Almond Flour Chocolate Cookies are the perfect treat! These gluten free chocolate cookies are made using blanched almond flour – and I promise you won’t even be able to tell.
Who says almond flour desserts can’t be delicious?!
We love eating these almond flour chocolate cookies plain, but feel free to add in chocolate chips if you want to make them almond flour double chocolate cookies – yum!
These chocolate almond flour cookies are soft and chewy in the middle and crispy on the outside.
They’re:
dairy free
refined sugar free
grain free
the best chocolate cookie!
These paleo chocolate cookies may not be a 4 ingredient recipe, but I promise it’s worth the extra ingredients.
Almond Flour Chocolate Cookies – Ingredients
Almond flour (not almond meal)
Baking soda
Sea salt
Cocoa powder
Coconut sugar
Maple syrup
Vanilla extract
Egg yolk
Oil
Chocolate chips (optional)
Almond Flour Chocolate Cookies – How To Make
Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350℉ and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Step 2: Add the almond flour, baking soda, sea salt, coconut sugar, and cocoa powder to a mixing bowl and whisk until combined.
Step 3: Add in the maple syrup, egg yolk, vanilla extract and oil. I use avocado oil but feel free to substitute melted coconut oil or your favorite oil. Mix until a dough is formed. Add in the chocolate chips if using.
Step 4: Using a 1.5 tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop the dough onto the lined baking sheet.
Step 5: Place the prepared baking sheet into the preheated oven and bake for 9-11 minutes. All ovens vary so it may take some trial and error to get your desired texture.
Step 6: Leave the chocolate cookies on the pan to cool. Eat up and enjoy! Store any leftover cookies in an airtight container. Note that all cookies almond flour based will soften over time.
Almond Flour Chocolate Cookies – Tips
- Mix the cookies with a wooden spoon after adding in the wet ingredients. The dough will be thick so a whisk won’t work
- Almond flour cannot be subbed with another flour. Especially with coconut flour. So please don’t try!
- To separate the egg yolk from the egg white, you can crack the egg into your hand and let the whites gently slip through your fingers while still holding onto the yolk.
Almond Flour Chocolate Cookies – FAQ’s
Q: What does almond flour do to cookies?
A: Almond flour makes a nice and soft bake good. It also ups the amount of protein! It would also make the recipe gluten free by omitting regular flour and using almond instead.
Q: Can I use almond flour instead of regular flour for cookies?
A: Unfortunately almond flour can’t be subbed 1:1 for regular gluten flour. So I recommend finding recipes that have been specifically made with almond flour. That way your cookies will be guaranteed to turn out!
Q: Are cookies made with almond flour better for you?
A: Not necessarily. But gluten has been shown to be inflammatory for most people. So it is a great alternative flour to use in your baking.
Q: Why do my almond flour cookies fall apart?
A: This could be due to a few reasons. Almond flour cookies are typically on the softer side. So letting them cool to room temperature can help ensure they don’t fall apart. It could also be because of a lack of binder in the recipe. In this case, a different recipe may be a better option.
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More almond flour recipes:
Almond Flour Snickerdoodles
Almond Flour Shortbread Cookies
Almond Flour Lemon Cookies
Almond Flour Chocolate Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 cup blanched almond flour
- 1/4 cup raw cocao powder can sub cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil can substitute liquid oil of choice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Add the almond flour, baking soda, sea salt, coconut sugar, and cocoa powder to a mixing bowl and whisk until combined.
- Add in the maple syrup, egg yolk, vanilla extract and oil. Mix until a dough is formed.
- Add in the chocolate chips if using and mix.
- Using a 1.5 tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop the dough onto the lined baking sheet.
- Gently flatten the tops of the cookies.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes. All ovens vary and the time will change depending on how much you flattened the cookies.
- When the edges are firm to the touch, remove the cookies from the oven and leave them on the pan to cool.
- Store any leftover cookies in an airtight container.
Notes
Nutrition
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