I’ve been making the same chocolate chip cookies for about 8 years now (my Toll House Cookies) and I love them so much that I’ve never bothered to try another recipe. I’m not exactly sure why or when I decided to try making chocolate chip cookies with almond flour, but I’m happy I did! And now I have a new contestant in the running for the best chocolate chip cookie!!
This is a ‘must try’ recipe! Last weekend I tested this recipe on 21 ladies at a baby shower I was hosting and not only did they go before dessert was even served, but there was a lot of chatter and amazement about them being made with almond flour. It was a nice option to have something gluten free as you never know who will show up with food restrictions and/or allergies.
On a side note, my plan was not to come up with a gluten free cookie, it just so happens that they are. I only had to tweak the recipe twice before I got them right and the ladies at the shower confirmed there was no need to tweak anymore!
The almond flour makes them extra chewy and soft, the recipe is simple and oh so tasty! I like to use good quality chocolate in my chocolate chip cookies, it really does make a huge difference. Lindt chocolate is one of my favourites to bake with. I like to chop the chocolate in big chunks, mixing dark and milk chocolate together. It’s a simple tip that’s a game changer in the cookie department 😉 Trust me on this, try using top quality chocolate rather than the packaged chocolate chips and you’ll never go back!
What do you guys think of these almond flour chocolate chip cookies?
Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies
These delicious gluten free cookies are made with almond flour and will rival any non gluten cookie. They are soft, chewy and full of chunks of milk and dark chocolate.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 9 mins
- Total Time: 24 mins
- Yield: 36 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: Canadian
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature (not too soft as the butter will run out of the cookies)
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups almond flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/4 cups good quality chocolate (mix of milk and dark chocolate)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350˚F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a stand mixer cream sugar and butter together until well incorporated. Add egg and vanilla and mix until light and fluffy.
- In a separate bowl, add almond flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Mix to combine.
- Add dry ingredients to butter and sugar mixture. Beat until well incorporated. Add chopped chocolate and mix to combine.
- Drop approx. 1 tablespoon size of the cookie dough onto the baking sheet. Leave lots of room as the cookies will spread.
- Bake for 8 – 10 minutes. The cookies should start to brown on the bottom and the sides.
- ***Leave the cookies to cool on the tray!! If you take them off too early they will fall apart! Do not overbake!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 108
- Sugar: 5.7g
- Sodium: 44mg
- Fat: 7.8g
- Saturated Fat: 3.1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 7.7g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2.2g
- Cholesterol: 13mg
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Sasha, I’m so happy you like them and that your substitutions worked out perfectly!! xo
Crazy Good. I’ve been baking gluten free for a couple of years now and usually nothing is quite as good as the original. These are awesome! Actually ate 5 of them hot out of the oven for dinner (don’t tell). The Toll House recipe has the same amount of flour but a total of 1.5 cups of sugar…this recipe has less than a cup so you feel OK about having them for dinner. lol. Thanks for the recipe.
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Cheryl, I’m so happy you like them!! and I won’t tell 😉 Happy Holidays
Honestly the best ever gluten free cookies I’ve ever had! Love how chewy they turned out!! I’ve been struggling for a while to find a good gluten free chocolate chip recipe, now I’ve finally found one. Thank you xx
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Thanks for sharing Amy, I’m so happy to hear!
Love that this recipe is gluten free without sacrificing anything about what a cookie should be! Love these!
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Thanks for sharing Jackie!
I have made this recipe so many times for my brother who is gluten free. My repertoire is pretty limited with gluten free recipes and success with cookies is not always guaranteed! These turn out perfect! There is no sacrificing the quality of the cookie to make it gluten free. My brother unfortunately tries to eat the whole batch at one time! How about more gluten free recipes – that’s from my brother 😉!!!
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That’s wonderful to hear Susan, my brother has newly become coeliac so I understand. And because of this I hope to come up with some more recipes that avoid gluten, stay tuned and keep an eye out on the blog for new gluten free recipes.