This recipe for Egg-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies (or Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookies) is one I posted years ago when I heard that Shirley Corriher was coming out with a new book, Bakewise. I couldn’t wait to buy Bakewise, so I pulled Shirley’s other book, Cookwise, off the shelf and baked a batch of her chocolate chip cookies.

Egg-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies = Thin
Cookwise and Bakewise are both great books for anyone interested in the science behind baking. These eggless cookies are from Cookwise, where Shirley gives examples of four variations on chocolate chip cookies — basic, thin, puffed and in between. These are the thin cookies.
Flavor and Texture
It’s nice to have a few eggless cookie recipes in your collection, and this is a good one. The cookies are loaded with vanilla, butter, and chocolaty flavor and have a firm, chewy texture. For those of you who don’t like your cookies cakey, these are about as far as you can get.
In Cookwise, Shirley says she uses bleached flour because it doesn’t absorb as much liquid, a little extra milk to help the cookies spread, extra baking soda for browning, and corn syrup to add some crispness which in these cookies, is only around the edges. The rest of the cookies are chewy.
What makes these so good is the caramel flavor from the golden syrup (and the Maillard reaction around the edges), the Guittard Disks (which appear to be vegan) and the very chewy edges.
Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookies For Two
I recently bought some Lyle’s Golden Syrup and wanted to see how it would work in place of corn syrup. Since this was a test, I made a small batch of eggless chocolate chip cookies for two. Without eggs, the cookie recipe was very easy to scale down. Here are the measurements.
- 65 grams flour, AP or use about 65-68 grams of a gluten-free blend
- 1/4 teaspoon salt, keep it scant. Use only tiny pinch if butter is salted.
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 47 grams softened unsalted butter
- 33 grams granulated sugar
- 22 grams light brown sugar
- 20 grams golden syrup
- 2 teaspoons whole milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- handful of chocolate chips
Small Batch Directions
To make the small batch, mix together flour, salt and baking soda. In a mixing bowl, beat together softened butter, both sugars and golden syrup. Beat in milk and vanilla, then stir in flour mixture followed by the chips. You can make the cookies any size. I used a generously portioned medium sized scoop and got 6 cookies. Bake on a parchment lined baking sheet at 350 for about 10 minutes. Remove from the oven when the edges are brown and the centers are still pale, then let cool completely on the baking sheet. The cookies should brown more as they cool.
Egg-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies — Original Version
Here is the original “normal” size recipe adapted from Shirley Corriher’s recipe in Bakewise. I recommend using golden syrup in place of the corn syrup. These are very thin and extra chewy. Shirley used 375 as the baking temp, so give it a try and if the cookies are heating up too quickly around the edges and too raw in the center, reduce heat to 350.
Recipe

Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour (bleached works well here, as does 200 grams of a gluten-free blend such as Bob's) (200 grams)
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 10 tablespoons unsalted or salted butter, room temperature (140 grams)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar (100 grams)
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar (70 grams)
- 3 tablespoons Lyle's Golden Syrup or corn syrup (60 grams)
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract (yes, 1 tablespoon)
- 2 tablespoons whole milk (28 grams)
- 1 1/2 cups Big handful of Guittard 66% Chocolate Disks or chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Mix together the flour, baking soda and salt and set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, using an electric mixer, beat together the butter and both sugars. Beat until creamy, scraping the sides of the bowl. Beat in the vanilla and the corn syrup or golden syrup.
- Beat in the milk.
- Add the flour mixture and stir until blended.
- Add the chocolate chunks or chips and shape into about 24 balls or use a cookie scoop and scoop out mounds of dough. You can chill the dough balls for several hours or bake immediately.
- Arrange the dough balls/mounds about 2 1/2 inches apart on a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Bake at 375 degrees for about 12 minutes. If the cookies are browning too quickly around the edges, bake at 350 degrees for 12 to 14 minutes.
Vegan Version
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (192 grams/6.75 oz)**
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
10 tablespoons vegan margarine or use 5T. margarine and 5 T. shortening, room temperature (140 grams)
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
3 tablespoons light corn syrup (or Lyle’s Golden Syrup)
2 tablespoons vegan milk
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
7 oz semi-sweet chocolate, cut into large chunks
½ cup toasted walnuts or pecans, chopped
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (191 C). You can also use 350F and bake slightly longer. Once these start to brown, they brown quickly!
Thoroughly stir together the flour, salt and baking soda in a medium mixing bowl.
Using an electric mixer, cream vegan butter and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy; Add the corn syrup and then add the milk and beat well. Beat in the vanilla.
On low speed (or by hand) gradually add the flour mixture until thoroughly combined. Scrape down sides of bowl with a rubber spatula. Stir in the chocolate and nuts
Drop batter by rounded tablespoonfuls spacing 2 inches apart onto parchment lined cookie sheets. Bake for about 10- 12 minutes or until the edges just begin to brown. Remove from oven and let cookies cool on sheets for about 5 minutes. Carefully transfer to a rack to cool and set.
Makes about 30 (or fewer if you make your cookies larger)
**Shirley originally calls for bleached flour, but I used unbleached because that’s what I had.

Amanda
Made these with my three old son who is has several food allergies, including eggs. These were a big hit!! They are so good! Thank you 🙂
Judy (Judy's Gross Eats)
I’m a big fan of Cookwise. In fact, it’s where my “go-to” chocolate chip cookies come from. I got tired of thin cookies, so mostly I make the in-betweens and puffy ones, adapting them to all kinds of variations. Thanks for the heads up on Bakewise. It’s at the top of my list.
Julie O'Hara
Welcome back from SF! I enjoyed reading your posts, even though they were picture-free:) I knew Bakewise was on the way, but I didn’t know the date…I’m excited! It’s the day before my birthday too! I pretty much just use the sections on baking in cookwise.
A&N
Eggless cookies are a vegetarian’s delight! Thanks for the recipe 🙂
aTxVegn
These cookies look really great! I have Cookwise and I’ll be purchasing Bakewise too.
Katrina
Love the photo finish! Yeah, you got an award! 😉
Judy (Judy's Gross Eats)
Hi Anna,
I’ve given you a blog award. Thanks for being such an inspiration.
Judy
Heidi
cute new picture layout!
Anna
Hi Rina,
I sent you an email regarind the huge Indian dinner you are going to make me ;). Let me know if you didn’t get it.
Thanks for noticing the frame. I am playing around with a photo editing tool called Picnik. I’m not sure if I’m going to put polaroids on all my pictures, but it seems like a good idea for several reasons.
Rina
Anna,
I love the little photo frame, very cool addition to your otherwise beautiful photos!
Rina
runjess
They look kind of like Chips A’hoy, the thin, chewy version.
eva
You’re not the only one jumping for joy at the prospect of Shirley’s new book…and the fact that it’s devoted to baking?!!!! Yowza. She and McGee are my 2 favourite food references.
Katrina
Yum! I’m about to try ccc’s using xylitol sugar and/or agave nectar. Have you heard of those? Been wanting to try it, since it would be “sugar free” and healthier.
Clumbsy Cookie
It’s so funny to see this post Anna! I was baking cookies today and for the first time I ran out of eggs! I couldn’t believe it when I went into the fridge to find only 1 egg creature when I needed 2! I’ve put half a banana to compensate for the lack of egg, since I had allready started the recipe and couldn’t half it. They turned out pretty decent, but if I had seen this earlier I would have made it just make myself happy, since I was so upset… But I’m giving myself a time away from ccc, still have some NY Times ones in the frezzer…
VeggieGirl
And easily-veganizable cookie?? Perfect!! :0)