chocolate chip cookies recipe – sharing a step by step recipe of making a really easy one bowl healthy eggless chocolate chip cookies.
these cookies are not the usual crisp and chewy cookies. they have a cake like soft texture and a bit of chewiness. they are slightly crisp from out and soft from the center. the chocolate chip cookies are made from whole wheat flour or atta. the flour which we use for making rotis.
i have used chakki ground atta here. you can also make them from all purpose flour/maida. for health reasons, i use whole wheat flour in cookies and muffins. i do make whole wheat cookies and muffins at times since they are good and healthy. these also make for a nice sweet breakfast or evening snack for us with some warm milk or hot coffee. they can also be served in the tiffin box as a sweet side snack for kids.
few more cookies recipes on blog are:
this chocolate chip cookie recipe is quick one and there is no waiting period like keeping the cookie dough in the fridge. right from mixing everything to preparing the dough it takes about 20 minutes, excluding the baking time.
these eggless cookies can be served plain or used as toppings on ice creams like vanilla ice cream or chocolate ice cream or choco chip ice cream or pistachio ice cream or on custard or puddings.
chocolate chip cookies
INGREDIENTS FOR chocolate chip cookies
wet ingredients for chocolate chip cookies
- 2 tablespoon oil (sunflower or rice bran or olive oil)
- 1 tablespoon curd (dahi or yogurt)
- 6 to 7 tablespoon whole milk (the quantity can be added more or less depending on the quality of flour)
- ½ teaspoon apple cider vinegar or regular vinegar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract or essence
dry ingredients for chocolate chip cookies
- 1 cup whole wheat flour (atta) or 130 grams whole wheat flour
- 3 tablespoon organic unrefined cane sugar or regular sugar. you can also add as required (for a just about sweet taste 2.5 tablespoon works well. for a more sweeter taste - add 3 tablespoon. for less sweetness, add 2 tablespoon)
- 2 tablespoon chocolate chips
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- a pinch of salt
HOW TO MAKE chocolate chip cookies
making dough for chocolate chip cookies
- preheat your regular oven to 200 degrees celsius/390 degrees fahrenheit for about 10 minutes before you bake the cookies. for a microwave oven use the convection mode and preheat at 180 degrees celsius/350 degrees fahrenheit.
- in a bowl take all the wet ingredients - milk, curd/yogurt, oil, vinegar and vanilla extract.
- add sugar and whisk the mixture till the sugar is dissolved.
- directly seive whole wheat flour/atta, baking soda and a pinch of salt into the wet mixture.
- add chocolate chips.
- mix everything first with a spatula or with your hands.
- then gently gather the whole mixture and form a dough. don't knead the mixture. the dough is slightly sticky.
- if the dough feels very sticky, then add few tbsp of flour and mix again. if dry, then add a few tbsp of milk.
making chocolate chip cookies
- make small or medium sized balls of the dough and flatten them a bit. these chocolate chip cookies don't flatten too much while baking.
- so if you want a flat cookie, then flatten them with your hands. spread some oil on your hands while shaping the cookies. place the cookies in a greased tray.
- bake chocolate chip cookies in the preheated oven at 200 degrees celsius/390 degrees fahrenheit for 15 to 25 minutes or till the cookies are golden.
- just keep an eye when the cookie are getting baked in the oven. keep the tray in the center rack with both the top and bottom heating elements on.
- for a microwave oven in the convection mode, use 180 degrees celsius/350 degrees fahrenheit for baking the chocolate chip cookies. if you have made thin and flat cookies, they will get baked faster.
- remove when still hot and place them on a wired rack
- once cooled, serve them immediately or store in an air tight jar or box. serve these eggless chocolate chip cookies with milk or coffee.
RECIPE TIPS
- instead of oil you can also use same amount of melted butter.
how to make chocolate chip cookies
1. in a bowl take all the wet ingredients – milk, curd/yogurt, oil, vinegar and vanilla extract.
2. add sugar and whisk the mixture till the sugar is dissolved.
3. directly seive whole wheat flour/atta, baking soda and a pinch of salt into the wet mixture.
4. add chocolate chips.
5. mix everything first with a spatula or with your hands.
