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.
Too make sugar free.
we substitute ” Swerve “Brown Sugar ( taste and feels just like real brown sugar )
and add 1 1/2 cup of Splenda to make it sweeter
Hershey’s has sugar free chocolate chips
You can get both the swerve and the chips on Amazon,
Can I use olive oil instead of coconut oil?
Is this 223 calories for the whole batch? WhT is the nutritional information for one cookie?
Delicious and very easy to make. I’ve been playing with different recipes for my kids and this is a huge hit. Thank you. They did pick up the coconut flavor, is there another oil I can use instead of coconut?
The receipe calls for 1/4 cup of coconut oil. Would I need to melt 1/4 cup of cold pressed coconut or simply use a packed 1/4 cup of oil. I’m not really a baker. Lol
I use softened solid form coconut oil – so I measure it with a measuring cup.
Is the serving size one cookie?
Yes! The serving size is 1 cookie 🙂
I also want to add a suggestion to sift your almond flour first. Even if it is finely ground.
This is my go to recipe for grain free chocolate chip cookies. But I’m sugar free as well, so I sub for a mix of swerve and stevia. I also find that these cookies are best when left in mounds. DELICIOUS!
I’ve made these cookies twice, once for a party where the hostess is celiac and now for Christmas. They’re great! I use coconut sugar, I’d like to try monkfruit sweetener next.
It’ was delicious!!! Mine turned out a little puffy and I can’t figure out why.
Otherwise flavor is good!!
can I use vegan butter instead of dairy butter? Mikokos makes a great one
Yes that should work!
These were delicious!! Not too sweet and perfect for my GF son-in-law.
I don’t have parchment paper, can I just oil the baking pan?
Do you think I could use just coconut oil instead of a mix of butter and coconut oil? My hubby bought me a massive tub of coconut oils and I need to use it!
These look fabulous… can’t wait to make them. Any chance I can portion the dough and freeze it to bake later on -on demand? I normally do that with other cookie doughs and vaccum seal them in groups of 6 so I don’t have to eat them all at once -I love fresh baked cookies. Thank you!