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Vanilla Sea Salt Chocolate Chip Cookies

Cookies • Eggless • Nostalgic Desserts • Sweet & Salty Desserts • No Seed Oils • High Altitude | Published April 10, 2025 by Mimi Council

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These Vanilla Sea Salt Chocolate Chip Cookies have a nostalgic flavor and remind me of Chips A Hoy but made with much better ingredients! These sweet and salty cookies strike the perfect balance of both, while having a crispy edge and slightly soft center.

If you’re looking for more chocolate chip cookies, try some of my other favorites like Espresso Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookies, Vegan Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies, or Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Ingredients
Tools Needed
Step by Step Instructions
Baker’s Tips
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This recipe wasn’t supposed to be anything special, but it is! I just made these organic cookies to showcase how you can add my Vanilla Sea Salt to make sweet and salty cookies. But, when Delaney and I ate these afterwards, they were just so good I knew I had to share to go along with the Vanilla Sea Salt!

These weirdly remind me of Chips A Hoy (the flavor, not the texture as those are crispy hard cookies, these are not!). These soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies are naturally eggless cookies and have both a sweet and salty element with loads of mini chocolate chips in every bite!

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

Nostalgic: While the flavor of these organic cookies reminds me Chips A Hoy, it’s just enough nostalgia as I don’t care for the crumbly, crispy cookies that those are. These are soft and chewy with a nostalgic flavor.

Organic Cookies: These sweet and salty cookies are made using organic ingredients for chocolate chip cookies you can feel good about indulging in!

Eggless Cookies: I’m obsessed with eggless cookies, ever since I wrote my book, Effortless Eggless Baking. You really do not need eggs to make the best cookies, and I even prefer eggless cookies!

Ingredients

Butter: I use Organic Valley Salted Butter, you can use your favorite. Be sure your butter is softened before beginning the recipe.
Brown Sugar: I use organic light brown sugar, which gives these organic cookies so much flavor with just one ingredient. It also gives them a great texture.
Vanilla Extract: Use a high quality vanilla extract, not imitation.
Milk: I’ve made these organic cookies with both regular cow’s milk and also with coconut milk, they are delicious with both!
All Purpose Flour: I use Cairnspring Mills, which is my favorite.
Baking Soda: Use baking soda, not powder as this is a quick rise bake and there’s brown sugar which activates the baking soda. For more info on leavening agents, be sure to check out my post the Difference Between Baking Soda and Baking Powder.
Salt: Use a fine sea salt for inside the cookie dough.
Mini Chocolate Chips: I use organic mini dark chocolate chips, but you can also use regular size chocolate chips too.
Vanilla Sea Salt: This is the secret ingredient in these sweet and salty cookies! You can make my homemade Vanilla Sea Salt with just two ingredients. Be sure to make it before starting the cookies.

Tools Needed

Scale: Always use a digital food scale for the best results.
Stand Mixer: I use my stand mixer for ease, but if you prefer to use a hand mixer you can also do that too.
Baking Sheets: You’ll need two half sheet pans to bake these organic cookies.
Parchment Paper: I always use nontoxic parchment paper as I think cookies bake better with it.

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Step by Step Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

Step 2

Add the butter, brown sugar, and vanilla extract and mix on low until combined and there are no butter chunks.

Add the milk, all purpose flour, baking soda, and salt and mix until combined into a cookie dough.

Step 3

Add in the mini chocolate chips and mix to combine completely.

Step 4

Using your hands (or a cookie scoop) form the dough into 12 balls. Flatten them slightly so they’re about 2-inches in diameter. Place on the prepared baking sheets and spread out evenly, you’ll have 6 cookies per sheet.

Step 5

Bake for 15 to 17 minutes or until golden brown around the edges. Sprinkle with vanilla sea salt immediately after coming out of the oven. Allow the cookies to cool completely on the baking sheets.

Baker’s Tips

Make the Vanilla Sea Salt before starting the cookies. This way it’s ready as you have to add it onto the cookies when they are hot out of the oven, so it sticks.
Be sure your butter is soft before beginning. I like to let it soften naturally on the counter, but you can also microwave for 10 second intervals if needed.
You can use any kind of milk for this recipe, but I prefer cow’s milk or coconut milk as I find that almond or oat milk can sometimes be more watery.
You can use any kind of chocolate chips that you like, regular size, milk chocolate, white chocolate, use your favorite!
Be sure to store these organic cookies in an airtight container so they stay fresh.