So I’m back from my fabulous trip to the Bahamas, St. Thomas and St. Maarten and ready to push cookies in your face. You get me, right? I promise to chat about all the details of my trip soon. It’s been a little hard to adjust to being back home. Vacation blues means cookies are a necessity, right?
And a Twilight marathon.
Okay, maybe that’s just me.
I stared in my cupboard craving cookies and found my bag of coconut flour that never seems to get used enough. WIN. Next I decided to start a giant cookie experiment in my food processor. Yep, whipping up baked goodies in the food processor is basically the best thing because it does the mixing for you. Thank goodness the recipe turned out because cleaning that thing isn’t ever fun; especially when I have to do it more than once.
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These cookies are a dream come true for all of you gluten free and/or paleo friends. They’re probably one of the easiest cookies I’ve ever made and I love the fact that there aren’t a million ingredients.
Oh and did I mention options?! So many options to try when it comes to these cookies. Don’t you love a cookie that fits into nearly every dietary need?
What ingredients do you need to make coconut flour chocolate chip cookies?
Almond butter: If you’d like, you can use cashew butter, peanut butter or any other nut butter. Also I believe sunflower seed butter would work, however often times baked goodies can turn green when you use seed butter. Don’t worry, they’ll still be safe (and delicious) to eat!
Coconut sugar: I love using coconut sugar in my cookie recipes but you can also feel free to use honey or maple syrup; I would advise using 1/4-1/3 cup. You may also use brown sugar (but of course then they aren’t paleo). Try an organic brown sugar (the kind that’s unrefined).
Coconut flour: If you don’t have coconut flour, you can try making my grain free almond butter chocolate chunk cookies instead. They are delicious!
Chocolate: If you want to avoid chocolate, try nibs! Or you can add in shredded coconut, dried cranberries, raisins or whatever your heart desires.
Eggs: Unfortunately there are no substitutions for the eggs. You can try a flax egg, but I’m not positive if it will work. Please leave a comment if you do try flax eggs in this recipe.
I hope you absolutely love these little bites. They’re my favorite right off of the cookie sheet when they are crisp on the outside and warm on the inside. As the days pass, you’ll notice them getting softer and more cake-like in consistency.
If you have any questions about which natural sweeteners I recommend, check out my guide on unrefined sweeteners and how to bake with them.
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More paleo treats you’ll love:
Paleo No Bake Cookie Dough Truffles
Chocolate Chip Coconut Flour Banana Bread
Flourless Paleo Chocolate Almond Butter Cookies
Paleo Double Chocolate Tahini Muffins
Grain Free Tahini Brownies (the best brownies I’ve ever eaten!)
Paleo Coconut Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup unsalted creamy almond butter
- 1/2 cup organic coconut sugar
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted and cooled
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup coconut flour (I used Trader Joe's)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup dairy free dark chocolate chips (I used Enjoy Life)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- In the bowl of a food processor, add in almond butter, coconut sugar and coconut oil; process until it comes together, about 1 minute. Add in eggs and process again. The dough will probably seize up at this point, but don't worry that's okay.
- Next, add in coconut flour, baking soda and salt; process again until a dough forms. Gently fold in chocolate chips.
- Use a cookie scoop to drop dough onto prepared cookie sheet. You can flatten dough with the palm of your hand if you'd like to have cookies like mine in the photo, or if you prefer, you can leave the dough as is and cookies will be a bit puffier.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until cookies turn slightly golden brown around the edges. Allow them to cool on cookie sheet for at least 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling. Repeat with remaining dough. Makes around 20 cookies.
Recipe Notes
Nutrition
Hi, Can I use avocado or canola oil in place of the coconut oil?
I’d recommend butter or vegan butter instead! I’m afraid the avocado or canola oil will leave an odd taste in these.
I’d like to try these and other cookie recipes of yours. Can I use avocado or canola oil instead of coconut oil in your recipes?
Hi! I’d recommend butter or vegan butter instead to maintain the right flavor.
Trying to keep my consumption of processed sugar down so i used 100% cacao chips and substituted pure maple syrup for the coconut sugar (added a couple extra tsps of the coconut flour). These satisfied the desire for a warm cookie!
YUM! Sounds amazing, glad this recipe turned out great and you’re loving them 🙂
Not enough flour. Sticky AF
sorry to hear you had an issue! feel free to add more coconut flour next time if you need it. The dough is rather sticky though and should bake up well. I always recommend using a cookie scoop to help.
I substituted peanut butter for the almond butter because mine had gone bad and really didn’t enjoy these cookies. It tastes like an overly moist sweet peanut butter cookie with chocolate chips.
Sorry to hear that! I’d suggest sticking with the almond butter for the right taste & texture.
Hey,
I tried your recipe with few changes . I have used Peanut butter instead of almond butter since that was the only option available at my place. Also, i have used organic brown sugar .
The cookies turned out really nice, Looked good. They are soft and chewy.
Thanks for such a quick and wonderful healthy recipe
Perfect! So glad you enjoyed!
These came out amazing!! I mixed almond butter and peanut butter. I also added a dash of Maple Syrup. Soo good!
Just wondering how long they are good for? In and out of the fridge?
Perfect! The cookies should stay good for 5 days at room temperature in cooler weather. If humid, I recommend transferring cookies to the fridge in a glass container after a day or two.
These are so delicious! Thanks so much for sharing the recipe. Quick question-what’s the best way to store them? Do they need to be refrigerated because of the almond butter or is it okay to leave them at room temp?
Thanks again!
Glad you loved them! You can leave them at room temp for a few days, they should be just fine! Side note: they are also delicious straight from the freezer!
These are some of my favorite cookies!
