Chocolate chip cookies are one of life's most simple pleasures. Comfort food at its finest. So when I discovered that regular flour was a no go with my stomach, I really struggled with chocolate chip cookie cravings.
Since going gluten free, I have attempted many, many variations of chocolate chip cookies recipes. Some have been epic failures. Others were okay, but the rest of my family would never want to eat them. Over the last year and a half, my quest for greatness has persevered.
My husband, the resident sweet tooth critic, has categorized my attempts into the following categories:
- So horrible that they immediately go in the trash
- Okay, but not good enough to serve to regular gluten-eating folks
- Fantastic and worthy of public consumption by friends and family
Without further ado, I give you Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies (grain free)!
Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies
1/2 cup butter softened
1/4 cup coconut oil
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp allspice
1/2 tsp nutmeg
3 cups of almond flour*
1-1/2 cups of chocolate chips*
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, mix together the almond flour, salt, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg and baking soda.
In a separate bowl or stand mixer, cream the butter with the sugar. Add the eggs and vanilla.
Once the wet ingredients are all mixed together, slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. I usually just add 1 cup at a time. Mix well so that everything is incorporated. Once everything is mixed, gently fold in the chocolate chips.
Form the dough into tablespoon balls and place on a lined baking sheet at least 1 inch apart. Bake for about 13 minutes until the bottom edges start to get golden brown. Once done, let the cookies completely cool on the baking sheet.
While these cookies are best enjoyed on the day they are baked, I do recommend that once baked you store them in a ziploc bag in the fridge. For anything that I am not planning to eat that day or the next, I will freeze the pre-baked dough balls and just pull them out whenever a chocolate chip craving hits. You better believe we are stocking up on these in the freezer for when baby girl comes!
* NOTE: For the almond flour, I like using Honeyville Blanched Almond Flour. I buy it online through Amazon and keep it in fridge. For the chocolate chips, I really like Guittard semi-sweet or Enjoy Life. Both of those companies do not process with peanuts or gluten. Love that!
