!
Lindsay Moe says
Thanks Vindhya, I’m glad you liked it! I’ve heard a lot of people say they double this recipe, which I can totally appreciate, but I agree that this is the perfect size!
Ellie says
I just made w oatmeal and honey because I couldn’t get the maple syrup mason jar open…. So good!! I only used 1/2 tbsp of honey and it was definitely sweet enough!
Lindsay Moe says
Awesome, thanks for sharing your swap!
Ally Perkins says
Dear Lord, this is amazing. I’m 30 weeks pregnant. I’ve been baking up a storm lately, but I wanted to find something quick and simple, plus I had lots of chocolate chips left. I made a double batch for me and my boyfriend. WOWZERS, talk about hitting the spot! No raw egg and tastes just like cookie dough. Seriously, thank you for this recipe.
Lindsay Moe says
Yay! So glad you liked it!
Léa (Savoure la Vie) says
I tried this recipe tonight and absolutely loved it! Thank you very much for sharing it 🙂
Léa x
Dana says
You are a genius! Thank you so much! I just made it and it’s perfect.
kristyn says
Hi! This recipe is awesome. I used the coconut oil and then substituted honey for maple syrup and almond flour for white flour and used sugar free chocolate chips! Tastes amazing but of course the dough is a bit more grainy because of the almond meal mix.
kirroth says
Hmm, didn’t really taste like cookie dough to me. Could it be because I only had some Aunt Jemima pancake syrup, not “real maple syrup?”
Seems like even if it was real maple syrup, that flavor would be a bit too overpowering?
Lindsay Moe says
Yes, I would not recommend Aunt Jemima in this recipe! I agree that I thought with real maple syrup the taste would be overpowering, but there’s something about the combination of the coconut and maple that seem to balance each other out. I highly suggest you give this recipe another try with the real deal!
kirroth says
Thanks for the response! I’ll definitely try buying some real maple syrup. The promise of single serve bits of freshly made cookie dough is too promising NOT to give another try. ;D
liz says
I just made this and had to share it!!!! Since ive been running low on golden syrup (which i use in this recipe) i had the idea to use nutella instead. i just used a tablespoon of it melted and its delicious! i didnt use vegan nutella though…
Lindsay Moe says
Yum, great idea!
Stacey says
Absolutely amazing! Found this on Pinterest and it was perfect for someone with about every major food allergy. I subbed the flour for gf oat flour and it hit the spot! Thanks for the recipe!!!
Suzanne says
OMG! This is SO good! I used honey (and only about 1/2 Tbs) in lieu of syrup. I have other recipes for chocolate chip cookies for 1 that taste great initially, but after the butter and sugar don’t set very well with my stomach (or my conscience – LOL). This satisfies my sweet tooth without much of the guilt. THANK YOU!
Andrea Schuetz says
Thank you so much for this recipe! You just really saved my life here! Working from home and I get a sweet craving but have no sweets! 🙂 🙂 Thank you! The recipe is easy and tasted great!
Kourtney says
I made this and omg this is amazing. It was the prefect sweet treat that I’ve been craving all day.. I used gluten free flour and instead of maple syrup I used agave. And I used 1/2tbs instead because I’m not too crazy about super sweet things and it was perfect for me! 🙂 thank you!