I’ve been on a gluten free diet for over 25 years. During that time, I’ve developed the best recipe for Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies with Almond Flour you’ll ever find.
Best Recipe for Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies with Almond Flour
I live with a family of cookie monsters, so if you need a recipe for healthy cookies, you’ve come to the right place.
Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipes that are Gluten Free
Like everything I prepare, this Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe is gluten free, and it’s also my husband’s favorite!
Whenever I make a batch, he grabs one and asks, “is this the cookies recipe with butter?” Yes, it is! Butter gives these healthy cookies a rich creamy flavor with the perfect mouthfeel. that’s why my family craves, Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies with Almond Flour when I’m baking.
Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies with Almond Flour
Ingredients
- 2 cups blanched almond flour (not almond meal)
- ½ teaspoon celtic sea salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup salted butter, room temperature
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup maple syrup
- ½ cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a food processor, combine almond flour, salt, and baking soda
- Pulse in butter, vanilla, and maple syrup until dough forms
- Remove blade from processor and stir in chocolate chips by hand
- Scoop dough one tablespoon at a time onto two parchment paper lined baking sheets
- Bake at 350°F for 7-10 minutes
- Cool for 15 minutes (do not handle prior or cookies will break)
- Serve
Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe Simple
Of course, delicious food is a must. But easy recipes are a close second.
Cookie Recipes That are Easy
Made with 5 ingredients (plus salt and baking soda) the dough for these simple chocolate chip cookies can be thrown together in under 10 minutes. Almond flower for Gluten Free baking is such an underrated weapon in your pantry.
Recipe for Healthy Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
After delicious and easy comes nutritious, but your family will never know these are anything but melt-in-your-mouth delicious.
Why the obsession with healthy gluten free cookies? Read on!
Diagnosed with Celiac Disease in 1990s
I began focusing on gluten free recipes in the 1990s.
Unfortunately, the gluten free diet was not enough to heal my gut. I took things a step further, eliminating rice, quinoa, potatoes, and corn which helped give me some relief from digestive issues and multiple sclerosis symptoms.
The Grain Free Diet
At that point, I went on a strict grain-free diet.
I became even more committed to this way of life when my son was diagnosed with celiac disease in 2001.
Diet restrictions for a little one are super tough, so I made it my mission to create delicious healthy treats for my 3 year old kiddo –he’s now 24 years old!
My easy recipes for dessert were created for him, and they are all gluten-free, grain-free, and lower carb.
What Is the Paleo Diet?
Decades ago, before it was called the paleo diet, we simply referred to the way we eat as grain free and healthy.
Keto Diet and Intermittent Fasting
My eating plan has continued to evolve over the years. Paleo friendly potatoes and rice make me incredibly ill, and I thrive with a higher level of healthy fat, so I moved over to the keto diet.
I also find intermittent fasting now and then helps to control my inflammation levels.
Biochemical Individuals
We’re all bio-chemical individuals and need to listen to our bodies. To put it simply, I eat food that makes me feel good, and it just so happens all of that food is grain-free. So are my cookie recipes!
Cookie Recipes Healthy
My easy homemade cookies recipes take dessert to the next level because they’re filled with a variety of wholesome ingredients.
And in my healthy cookies with chocolate chips, I use the best organic dark chocolate to keep blood sugar levels stable.
Healthy Gluten Free Cookies with Almond Flour
What else goes into keeping this treat wholesome? Making cookies with almond flour instead of high glycemic white flour!
Healthiest Cookie Recipes
So, while at one time the term “healthy cookies” may have seemed like an oxymoron, that is no longer the case.
My gluten free cookies with almond flour are fabulous because they’re:
- Low Carb
- High Protein
- Nutrient Dense
- Gluten Free
- Full of Fiber
Recipe for Gluten-Free Cookies with Almond Flour
Using this vitamin rich base in my cookie recipes means baking with fewer ingredients while upping the flavor.
I also focus on using small amounts of natural sweeteners to keep my cookie monsters healthy.
Gluten-Free Recipes for Cookies
Here are my favorite gluten free recipes for cookies. I hope you love them as much as we do!
Recipe for Snickerdoodles Cookies
My mouth is watering just thinking about Snickerdoodles warm out of the oven.
This low carb, gluten free confection is made with a base of almond flour and sweetened with honey.
Bonus –antioxidant rich cinnamon helps control glucose levels, and this recipe is egg free and dairy free!
Cookies Recipe Peanut Butter
Creamy Peanut Butter Cookies made with honey and vanilla that are ready to devour in 15 minutes? Yes, please.
My classic vegan cookies with peanut butter will have the whole family begging for another batch.
Nice and crisp around the edges, yet deliciously soft on the inside, you’d never know this is one of the healthiest cookie recipes around!
