Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
Delight in these Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies, a gluten-free twist on a classic favorite. Made with nutrient-rich almond flour and naturally sweetened with coconut palm sugar, these cookies offer a perfect balance of soft, chewy centers and slightly crisp edges. Ideal for satisfying your sweet tooth with a wholesome ingredient list, they are simple to prepare and great for sharing.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 2 hours 10 minutes
- Yield: 24 cookies
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups almond flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips
Wet Ingredients
- 1/2 cup salted butter, melted
- 3/4 cup coconut palm sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Combine Dry Ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk together almond flour, baking soda, and salt until well combined. Set aside.
- Cream Wet Ingredients: In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to cream the melted butter and coconut palm sugar together for 1-2 minutes until slightly frothy. Add the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract, mixing thoroughly until smooth.
- Mix Dough: Gradually add the dry almond flour mixture to the wet ingredients and stir with a wooden spoon until just combined. Fold in the dark chocolate chips evenly throughout the dough.
- Chill Dough: Cover the soft dough with wax paper and refrigerate for 1-2 hours, allowing the dough to firm up and flavors to meld.
- Preheat Oven: Set your oven to 325°F (163°C) to prepare for baking.
- Form Cookies: Remove the chilled dough from the refrigerator. Using a tablespoon or cookie scoop, drop dough portions onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Gently press each cookie ball with your fingers to slightly flatten without fully flattening.
- Bake: Place the baking sheet in the preheated oven and bake for 9-12 minutes. Note that bake time may vary depending on oven; cookies should appear soft and slightly browned on the bottoms.
- Cool: Remove the cookies from the oven and transfer the tray to a cooling rack. Let cookies rest and cool for 5-10 minutes to firm up before serving.
Notes
- You may substitute softened butter for melted butter; softened butter will produce a softer and chewier cookie overall, while melted butter creates a cookie with crisper edges.
- The bake time can vary based on your oven size and temperature accuracy; the cookies look soft when done baking but will harden as they cool.
- Check the bottoms of the cookies at around 9 minutes to ensure slight browning without overbaking.
