Primal Chocolate Chip Cookies are made with high protein almond flour and naturally sweetened with honey. This incredible grain-free cookie is made with just 7 ingredients and will knock your socks off! No one will know this is a healthy cookie recipe!
There are so many forms of the grain-free diet. Primal. Paleo. Specific Carbohydrate Diet. GAPS. Call it what you want. I began the grain-free diet in 2001. I have adhered to it religiously ever since. When I began, I followed the Specific Carbohydrate Diet. And ever since then, I’ve been strictly grain-free. This is not a fad for me. It’s a way of life. When I started the grain-free diet, people thought the gluten-free diet was freakish.
Now there are so many of us on paleo diets. We’re gluten-free. We’re grain-free. We’re definitely not freaks. Now we’re merely a bit ahead of the curve. It wasn’t always like that.
The almond flour cookie recipe that I share with you today for a paleo chocolate chip cookie reminds me of the way I used to bake a decade ago. When I used honey quite often in my recipes. Call them what you want. Argue with what they’re called. It’s all semantics anyway. And I promise you. I won’t argue back. I just want you to enjoy the cookies.
Primal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 cups blanched almond flour (not almond meal)
- ¼ teaspoon celtic sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ cup palm shortening
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Combine almond flour, salt, and baking soda in a food processor
- Pulse in shortening, honey, and vanilla until dough forms
- Remove blade from processor and stir in chocolate chunks by hand
- Scoop dough one level tablespoon at a time onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet
- Press balls of dough down gently
- Bake at 350°F for 6-8 minutes
- Cool for 15 minutes (do not handle prior or cookies will break)
- Serve
If you want to make changes to this paleo cookie recipe, please do. Just leave a comment below to let us know how your substitutions and alterations turn out. I can’t do the testing for you. I’ve got two boys, and they keep me real busy. And they like to eat cookies that I bake from scratch. These cookies. Gluten-free cookies. Easy chocolate chip cookies. It just seems that all is right in the world when young men sit at the table eating cookies. So go ahead, enjoy the cookies!
What changes and substitutions will you make to these cookies to custom tailor them to your special diet needs? How do you think they’ll turn out?
Here are some of my other easy paleo cookie recipes:
Gretchen says
I just made these, and they were really great! I had to make quite a few substitutions – I have a ton of weird food allergies! So, the chocolate chips became dried cherries, the honey became agave nectar, and the vanilla became almond extract. I also used butter since I have no idea where to get palm oil shortening and am not sure if I am allergic to that too! They were not chocolate chip cookies anymore, but I was happy that I could have a cookie for once! Thanks Elana!
Jessica says
I am trying to get my family to a paleo diet, can anyone tell me about the omega 6 in almonds? How much is too much? I am trying to get my family of 8 off from wheat. I thought it was good and strived for every breakfast to be a grain as main part of meal.. waffles, pancakes, oatmeal,etc..
Any suggestions?
Ashley says
We’ve been on paleo for a few months. Even though they’re not grains, have you tried frittatas? If you beat the eggs long enough, they get so fluffy that by the time you take them out of the broiler, they almost have the consistency of bread! We put all kinds of things in ours and eat them for lunch, too. We like shredded sweet potato and zucchini, sausage, onions, and we’ve even tried them with crawfish! (We’re from Louisiana and living in south Alabama.) :-) Good luck with paleo! I’m so happy that Elana has her blog to take care of my sweet tooth and bread cravings!
elaina says
ashley;
your post sounded wonderful about beating the eggs til they come out like bread, do you have a recipe to share about those fritattas??
Emily b says
Delicious! I just made these with a few substitutions/additions:
I used 1/4 cup grape seed oil instead of the shortening
Added 1/4 cup of unsweetened shredded coconut
Added 1/4 cup of unsweetened plain apple sauce
Increased the baking time to 10 minutes. They turned out wonderfully! Thank you for sharing this fun and simple recipe!
Shannon Gormley says
I have made cookies similar to this using the following:
1 1/4 cup Almond Flour/Meal
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1/4 teaspoon Cinnamon
1 Large Egg
1/4 cup Honey
1/4 cup chopped Pecans
1/8 cup Dark Chocolate Chips
They are so good. Between my husband and toddler, I’m lucky if I get one!
Sarah says
Just made these with butter instead of the shortening and we love them! I got 17 average sized cookies (I had to cook them an extra 5 min since they were larger than the recipe calls for). Thanks for another delicious and easy recipe!
Otoscopes says
Possible to add chocolate favor for this?
Sheryl says
I just made these with equal parts butter and coconut oil for the shortening. I ended up with 13 cookies so obviously used bigger portions. They do not spread at all so next time will either make smaller cookies or press the larger ones down more to flatten them out. At the size I made, one cookie is actually pretty filling. Also used Ghirardelli dark chocolate chips and they are really good!
Kelley says
Wow, Elana! These just came out of the oven and they are amazing! Super easy too – loved being able to do the whole thing in the food processor.
Substitution question for all the experienced bakers out there … this is the first time that I’ve used palm oil shortening in baking. I happened to have a gigantic container in my pantry leftover from making frosting so this recipe was perfect. Can I sub palm oil shortening 1:1 in other recipes calling for coconut or grapeseed oil?
Reiko says
This was awesome. I added an egg just to help it stick together, plus more almond flour (like 1/4 cup maybe?) to help lower the moisture level. I baked it for 15 min at 350F. My boyfriend loved it! They had a wonderful crispiness on the outside, and they were nice and moist on the inside.
He suggested next time to add bacon bits to make it a hilariously paleo cookie. If anyone tries this, let me know!
Dee says
WOW! these look so good. And healthy too! I cannot wait to try them. I just found out I am sensitive to gluten. I have been feeling better, but it has been a real challenge. I am such a foodie, and I love to bake. Not being able to use the conventional ingredients I am used to has been rough, but I am sure I will get the hang of it in no time. I just started my own blog a few days ago. I am excited to get to know everyone in the gluten free blogging community. I am sure I will be frequently visiting you!