Cookies with Chocolate Recipe
Rich, creamy dark chocolate and pecans are found in every scrumptious bite of my Chocolate Decadence Cookies.
This recipe for simple cookies is the ideal celiac friendly indulgence, with almond flour, maple syrup, vanilla, and a double dose of chocolate in the batter that’s ready quicker than the oven can heat up.
Part of a heart-healthy diet, dark chocolate is flavanol-rich in disease-fighting antioxidants.
Cookie Recipes Tollhouse
Growing up, I came home every day after school and baked cookies.
In fact, I loved baking so much that by the time I was in high school, I used the Tollhouse Cookie Recipe to make batch after batch of treats. I sold these homemade goodies during my breaks from teaching tennis lessons at the local tennis club.
I loved that wonderful Tollhouse cookie recipe, but it did not love me back, so I created my own healthy version.
Healthiest Cookie Recipes
With only 7 ingredients, my Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies with Almond Flour are easier to make than Toll House cookies and just as good! Now my special recipe is yours too!
This recipe for Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies with Almond Flour is an oldie but goodie from the archives. I first shared it in 2015.
Jill says
Thanks Elana for another great recipe. Made these today, added in 1/2 cup raisins at my husband’s request, hoping it wouldn’t wreck the mixture. They turned out delicious. He said they were the best cookies I’d ever made (and I’ve made a lot!). Guess I’ll be making them a lot more….
Julie says
Hello,
Can you please make a cookie recipe without any sugar or sugar substitute? Perhaps cacao mass for the chocolate chips as they always have added unwanted item…
Elana says
Hi Julie, thanks for your feedback! I will add this to my list of requests.
Stacy says
Hi; we are diary free so can I use vegan butter? Will they come out too crumbly? Love your chocolate decadent cookies! Want to try these cause my 11 year old loves choc chip cookies. Pamela’s that I usually buy him have too much sugar. Thanks!
Elana says
Stacy, I haven’t tried that so not sure. Here’s a link to my Dairy-Free Recipes page:
https://elanaspantry.com/diets/dairy-free/
I hope you find some amazing gluten-free, dairy-free recipes that are low in sugar for your son :-)
Elana
Kimberly O. says
Dear Elana, I’m eating these cookies hot out of the oven right this very minute. YOU are an angel. I used to eat toll house but alas, several health issues stopped that. I believe you’ve created a monster! I did a double recipe, and to save a little money on the almond flour, subbed in a cup of coconut flour. They are excellent. I just wanted to say that I am never disappointed with your recipes. Next time I’m going to add a cup of Falon-ized pecans. Thank you thank you thank you for sharing.
Elana says
Kimberly, you’re welcome! So glad to hear that you enjoyed the cookies!
Jessica says
I’ve been gluten free for years due to celiacs, and now we’re paleo, and I have been craving chocolate chip cookies for weeks… These are incredible! I used Bob’s Red Mill Almond Flour because it’s all I can find here, and they still turned out great. Even at almost 10,000 feet above sea level, they didn’t spread like all my other cookies do. Thanks or another fantastic recipe! :)
Elana says
Hi Jessica, so glad to hear that these cookies are incredible :-)
Jane says
Hi Elana,
Stumbled across your site, and am very glad I did! I have recently gone paleo due to health reasons and was missing my baking but your recipes seem very simple, so simple I tried these before work today. I live in Singapore so getting access to the brands is not always easy and I only had bobs red mill at hand. I know it is not recommended to use this brand to get the results but I had to improvise so I sifted the flour and only used the fine sifted flour and these worked a treat, absolutely delicious! Just thought I would share the tip!
Elana says
Thanks Jane!
Nancy says
These are some of the best cc cookies I have ever had. Kids agreed! Thank you
Elana says
Thanks Nancy! It’s wonderful to get rave reviews like yours :-)
Amelia Ware says
This recipe works great! All the other recipes that I try have always been either crumbly or to wet. This was neither it was just perfect! Thanks so much Elena!!!!
Elana says
You’re welcome Amelia! I’m so glad you enjoyed the cookies!
Bluet says
I followed your instructions but the ingredients didn’t come into a dough until I added 2 eggs to it.
Also 1/2 a cup of chocolate chips is too much .
Over all I like it but I am not crazy about it
Elana says
Hi Bluet, thanks for sharing your concerns with this recipe. The consistency of the dough can be different depending on the brands used when baking. The best results come from using the brands that are shown when clicking on the green text in the ingredients portion of the recipe. Hopefully you enjoy the cookies more in the future and thanks so much for your feedback!
Jamie Fellrath says
Wow! I’ve tried a few Paleo Chocolate Chip recipes and they’ve all just fallen flat as a pancake, but these ones taste awesome AND keep their shape! I now have my go-to recipe for chocolate chip cookies! Thank you for sharing!