The BEST Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies – An all-time FAVORITE recipe! Crispy edges on the outside, soft on the inside and slightly buttery.
Hundreds of reviewers agree these cookies are the most delicious almond flour cookie recipe around! This tried-and-true recipe was originally published in 2012 and is one of my #1 recipes today!
UPDATE 5/2022 – These cookies continue to be the most popular recipe on my blog as well as at my house! Many questions on substitutions have been answered in the comments. These cookies will satisfy any chocolate chip cookie craving you have!
We love keeping them in the freezer and eating them cold straight out of the freezer. Great to have around when you’re craving something sweet!
I have attempted several almond flour chocolate chip cookies and finally found a winner! These cookies are slightly crispy on the outside and moist and soft on the inside.
My friends and family loved these! With this recipe you can easily switch up the chocolate chips and nuts to your preferences.
For more almond flour baked goods try these almond flour sugar cookies, almond flour snickerdoodles or almond flour blondies. You also might like these almond butter cookies!
Chocolate chip cookies really are one of life’s simple pleasures. Few things are more comforting than a warm, freshly-baked cookie with a glass of cold milk.
Storage Instructions
Once baked, these cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
Make-Ahead/Freezer Instructions
As with many other cookie recipes, I usually make a batch of dough, then bake half and freeze the other half.
When you want a cookie, just bake the frozen dough by adding 2-4 minutes onto the cook time. These are perfect to have on hand for those nights when you just need a little something sweet!
Recipe FAQ
Yes! These cookies work great with coconut sugar! Several people in the comments have also had success with sugar substitutes and honey. I haven’t tried these so I can’t say for sure.
There are 2 kinds of almond flour – blanched almond flour and almond meal. These cookies are flexible in that you can use either one. This isn’t always the case, but for this recipe blanched almond flour or almond meal will work great. I prefer blanched almond flour. Lately I’ve been buying it at Costco.
I recommend using more butter in place of the coconut oil. Vegetable oil doesn’t have the same properties as coconut oil and the cookies won’t have the proper texture.
I recommend using organic palm shortening in place of butter. Shortening is a dairy-free option that will give the cookies the needed structure and texture.
Original photo from 2012!
I hope you like these almond flour chocolate chip cookies as much as we do! If you try this recipe be sure to leave me a comment/rating below!
Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies {Grain-Free}
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
- 3/4 cup brown sugar or coconut sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups blanched almond flour
- 1 1/4 cups chocolate chips of choice
- 2/3 cup toasted walnuts optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter, coconut oil, and brown sugar. Add the vanilla and eggs, mixing until incorporated.
- Mix in the baking soda and salt. Add the almond flour, 1 cup at a time, beating well after each addition. Fold in the chocolate chips and walnuts with a wooden spoon.
- Form the dough into tablespoon rounds and place on the lined baking sheet about 3 inches apart. Bake for 11-13 minutes, or until golden brown around edges. Cool and enjoy! These cookies are best enjoyed the day they are baked.
Delicious!! Taste like tool house cookies but, better knowing it’s built with “good stuff” and no “gross stuff”. Oh yeah, although the smell makes it hard to do, wait forThen to cool or they crumble all over.
Hi! Love this.
I can’t have dairy or other processed fats, so can I substitute something in place of the butter?
What would you suggest and how much? Thanks!!
You can try organic palm shortening. That will work great!
Tried MANY times, family favourite. Highly recommended.
Absolutely delicious ! Everyone’s new favorite !! Cannot tell after being naked that almond flour is used !!
Hello!
Could we sub the coconut oil for palm shortening, like in your snickerdoodle recipe? My fam loves these choco chip cookies, but a couple aren’t a huge fan of the coconut taste.
Thanks!
Yes! Palm shortening will work great in place of the coconut oil!
these were seriously so good. SO GOOD. just a question: can we sub keto friendly sugar, like lakanto monk fruit, for the brown sugar?
Can I use egg yolk only as I am allergic to egg whites?
Wow, these are fantastic! I baked them 15 or so minutes because they weren’t ready yet when 13 minutes had passed and they were still a little soft, but after a few minutes of cooling they were PERFECT!! Thank you so much for this recipe!
Can butter be used in place of coconut oil? And, can stevia be used in place of the brown sugar?
The butter will work! I haven’t tried Stevia but you can look through the comments because others have.
These were FANTASTIC. I subbed the brown sugar with golden monkfruit and used Lily’s dark chocolate chips to cut the sugar and I tell you these were SO YUMMY. My two year old loved them as well!
If I’m trying to reduce the fat can I cut out the butter?
These will never be low in fat as almond flour is very high in fat. The butter can only be replaced with another solid fat like palm shortening. Sorry about that!
Hello, this recipe is very simple n very helpful special for my toddler 2yrs old who can’t have baking soda. So can I add baking powder instead? Plz reply…. Thank you so much
Love this recipe!! Ive made the with and without nuts and they are always delicious, the family request them frequently. Im goin to try makin them with a brown sugar alternative. I practice a paleo-keto diet.
Can you substitute the Almond Flour with Walnut Flour?
Came out with good texture and flavor with a hint of nut. Total of 24 large cookies.