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These Grain Free Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies are made from the BEST gluten free chocolate chip cookie recipe. They are made with almond flour and a few other simple ingredients.
I wanted to make a perfect chewy gluten free chocolate chip cookie
Although I am usually not much of a baker, I got the urge to make chocolate chip cookies one night. Ultimately, I wanted them to be chewy, but they turned out fluffy and cake-like.
Don’t get me wrong, like a fluffy cookie from time to time, but I really wanted them to have a nice chewy texture.
I changed up my recipe many times and on the final try I perfected this grain free chewy chocolate chip cookie recipe. They are naturally gluten free thanks to the almond flour.
What kitchen tools will I need to make these gluten free cookies?
What ingredients do I need to make these Grain Free Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies?
- Egg
- Light brown sugar
- Coconut oil
- Vanilla extract
- Almond flour
- Salt
- Baking soda
- Chocolate chips
- Flakey sea salt
Let’s make some Grain Free Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies!
To begin, just grab a large mixing bowl, a whisk and a spatula. Then, combine the wet ingredients in a bowl.
Next, in a separate bowl, mix together dry ingredients. Fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients with a spatula.
Then, slowly mix in chocolate chips. After the batter is mixed, cover the bowl and place it in the refrigerator for at least one hour.
This chilling step is important so if you know you will want to bake these cookies in a hurry you can make the dough the night before and pull it out of the fridge just before you bake.
Finally, bake for 20 minutes at 350F. Allow to cool before you eat!
Keep reading to find the full recipe for these gluten free chocolate chip cookies! If you make them and enjoy them, please share with me on Instagram or rate and review them in the comments below!
Grain Free Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Prep Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Yield: 15 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
The best chewy gluten free chocolate chip cookies!
Ingredients
- 1 egg – room temperature
- 1/3 cup melted and cooled coconut oil
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1.5 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cup almond flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips
- Flakey sea salt for topping
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl whisk together coconut oil, light brown sugar, vanilla extract and egg
- In a separate bowl combine almond flour, salt, and baking soda
- Fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients with a spatula
- Fold chocolate chips into the batter with a spatula
- Cover the bowl and place in the fridge for an hour
- Preheat the oven to 350F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper
- Scoop out about 1/4 cup of batter per cookie, place on a baking sheet, and sprinkle with flakey sea salt
- Place in the oven and cook for 18-20 minutes
- Remove from the oven, allow to cool slightly and enjoy!
Keywords: grain free chewy chocolate chip cookies, gluten free chocolate chip cookies, chewy chocolate chip cookies
Thank you for such a great recipe! I made these a few days ago, and they are just delicious! I’m always on the hunt for new chocolate chip cookies, and these are really special. Nice and chewy! They also looked just as beautiful as in your pictures. (I only needed to bake for 13 minutes, but might be specific to my oven.) I’m new to your blog, and this was my first recipe, but I’ll be trying more for sure. Thanks again!
Amazing!! I am so glad to hear that. Thank you for letting me know!
Thank you for this recipe! I recently had to cut added sugar and non-whole wheat grains from my diet for health reasons and it hasn’t been exactly easy. These cookies are so chewy and delicious, one of them makes a great after dinner treat 🙂 Loving your blog!!
I am so glad you enjoy it!!!
Hi! Can I sub coconut sugar or maple syrup for the brown sugar to make these? Is it 1:1 if I do that? Thanks!! These look amazing.
Hi Molly! I tried this recipe with coconut sugar and they weren’t the same consistency… a little crispier, but if that doesn’t both you then go ahead and use that at 1:1. I would not use maple syrup. 🙂
So yummy! The chewy texture is perfect! So thankful for your recipes…they have made my lifestyle change way easier to navigate! Keep creating!
Yay! Thank you!
The dough tastes just like regular cookies & although I struggled not to eat the whole bowl of raw dough, the cookies were also amazing once baked!!!
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That makes me so happy!! My goal was to make them taste exactly like a regular chocolate chip cookie!
These are so good I had to freeze them right away so I don’t eat them all. I love that they are chewy cookies. Other cookies tend to come out fluffy, like flat muffins, and I don’t want that in a cookie. P.S I used Splenda brown sugar since that is all I have at home.
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So smart to freeze them! So glad that swap worked. THank you!
These are the best gluten free chocolate chip cookies I have made! I always struggle finding the right texture using gluten free flours, but these came out perfectly and my non gluten free family members enjoyed them too. Awesome recipe!! Will definitely be making these again.
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Aw thank you!!!
I am obsessed with these cookies! I was in the mood for a classic chocolate chip cookie with almond flour and I’m so happy I tried these. They are soft, chewy and are so easy to whip up. I loved the use of brown sugar! I didn’t have chocolate chips so I used m&m’s and they were still so good. I will definitely make these again!
thank you lara!! you are the sweetest!
These cookies are easy to make with ingredients I already had on my kitchen! No fuss and delicious gluten free option! Thank you!
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So wonderful to hear that! Thank you!
Having to eat gluten and dairy free, I sometimes struggle to find delicious cookie recipes that still taste amazing. This recipe is a winner!! The cookies are so easy to make and taste delicious. Even my boyfriend, who is not GF/DF loves them. I’ve already made them twice and will definitely be making them again 🙂
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that makes me so happy!! so glad you found something you can have and that he can also enjoy!!
Disappointed I can leave more than 5 stars! Why an easy and delicious recipe! I replaced the coconut oil with butter, thanks to Madelines guidance and they turned out great! Watch the time because 15 minutes was a little long for mine. Still great recipe by a wonderful food blogger!
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amazing! thank you!! Yep any time the recipes are altered its good to be mindful of cook time / every oven is different so thats good advice 🙂