What is the best substitute for eggs when baking cookies?

drywall_dan

I do a lot of vegan baking and I was wondering what the best substitute is for eggs in cookies? Lately I have been using aquafaba and extra baking soda, but maybe using that is just as effective as using water? I don't know much about the science of baking, but I would really like to learn it as I find it very interesting. Maybe if I know more about it I will find substitutions easier. I've read many places that applesauce and carbonated water...

Originally asked by Taylor on Stack Exchange (cooking) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

There is no substitute when it comes to cookies. Aquafaba is an egg white substitute that can be whipped into peaks, but it would make cookies too runny without any benefit. Vegan cookie recipes make up for the lack of eggs with a bit of extra margarine or coconut oil and maybe a spoon or two of milk substitute. Rather than trying to adapt a recipe I would suggest looking for a vegan cookie recipe and using the proportions from that.

Full answer by GdD: https://cooking.stackexchange.com/a/108522 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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