Coconut Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies (Grain + Gluten Free)

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Just a week until Christmas and I’ve yet to wrap one gift.   Oh well, I kind of think that the last minute rush is a part of the fun!

Anyhow, last week after sharing a Coconut Flour 101, I promised I would be back this week with a recipe highlighting coconut flour, and so here it is.

Now, much like many of you, baking with coconut flour is new to me so I did a bit of surfing the web in an attempt to find a recipe I could adapt and make my own.  But my friends, I am not one to mess with a good thing!  So when I discovered this recipe from The Detoxinista (aka Megan) and gave it a go, I could find no room for improvement, and so all the credit for this delicious brilliance is for Megan.  And seriously – her blog is addictive.  Megan has so many (clean) + delicious recipes and she has a knack for keeping things super simple, so needless to say, I’m semi-obssesed with her work and obviously recommend you check her out!

What I love the most about this recipe is that it lets the coconut flour shine.

A lot of recipes I found using coconut flour also incorporated other flours.  And while I’m sure the final results are probably delicious I just can’t be bothered buying three different flours for one cookie.  This recipe is simple PLUS it uses coconut oil, so you do end up with a mild coconut flavor which I think is insanely delicious.  If you wanted to take this cookie one step further, a handful of shredded coconut would be pretty insane.

I’d love to hear what your think if you give these cookies a try.  They are perfect for the holidays, and since coconut flour is gluten and grain free, they meet a lot of the guidelines for people with dietary restrictions as well. xo

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4.79 from 65 votes

Coconut Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies (Grain + Gluten Free)

This recipe is from Detoxinista.com - please see her blog for more simple, healthy, yummy recipes like this!

Course: cookies, DESSERT, DIET

Cuisine: American, gluten free, vegetarian

Author: Dani Spies

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time10 mins

Total Time15 mins

Servings: 12 servings

Calories: 92kcal

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup coconut flour
• 1/4 cup melted coconut oil
• 1/4 cup real maple syrup
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 2 whole eggs
• 1/3 cup dark chocolate chips

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Instructions

• Preheat your oven to 350.
• Line a rimmed baking sheet with a silpat mat, parchment paper or just spray it down with some cooking spray.
• Grab a medium bowl and combine coconut flour, coconut oil, maple syrup, vanilla, salt and eggs. Mix until you have a nice thick cookie batter.
• Add the chocolate chips and stir one more times until the chips are distributed throughout the batter.
• Drop a bout 1 tablespoon of dough on your baking sheet to make one cookie and continue until you have 12 cookies. This batter does not spread out it in the oven like a traditional cookie batter, so be sure to flatten the cookie out a bit with the back of your spoon. How they go into the oven is how they will ook when they come out of the oven.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes or until set a lightly browned. Cool and enjoy!!
• Makes 12 cookies.

Nutrition

Calories: 92kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 63mg | Potassium: 42mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 40IU | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 0.3mg