Soft, chewy, and with the perfect amount of sweetness. These chocolate almond flour cookies can be made for any occasion. Sweetened with honey and drizzled with melted chocolate for a crunchy topping but a comforting inside.
Not sure what to whip up with the ingredients in your pantry?
If you have a well-stocked gluten-free pantry, these almond flour cookies are perfect for you!
Made with a base of just almond flour and coconut flour, these gluten-free cookies are sweetened with just honey and chocolate chips.
Plus, they can be customized for just about any occasion.
As a Certified Nutrition Coach, I don’t recommend eating cookies every day, but I also know that these are ones you won’t want to miss!
Why You'll Love Them
Allergy-friendly: these chocolate almond flour cookies are dairy-free, gluten-free, and totally paleo!
Easy to make: the cookies use up basic pantry staples so you can skip a trip to the store.
Texture: they have a soft interior with a crunchy outside to make them almost chewy and so delicious.
Ingredients You’ll Need
These chocolate cookies let you skip the all-purpose flour and make a gluten-free dessert with healthy fats instead (though if you have flour on hand, gluten-free chocolate cupcakes are always a great idea).
Almond flour: make sure to use blanched almond flour and not almond meal so that you get a better texture (learn more about the difference between almond flour and ground almonds).
Coconut Flour: a figure competitor's best friend! Coconut flour is low in carbs but high in that satiating feeling you get from eating carbs.
Cacao powder: though cocoa powder will do in a pinch, cacao is much more nutritionally beneficial. Learn the difference between cacao and cocoa powder.
Almond butter: use fresh almond butter so that it’s super-runny and mixes well with the other ingredients.
Honey: these chocolate almond flour cookies are sweetened with just honey and chocolate chips (no processed sugar or even coconut sugar!). If your honey is on the hard side make sure to warm it a bit.
Egg: any eggs you have on hand will do.
Baking soda & powder: you need both in order to get the consistency right on these almond flour chocolate cookies.
Salt: just a pinch is all you need and pink salt or sea salt will work.
Chocolate chips: I use mini chocolate chips as they distribute more evenly. Make sure to use paleo chocolate chips as you need them.
Dairy-free milk: we use homemade hemp milk to make gluten-free cookies but almond milk works just as well.
Avocado oil: this helps with the texture of the cookies so make sure not to sub for coconut oil.
Important Teaching Tips
These cookies do expand a bit so make sure to leave room between them on the baking sheet.
Life is easier when you line the baking tray with parchment paper or a silicone cookie sheet.
Baking gluten-free can be tricky so read over the best tips for gluten-free baking.
They come out of the oven super soft and extremely delicate. Let them cool fully on the pan.
Though the pictures show the chocolate almond flour cookies drizzled with chocolate, it’s not necessary. They’re delicious without it!
However, if you want to drizzle the cookies just whip up some dairy-free chocolate ganache.
How To Make Almond Flour Cookies
Step 1: In a large bowl, combine all the dry ingredients except for the chocolate chips.
Step 2: Add in the wet ingredients one by one and mix well.
Step 3: Fold in the chocolate chips.
Step 4: Use a trigger ice cream scoop to portion out the cookie batter onto a baking sheet.
Step 5: Bake for 20 minutes and let them cool fully on the pan.
Step 6: Drizzle them with dairy-free chocolate sauce.
How To Alter The Cookies For The Occasion
One of the things I love about these gluten-free cookies is that you can switch them up as per your preference.
Here’s a few ways I do that:
For Christmas: swap half the chocolate chips in the mixture for crushed candy canes. Likewise, drizzle the cookies in melted chocolate and then sprinkle more candy canes on top.
For Valentine’s: keep the chocolate chips in the mixture but top the cookies with pink sprinkles or edible glitter.
For Easter: keep the almond flour sugar cookie mixture as is but on top of each cookie, bake one mini egg.
General Add-Ins
The chocolate almond flour cookies taste delicious with any of the following add-ins:
- Pecans
- Shredded coconut
- Sliced almonds
- Peppermint extract
How To Store Them
The cookies should be stored in an airtight container in the fridge. Like this, they'll stay fresh for up to 5 days. Plus, after being in the fridge, their chewy texture is even better.
They can be frozen as well but make sure to separate them between sheets of parchment paper so that they don't stick together.
When you want them, let them thaw in the fridge overnight.
Frequently Asked Questions About Chocolate Almond Flour Cookies
When baking with almond flour know that your baked goods will normally spread out a bit more and take less time to cook. Almond flour leaves baked goods feeling very “light” because it doesn’t absorb liquid like wheat does.
Almond flour doesn’t bind ingredients the way that wheat flour does. Instead, it makes them much lighter. This means that they tend to be more delicate and fall apart easier. To avoid this, use a binder in the recipe like gluten-free flour, coconut flour, tapioca starch etc.