OMG this recipe is amazing. I struggle with a sweet tooth and looking for healthy alternatives. These brownies are definitely are going to be a staple in my kitchen.
Glad you found these! Perfect treat.
I made this using a flax egg and used 1 tbsp of agave nectar n 1 tbsp of coconut sugar instead. Also opted out the coconut oil and OMG THESE SMELLED AND TASTED SOO GOODDD! I’ll be trying out this recipe with different Nut butters and I’m so positive that all of it will taste amazing😍😍 THANK U SO MUCHH!! ❤️
Glad those swaps worked out! 🙂
Yum!! I came across this recipe hoping to use up the bag of coconut flour I rarely touch. They were delish. I don’t like to eat the hard almond butter at the bottom of the jar either, so this was a great use for the 5 almost empty jars I have lying around 😂 I just added a bit more oil!
Perfect! Totally know what you mean about the almond butter at the bottom of the jar – glad you were able to use it up! 🙂
Hello–
I’ve been looking for a cookie recipe that uses carob and coconut flour.
I was wondering if it’s possible to remove the chocolate chips from this recipe and instead use powdered carob as the ‘chocolate’ flavor? And, if possible, how much carob powder do you think I would need, and if I’d have to adjust any other measurements.
Also, is it possible to substitute flax eggs for the eggs?
Thank you!
I have not tried it with carob powder. I might suggest cacao nibs instead to replace the chocolate chips. I think flax eggs would work just fine!
i added gluten free oats and they turned out amazing!
Great! Love these ones.
YUM! Our toddler is whining as I type for ANOTHER cookie. They are wonderful. A few substitutions for what we had on hand, and they did come out very soft (though held together fine) and for some odd reason have a green tint to the inner cookie..any ideas why?!?! My husband thought I did a crazy spinach sneak attack hah!
I used 1/4 regular PB and 1/2 sunbutter (though it was a little runny come to think of it.)
Used 1/2 or less of the sugar
Added 1 tea vanilla and a sprinkle of cinnamon
Small handful of chia seeds for crunch
Instead of CChips, I used chunky Cacao nibs.
I do think I needed to add a tbl of coconut flour till it was a little more thick or chill before baking.
Any ideas as to why there is a greenish tint to the inner cookie?
The green is probably from the sunbutter! Sunflower seed products can turn greenish when they interact with baking soda 🙂 completely harmless!
So, I thought I’d give this a try after reading the comments butI added 1/4 c cocoa powder. They are still in the oven, but the dough is divine! I’ve been craving brownies, but without the wheat flour. Can’t wait to try them baked.
The best gluten free cookies to date!
Delicious! So glad you enjoyed!
You can substitute your eggs in most baking recipes with the following
1 mashed banana = 1 egg
1 tbs. of applesauce = 1 egg.
Vegan all the way!
Yes! I put together a video of some vegan egg substitutes here, too 🙂
Can I use coconut butter?
I would recommend sticking with almond butter or peanut butter!
Can I used coconut butter instead of almond butter in this recipe?
My mother and I just made the recipe together, and we took the option of using maple syrup (1/4 cup) instead of the coconut sugar, and also substituted flax eggs (2 TBSP of ground flax for 5 TBSP of water until gelled) for the two eggs. We also substituted the unsulphured dried Bing cherries instead of chocolate chips. The recipe is moist and chewy and delicious, and has filled our need for something sweet…thank you so much 🙂
Amazing! So glad that you both enjoyed these (and had the chance to bake together!) 🙂
Mine came out very runny.
I used butter not almond butter. I wish i could add a picture.
Hi Kristin! Be sure to use almond butter next time, and then they should be just great 🙂
Omg! Amazing I use peanut butter
Delicious!
Could I skip the chocolate chips and go ahead and bake with other ingredients? Please respond.
You bet!
So I am a month into this diet. I was very skeptical that it would taste like a cookie….however, I was pleasantly surprised! They were delicious! This gave me hope….that I can do this diet. My son grabbed a cookie and I held my breath. I asked him if it was good and he said YES! I was stoked! I made them for me but again I was pleasantly surprised! Cannot wait to try more of your recipes.
I’m so glad you enjoyed these, Monica! And hope you can try out some more recipes here 🙂
So I am a month into this diet. I was very skeptical that it would taste like a cookie….however, I was pleasantly surprised! They were delicious! This gave me hope….that I can do this diet. My son grabbed a cookie and I held my breath. I asked him if it was good and he said YES! I was stoked! I made them for me but again I was pleasantly surprised! Cannot wait to try more of your recipes.
Really good I cut the sugar in half and it still is very good, didn’t notice the difference
Good lord! This cookies are absolutely delicious! I made these to celebrate the end of finals and I am so glad I did! Great way to end the year!
Turned out very yummy ,kids loved it! Me too had to double the coconut flour
Love these little cookies 🙂 I made some subs: peanut butter, Swerve, chia seeds (instead of eggs). They were tiny and cakey and so good! Making them for a second time today 🙂
Thanks for the recipe!
Are there any sugar-free chocolate chips out there? While I love the Enjoy Life brand, they have sugar in them.
Yes – they are “Pascha Organic Dark Chocolate Baking Chips 100% Cacao Unsweetened — 8.8 oz” – these are the only ones I have found – they do melt differently, but they are delicioius!!
I used 4 tablespoons of chia seeds soaked in around 6 tablespoons of water instead of eggs- it worked wonderfully. Lovely cookies!!
I just stumbled on this website looking for cookies to make with coconut flour, since I have a bag I need to use. I have never been particularly good at baking cookies but these came out perfect!!!! Firm on the outside chewy inside. Deliciousssss. Will make these again and again, thank you so much for the recipe!