Almond Flour Cookies
The BEST almond flour cookies with chocolate chips! Made in one bowl and no chilling required, they're gluten free and can be vegan too!
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 20 minutes
Total: 30 minutes
Servings: 12 cookies
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature (to make vegan, use vegan butter or coconut oil)
- ½ cup coconut sugar or light or dark brown sugar
- ¼ cup almond butter
- 1 large egg at room temperature (to make vegan, use a flax egg)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 cups almond flour sifted if lumpy
- ½ cup semisweet or dark chocolate chips dairy free if needed
- Flaky sea salt, such as Maldon or fleur de sel optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or a large mixing bowl, beat the butter, coconut sugar, almond butter, egg, and vanilla extract on medium-high speed, until smoothly combined.
- Sprinkle the baking soda and salt evenly over the top, then sprinkle in the almond flour. With the mixer on low speed, beat until the mixture is well combined. By hand, fold in the chocolate chips.
- With a cookie scoop or spoon, portion the dough by 2 tablespoonfuls and roll into balls (each ball will be about 2 inches in diameter). Arrange on the baking sheet, leaving 2 inches between each.
- With your fingers, lightly flatten the tops of the cookies. Sprinkle with salt, if using.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until the edges are just beginning to brown. The cookies will feel dry on the top and edges but slightly molten and underbaked beneath the surface when touched. Place the sheet on a cooling rack. Allow the cookies to cool on the sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer them to the cooling rack and let them finish cooling for as long as you can stand the suspense.
Notes
- TO STORE: Leftover cookies can be stored at room temperature for up to 4 days.
- TO FREEZE: Freeze cookies in an airtight, freezer-safe storage container or ziptop bag for up to 3 months. To reheat from frozen, bake in a 350 degree F oven (do not thaw them first) for 5 minutes, or until warmed through.
- TO FREEZE UNBAKED COOKIES: Portion the dough into balls and arrange on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Place the sheet in the freezer until the dough is firm, then transfer to an airtight container or freezer-grade ziptop bag and freeze for up to 3 months.
- TO MAKE VEGAN: See the steps listed in the FAQ section above.
- Adapted from Love and Lemons Every Day
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookieCalories: 226kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 6gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 21mgPotassium: 88mgFiber: 3gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 85IUCalcium: 65mgIron: 1mg
