Mini Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookies (V + GF + OF)

These mini skillet chocolate chip cookies are vegan, oil-free, and made up of only 9 ingredients! This recipe can also be made gluten-free and refined sugar-free if preferred. The best part of this recipe is that it’s perfect for sharing! With the simple step-by-step instructions, you can choose between making 3 – 4 mini skillet cookies or 1 large skillet cookie!

in this post

• Why You’ll Love These Mini Skillet Cookies
• Ingredients Needed for Making Mini Skillet Cookies
• How to Make Mini Skillet Cookies
• What is Coconut Butter?
• What is Aquafaba?
• Substitutions
• How to Make a Large Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie
• Quick Tips for Best Results
• Recipe Variations
• Common Questions

Why You’ll Love These Mini Skillet Cookies

• This easy mini skillet cookie recipe consists of only 9 ingredients
• This recipe has been adapted to make a large skillet cookie for one or 3 – 4 small skillet cookies for a group
• You can easily make this recipe gluten-free
• This recipe makes approximately 6 – 9 servings of gooey chocolate chip cookies in skillets
• You can split a skillet cookie for two people or have single serve mini skillet cookies
• This recipe uses coconut butter instead of oil or butter

Ingredients Needed for Making Mini Skillet Cookies

• Flour
• Baking Soda
• Salt
• Coconut Butter
• Cane Sugar
• Coconut Sugar
• Aquafaba
• Vanilla Extract
• Chocolate Chips

How to Make Mini Skillet Cookies

• Mix the flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl and set aside.
• In a large bowl or stand mixer, beat/whisk the aquafaba on high until frothy.
• Add the cane sugar, coconut sugar, coconut butter, and vanilla extract and blend/whisk until well combined.
• Switch to a spatula or stand mixer attachment for cookie dough and slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients a little at a time on low. When the dry ingredients are mostly incorporated, add more until all dry and wet ingredients are just combined.
• Add the chocolate chips and mix on low or fold in with a spatula to combine.
• Grease 3 – 4 small cast iron skillets with non-stick spray or butter (if preferred, but not needed) and divide the cookie dough evenly into each mini cast iron skillet.
• Bake and enjoy! Top with ice cream, additional chocolate chips, caramel sauce, peanut butter, or whatever you prefer!

What is Coconut Butter?

Coconut butter is just shredded unsweetened coconut that has been blended until it is smooth and runny. If you would like to make coconut butter at home, add the shredded unsweetened coconut to a blender and blend for approximately 10 minutes. Coconut butter can be stored at room temperature in an air tight container for around 1 year.

What is Aquafaba?

Aquafaba is simply the liquid from canned or homemade chickpeas/garbanzo beans. Aquafaba is a great ingredient to use in all types of cooking, but it is especially helpful when it comes to baking. Lots of recipes use aquafaba for baked goods because of its light, airy, and binding qualities. For the purposes of this recipe, I chose to use aquafaba because it helps hold everything together (like an egg would) and it has the right amount of liquid to dissolve the sugar.

Quick Tips

• When you open a can of chickpeas/garbanzo beans, pour the liquid into an ice cube tray and freeze it. When the liquid is completely frozen, store the cubes in an airtight container or resealable bag in the freezer for later use.
• To reuse frozen aquafaba cubes, place them into a small bowl and defrost or heat them in the microwave, stirring every 10 – 15 seconds until fully melted. Be careful not to overheat the aquafaba.

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Substitutions

• Flour: For this recipe, you can use all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, spelt flour, or gluten-free all-purpose flour.
• Coconut Sugar: If you prefer not to use coconut sugar for this recipe, you can use brown sugar instead.
• Cane Sugar: If you would like to make this recipe refined sugar-free, you can use granulated maple sugar as a substitute for cane sugar. You can also use regular granulated sugar, but please note that it is not considered refined sugar-free.
• Non-Dairy Chocolate Chips: You can use 1 1/3 cups or approximately 10 oz. of chopped non-dairy chocolate for this recipe instead of non-dairy chocolate chips if you prefer. You can also use mini non-dairy dark or semi sweet chocolate chips if you prefer.

How to Make A Large Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie

• Mix the flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl and set aside.
• In a large bowl or stand mixer, beat/whisk the aquafaba on high until frothy.
• Add the cane sugar, coconut sugar, coconut butter, and vanilla extract and blend/whisk until well combined.
• Switch to a spatula or stand mixer attachment for cookie dough and slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients a little at a time on low. When the dry ingredients are mostly incorporated, add more until all dry and wet ingredients are just combined.
• Add the chocolate chips and mix on low or fold in with a spatula to combine.
• Grease a large skillet with non-stick spray or butter (if preferred, but not needed) and spread the cookie dough out evenly in the skillet.
• Bake and enjoy! Top with ice cream, additional chocolate chips, caramel sauce, peanut butter, or whatever you prefer!

Quick Tips for Best Results

• How to get runny coconut butter: If your coconut butter is solid, heat it in the microwave for 10 seconds at a time and stir often until runny.
• Use room temperature aquafaba: Make sure your aquafaba is at room temperature. If you use cold aquafaba, it will cause the coconut butter to harden and it will result in a chunky batter and uneven cooking. If your aquafaba has been chilled in the fridge, place it in the microwave for 10 – 15 seconds until slightly warm. You don’t want the aquafaba to be too warm either or it could cause the chocolate chips to begin melting.
• Whisking the aquafaba: Beat the aquafaba until foamy (approximately 30 seconds). There will still be a good amount of liquid under the small amount of foam.
• Mixing the wet ingredients: Thoroughly mix the wet ingredients until well combined. You will still get delicious cookie dough without this step, but I prefer to mix the wet ingredients until the sugar starts to dissolve for better texture and appearance.
• Freezing leftover cookie dough: If you only plan on making a small batch of mini skillet cookies, put the remaining cookie dough in an airtight container or resealable freezer bag and store in the freezer for up to 6 months. To use the frozen cookie dough, remove it from the freezer and place it in the fridge for a few hours or overnight to dethaw.

Recipe Variations

• Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Chip: Drizzle with peanut butter and top with sliced bananas and additional chocolate chips if preferred for a simple and delicious treat!
• Strawberry Vanilla Chocolate Chip: Top with additional chocolate chips if preferred, sliced fresh strawberries, and vanilla ice cream or whipped cream for a refreshing combination!
• Salted Caramel Pecan Chocolate Chip: Add chopped pecans (or walnuts if preferred) and salted caramel sauce for an easy and delicious combination!
• Easy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip: Add 1/3 cup of oats to the cookie dough along with the dry ingredients to cook into the dough or add oat granola, vanilla ice cream, and additional chocolate chips to the top of the cooked skillet cookies.

Common Questions

• What size skillets should I use? For mini skillet cookies, use approximately 6.5 – 8 inch cast iron skillets. For a large skillet cookie, use a cast iron skillet that is approximately 10 – 12 inches in diameter.
• Is this recipe healthy? This chocolate chip cookie recipe is a healthier version of the traditional recipe. This recipe uses coconut butter (made from the blending of shredded coconut) instead of butter or oil. This recipe also uses coconut sugar instead of brown sugar. I also prefer to make this recipe using whole wheat or spelt flour.

Products for this recipe (sold through Amazon)

• Gluten-Free All-Purpose Flour
• Coconut Butter
• Cane Sugar
• Coconut Sugar
• Mini Cast Iron Skillets
• Large Cast Iron Skillet

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