6. then gently gather the whole mixture and form a dough. just mix everything well and don’t knead. the dough is just slightly sticky. if the dough feels very sticky, then add few tbsp of flour and mix again. if dry, then add a few tbsp of milk.
baking chocolate chip cookies
7. make small or medium sized balls of the dough and flatten them a bit. these chocolate chip cookies don’t flatten too much while baking. so if you want a flat cookie, then flatten them with your hands. spread some oil on your hands while shaping the cookies. place the chocolate chip cookies on a greased baking tray.
8. bake chocolate chip cookies in a preheated oven at 200 degrees celsius for 15 to 25 minutes or till the cookies are golden. oven temperatures vary, so do be attentive to the baking cookies in the oven. if you make flat and thin cookies, then they will take less time to bake.
9. remove the cookies, when still hot and place them on a wired rack for cooling.
10. once cooled, serve the cookies immediately or store in an airtight jar or box. serve these chocolate chip cookies with milk or coffee.
Hi , i tried this today. It came out good.but the outer one is not brown n its light wheat color. Can u plz let me know y?
if the color is pale, then more baking time is required. if using an OTG, then make sure to use the toast mode (both top and heating elements are on).
Hi
Vinegar can be skipped or replaced with any other thing ?
you can use the same quantity of lemon juice.
Thank you for this recipe. Cookies turned out great!! Question about vinegar: will the cookie texture be different if vinegar is not added?
welcome ami and thanks for sharing the feedback. yes the texture of cookies will be different if vinegar is skipped. it will less soft.
Thanks!!!
What’s the alternative for curd.
overall add 2 to 3 teaspoons vinegar instead.
Can we use all purpose flour or maida instead of wheat flour
yes you can use all purpose flour (maida). just add less milk while binding as maida require less liquids for binding.
can i make it in bati cooker or pressure cooker? If yes , please let me know the procedure.
you can make the cookies in a pressure cooker. to bake any cake or cookies in the pressure cooker, you can check this detailed method shared on this link – https://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/pressure-cooker-cake-recipe/
just keep the cookies instead of cake batter in the pan. also less time will be needed for the cookies to bake.
can i skip vinegar or is it possible to substitute it with some other ingredient?
you can skip vinegar.
Idk maybe my microwave is different but it’s manual suggests time for convection mode to be set at 50 minutes. And i don’t think you specified the time for microwave so should it be the same as the time for oven? (15-25minutes)
Also I can’t really tell if the cookies are cooked or not. I baked them for like 12-13minutes but they haven’t turned golden but have become a bit hard. Please help.
for convection mode of microwave oven, preheating time is 15 minutes. its same as that for a regular oven. the time of baking will differ though as each oven has a different temperature. but generally in a microwave oven the baking is faster due to the fan in it.
you can press the cookies with a spoon or your fingertips. it there is no impression on them, then it means the cookies are baked. be careful when pressing with fingers as the cookies are hot. if the cookies are baked too much, they will turn hard.
Hello! The outer part of my cookie has become very hard and the inner part is as soft as a cake. What should I do?
Anita, now nothing can be done. it seems the cookies have become too much baked from the top. when baking cookies, don’t keep the baking tray close to the top heating rod.
Can i use butter instead of oil? If yes please let me know the proportion to be used. Im making it for my daughter.
Aishwarya, yes you can use butter. use same amount of melted butter.
Hello! Just wanted to check if we can add jaggery instead of sugar in this recipe?. Thanks!
Welcome Sandhya. Yes you can.
Hey if i want to make 20-25 cookies at a time should i double the qauntity or should i make 2 batches
just double the ingredients proportionately.
Hi…I just love all your recipes…Your site is the first place I go to,when I make vegetarian food…would love to make this for my little one…just wanted to know how many days the cookies will last when kept in airtight container at normal temperature?
thanks nisha. in this cookies, since curd is used, its best to refrigerate them. at room temperature you can keep for a max 2 to 3 days in an airtight box or jar.
Thank you so much for the wonderful recipe..I tried and come out very wel
Welcome Gayathri. Glad to read your positive feedback.
Hi,
Can I use baking powder as a substitute for baking soda?
you can use baking soda.
