I’ve had a lot of gluten-free baking disasters happen to me. Cookies are the worst; there’s no protein structure in most gluten-free flours to keep them from spreading. When I read this recipe I was intrigued but skeptical. There’s no way a cookie could work with just almond flour I thought. Despite having doubts the entire time, I gave this recipe a shot and I’m so glad I did. These are perfect chocolate chip cookies, with a slight buttery flavor and tons of melted chocolate chips. The texture is soft and pillowy with a little chew. I couldn’t believe these came out as good as they did! I’m definitely saving this recipe to cook again and again.
Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies(adapted from this recipe)
Ingredients(Makes about 12 cookies):
- 1 1/2 cups(6 ounces) almond flour
- 1/4 cup butter, room temperature
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips
Preheat your oven to 375.
To make the almond flour, ground 6 ounces of almonds in a food processor until it’s all been ground into a thin flour. degrees.
Cream the butter and sugar together until smooth. Mix in the egg. Next, add the almond flour, vanilla, salt, and baking soda and mix until it’s all incorporated. Fold in the chocolate chips.
Line a baking tray with parchment paper. Scoop the batter into even portions onto the parchment paper and bake for 12-15 minutes until golden brown. Let cool slightly before removing the cookies from the tray.
I had to try one straight out of the oven. And it did not disappoint. These would be great with a glass of chocolate almond milk for dipping. I would definitely double the recipe next time because 9 cookies just won’t be enough.
Added Note: The second time I made these(pictured) they spread out less so that the ones that went into the oven in a ball shape came out rounded like a doughball whereas the ones that I fashioned into a disk came out in the more traditional cookie shape. The only difference between the two was in appearance; cooking time, taste, and texture all remained relatively the same.
Yum– great idea with the almond flour!
Oh wow – not even 9AM and I am now craving a chocolate chip cookie! I just used almond flour for the first time the other day (made from grinding almonds) – I think I need to do this more often!
those sound great! i don’t have almond flour, but I wonder if pecan meal would work…
These look and sound amazing. I don’t know why I haven’t tried baking with almond flour yet – I have this feeling I will love the flavor!
I love almonds and chocolate. I’m sure these cookies are great! When I took my students cookies this semester, I made a batch of gluten-free cookies for a student with a gluten intolerance. Out of 15 cookies, only 3 came out. The first 12 in the oven spread into one big, thin sheet. I’d never seen anything like it! Thankfully, I salvaged the last three and said student loved them. Gluten-free baking is scary! Lol.
That’s so nice of you! I just got back from a class pizza party, where I couldn’t eat anything. I just expect that as normal when I’m out so if a teacher took the time to accommodate with something gluten-free I would go gaga.
I didn’t know that almond flour was so easy to make yourself! These look great.
Wow, these really do look incredible. You could have fooled me and said they were regular chocolate chip cookies
These look awesome!!! I love me a good (gluten-free) cookie!!
These look delicious…I just bought some almond flour so I’ll have to give this recipe a try!
Almond flour based cookies are awesome. Have you tried Brunsil? They’re gluten-free and dairy-free. http://districtchocoholic.blogspot.com/2010/12/basler-brusnli-chocolate-almond-cookies.html
They taste like brownies. Seriously
And by “brunsil” I mean “brunsli”
These look amazing! I wonder if they would well with xylitol or coconut sugar.
Just made these with coconut sugar and they are awesome! Both my husband and I are very excited to have found this recipe.
evan they look great and i probably wouldn’t have even bothered baking them. the dough looks perfect. raw egg and all, or just omit and eat the dough..lol
I love that these are made with almond flour! I just bought a bag, so I will have to try making them
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almond flour–fascinating! and I bet delicious, too! I will try these for my friend who eats GF
Ooooh they sound delicious! I am gonna love these!!
Anything with this much almonds in a sweet treat, I know I would like. I’ll have to set this recipe aside to try.
Cool! I’ve been playing around with different types of flour. My newest obsession–coconut flour! Thanks for sharing this almond flour recipe!
Have you tried rice flour?
I’ve tried mixes that are rice flour based but never making a recipe from scratch with it.
Did the mixes work out OK? I had to try a recipe with rice flour (it turned out well) but I have a lot of rice flour left so I’m trying to find a chocolate way to use it that will turn out so I don’t feel like I wasted my money.
The mix came out really well. From what I’ve heard rice flour is best in a 2:1 ratio with potato or tapioca starch.
That looks wonderful.
I’ve got a little bag of almond flour that has been waiting for a recipe like this. I really want to get into gluten-free baking, and this is just the trick to start me off. Thank you for sharing
I love it! I’ve been getting into gluten-free baking lately….especially since it’s celiac awareness month. These cookies look right up my alley. Yum!!!
Hi, you had mentioned eggs in your directions, but I found no egg in the ingredient list, do you mind clarify that?
There is 1 egg in this recipe.
Woah! Actually delicious! Especially if you cook them to a crisp, so you get that roasted nut flavor…mmmm! I made them with the remnant almond grinds from my almond milk. Great recipe!
well these are amazing! i gotta make em pronto. since i am gluten and sugar free all is good except for the sugar. in that case i will replace it with xylitol and stevia, and go for semi sweet chocolate chips. i cannot wait!
oh and i meant to put in one more thing: almonds have a way of leveling out blood sugar highs and lows that no other food does. baking with almond flour is about the best thing you can do for your family! especially if there is sugar in the baked good, it will lower the effect it has on the body!
I have been searching and sampling choc chip cookie recipes with almond flour for several years. All that I have tried, would puff up, then flatten and bake to a dark golden crisp. I was expecting much the same with this one. I was pleasantly surprised when the cookies did not flatten and browned nicely. I used the same ingredients that I use for all the recipes—I use WheyLo sugar substitute and Bakers chocolate chopped and grated. Husband is diabetic and Bakers chocolate is low carb but bitter. The cookies were not as sweet as the ones that I have tried before and therefore the bakers choc was slightly bitter, not enough to deter us from eating them!! I compared the recipes that I have tried with this one, and discovered that this one did not include equal amounts of brown sugar, which is why it was less sweet to me. I can give up the extra sweetness and carbs for this recipe. I might try mixing in a few semi-sweet chips next time.
Thank you for posting this recipe!
Yummmmm, loved this recipe, thanks for sharing! Next time I might try another sweetener… honey maybe?
I substitute the sugar for splenda/brown sugar blend. Even lower carb and FABULOUS!
Super delicious! I am a huge fan of almond meal in recipes. I used coconut oil instead of butter and they were delicious.
A terrific recipe! VERY HEALTHY TIP: Before grinding the almonds into flour, SOAK them overnight in salted water. Then dehydrate them before the grind. Adding this step removes the enzyme inhibitors from the almonds; making them MUCH more digestible and nutritious!!! Want another tip? Use date palm sugar instead of white sugar (ugh) which has a glycemic index of only 35. Don’t cut corners on good health!
I made these, except I used half butter/half coconut oil, and substituted the sugar for agave nectar. They were wonderfully moist and delicious!
Any nuts ground into a flour works beautifully. i just baked these with cashews, a little oatmeal, coconut and white chips. yummmm!
I <3 balls.
You took out the candied bacon from the recipe?
It looks like they held up just fine. Doubt they lasted long though! Question, do you think almond flour from a store (say like TJ’s) would work? I am without a food processor. Judging from the photo, it looks like yours is moister–almost ab texture? Or maybe I’m just seeing things.
Yep! I’ve used that brand before for these, too
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