Store these cookies in the fridge in an airtight container. They do tend to firm up a bit once chilled. Likewise, they can also be made ahead of time and stored in the freezer until you need them.
Other Gluten-Free Dessert Recipes You’ll Love
- Dairy-free cream cheese frosting
- Peanut butter protein cups
- Protein zucchini bread
- Collagen protein donuts
- Flourless protein brownies
- Dairy-free gluten-free protein brownies
- 5 minute chocolate dairy-free frosting
- Paleo chocolate chip cookies
- Protein truffles
- Vanilla protein ice cream
- Dairy-free S'mores cups
- Candy cane fudge
- The BEST dairy-free brownies
- White chocolate fudge
- Peppermint patty bars
- Fudgy protein brownies
- Chocolate frosted cashew cookies
- Sugar-free pudding
- Healthy chocolate pudding
- Peanut butter thumbprint cookies
- Chocolate-covered frozen bananas
- High protein snack ideas
- Healthy dessert recipes
Chocolate Almond Flour Cookies
Equipment
- 1 Large baking pan
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups almond flour
- 2 tbs coconut flour
- ½ cup almond butter
- ⅓ cup cacao powder
- ½ cup honey
- 1 egg
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup chocolate chips
- 4 tbs milk
- 2 tbs oil
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a large bowl, combine all the dry ingredients except for the chocolate chips.
- Add in the wet ingredients one by one and mix well.
- Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Use a trigger ice cream scoop to portion out the cookie batter onto a baking sheet.
- Press the cookies down slightly as they do expand.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
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Notes
- These almond flour chocolate cookies do expand a bit so make sure to leave room between them on the baking sheet.
- Life is easier when you line the baking tray with parchment paper or a silicone cookie sheet.
- They come out of the oven super soft and highly delicate. Let them cool fully on the pan.
- Though the pictures show the almond flour cookies drizzled with chocolate, it’s not necessary. They’re delicious without it!
- However, if you want to drizzle the cookies just melt some chocolate chips on low heat with ½ teaspoon of coconut oil or use dairy-free chocolate ganache.
- A 2 or 2.7oz ice cream scoop works for perfect portions.
Disclaimer:
Nutrition values are estimates only, using online calculators. Please verify using your own data"
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Vladka
I made them without drizzled chocolate and they were delicious. I think next time I will do the same.
Bella B
Thanks for all the helpful tips like cooling on the pan so they don't fall apart. We loved these ones!
Lisa Douglas
Whew, these were devoured in NO TIME FLAT by my family! Thank you for such an AWESOME cookie recipe we will be making again and again!
fitasamamabear
Haha definitely one to keep on hand!
GRETA TALAS
So good!! I made this at the weekend for my grandparents when I visited them and they LOVED it. Thanks so much the recipe
fitasamamabear
So happy everyone loved them!
Liz
I have a bag of almond flour I needed to use so this was a great recipe to find! So yummy!
fitasamamabear
Haha no you know the BEST way to use up that bag!
nancy
i love this chocolate almond flour cookies - loaded with protein and really decadent!! Is there a nut free option as well?
fitasamamabear
Unfortunately, I haven't tried making them nut free. Almond flour doesn't absorb liquid like traditional flours so you can't swap straight flour. It's a hard one 🙁
Any
These cookies are so so tasty we are going to make them again as a gift to our friends! Thanks for sharing!
fitasamamabear
Wahoo! Happy yo hear it!
Heather
I wanted a different kind of cookie and found yours and it was DELICIOUS! omg I am definitely making these again this holiday season!
fitasamamabear
Yay!
Kara
I loved how soft and chewy these were! The chocolate drizzle on the top was heavenly.
fitasamamabear
Same here- they're my kids favorite!
Char
These are the perfect healthier treat and are clutch when 2-3pm rolls around and I can't get the sweet tooth craving out of my brain! Love making a batch on the weekends to have all week long.
fitasamamabear
Right?! That's also when I want sweet things.
Paula
I'm truly loving your recipes and I'm learning a whole new (healthier) way to cook/bake and eat. ❤️
fitasamamabear
You are so sweet, thanks for the support!
Christy
These cookies were So yummy and I love the tips for turning them into holiday cookies! That is such a great idea. I will definitely be using that tip at Christmas.
fitasamamabear
It's a nice switch for the ocassion!
Jenny
Perfect for any occasion. Soft, chewy, and delicious! Love it!
fitasamamabear
Glad you liked them!
Erika
Love love love these and I can munch on these all day! They're soft, chewy, and the chocolate drizzle was the perfect touch. I'll make this again on Thanksgiving to give to some of my loved ones!
fitasamamabear
Haha I can munch them all the time too!
Kathleen
I have multiple food scoops. What size scoop yields 16 cookies? How many tablespoons of volume in your scoop, for example?
fitasamamabear
I love for this one I used my 2oz scoop. Great question- thanks for asking as I'll add that in 🙂