Hi ,
have tried the recipe and skipped vinegar(as it wasnt avaiable).. I am using LG model.. Preheated the oven at 180 degree and cooked for 20 minutes.. its very hard… My only question is in convention mode how long should we bake? 40min?
seema, oven temperatures vary. usually convection ovens bakes faster than OTG. so you can bake for less time like 10 to 15 minutes. also i hope you have only used the convection mode and combination mode of microwave and convection.if combination mode is used than the cookies will become hard.
depending on the recipe you are making, cut down 10 to 15 minutes less when baking in convection mode. either cut down the time or reduce the temperature by 10 to 15 degrees.
Hi can I skip curd.. what can I substitute for curd
AYSHWARYA, curd is required in the recipe.
I love your recipes…aI regularly bake these cookies for my toddler as it is soft and not brisk like regular cookies and my toddler likes it. Instead of sugar I used organic jaggery and it came out very well. Thanks for sharing such a beautiful recipe.
Thanks Nandini for sharing positive feedback on cookies. Nice to know this.
Hiiii dasanna… I just love ur recipes and d way to present it is just great…one doubt I want to use butter instead of oil…what are the changes I have to make in d recipe…and baking duration in microwave convection type..
Thanks
Neha
Welcome Neha. Thanks for your kind words. You can bake the cookies at 180 degree celsius. timing will vary from oven to oven. so can’t say.
This recipe is superb – my cookies got burnt and hard the first time – but now i have a hang of it. Have a special request to make – I want recipe for wholewheat eggless oats and raisin cookies.. Kindly post if possible.
thanks k. i have noted down the recipe request and will try to add these cookies in some months.
What temperature should I bake the cookies in if I’m using a microwave?
you can use 180 degrees celsius. i have mentioned in recipe card. but bake only in the convection mode of microwave oven.
Your recipes are awesome. I ‘ve tried your regular atta cookies also. They came out very good, just crunchy on the outside and soft inside. Kids loved them. Just want to clarify one issue. When I set my otg on baking mode only the bottom element comes on. You have mentioned that both should be on. How should I do that?
thanks visalakshi. glad to know. in baking mode, the bottom element is on. in toast mode, both the elements are on. so for baking, you can use the toast mode. i also use it at times for some recipes like cookies and cakes.
Hi!
It’s an awesome recipe. I would like to clarify if it’s okay to use canola oil or butter.
Thanks!
Welcome Shilpa. Don’t use canola oil. I would suggest to use butter instead of canola oil. I have not read positive things about canola oil in internet.
Thanks a ton for the easiest , tastiest and most importantly healthier version of cookies ?
Welcome Amandeep
Hi,
I tried the recipe today but the cookies came out very hard i do not know what went wrong,
the sweetness was very low i think i just added 2/12/ table spoons of sugar.
Can please tell me in grams for the sugar, coco,etc.
However i love all your recipes and i have tried many it was par excellence.
Please let me know about the cookies becos I want to perfect it.
Thanks,
Regards.
thanks manjunath. either the cookies have been baked too much or the dough was not mixed very well. i will try to update the recipe with grams equivalents.
Hi
Love all your recipes..Was planning to make these wonderful chocolate chip cookies.Could you please tell me how to make them crispy like we get them at cookie shops.
bhumika, for crispiness the recipe will change a lot. since i always test and add recipes, i will try to add the crisp and chewy version of choco chips cookies soon.
Hello,
I always love your receipes. They are so easy and convenient to make.
I was planning on making the Chocolate cookies and couldn’t find the receipe for one. So following this receipe – could tell me how much cocoa powder do i need to add instead of chocolate chip cookies?
thanks neha. i have not yet posted chocolate cookies recipe. you can add 1 to 2 tbsp cocoa powder. you will need to add some more milk to bind the dough.
heya! i tried making this in the oven and they turned out to be very cakey not crunchy! and also they were looking like small choco chip baatis ? . will you tell me which step went wrong ?
shaila, the recipe is for cakey and soft cookies. these are not crunchy cookies. i have already mentioned this in the post. the recipe ingredients are such that they will give a soft texture in the cookies. no step of yours has gone wrong.