These gluten-free chocolate chip cookies are about to become your new go-to cookie recipe. They’re are 100% grain and flour-free and can easily be made dairy-free and vegan.
Crispy on the outside and gooey on the inside, they are everything you want a chocolate chip cookie to be, and could not be any easier to make. This, my friend, is about as healthy as a chocolate chip cookie gets.
Some of you may remember these cookies. They have been my go-to chocolate chip cookie recipe for years. Anytime I make these cookies, at least one person asks me for the recipe.
Which is very understandable because they really are that delicious! So grab a pen and paper (or just hit the print button!) and prepare to make the best gluten-free chocolate chip cookie recipe you’ve ever had.
The Best Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
The key to making a gluten and grain-free chocolate chip cookie is almond butter. It’s hard to believe that one-cup of all natural almond butter creates the base for this cookie recipe, but it does.
No flour or flour substitutes needed. Just one cup of almond butter.
It’s super important that you do not dump out the oil that pools at the top of a new jar of almond butter when you make these cookies.
You want to stir that oil back into the jar so that your almond butter is smooth, creamy and almost pourable. Be sure to stir all the way to the bottom of the jar.
How To Make Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
Other then being one of the most delicious cookies you’ll ever eat, they are also crazy easy to make. This is a one-bowl, dump and stir recipe. My favorite kind!
- Start by giving your almond butter a good stir.
- Combine almond butter, sugar, egg, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.
- Stir everything together until you have nice thick cookie dough batter.
- Add in chocolate chips and gently mix them into the dough.
- Scoop up one tablespoon of cookie dough and shape into a small round disc.
- Place on baking sheet and repeat.
- Bake for 12 minutes or until they are golden brown on top and your kitchen smells amazing.
- Cool and enjoy!
These cookies are super delicate when they are hot, so be sure to let them cool completely before removing them from the baking sheet.
This will be the hardest part of the cookie making process!
How To Make Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies Vegan
I know that we have a good amount of vegans in the Clean & Delicious community so I wanted to be sure that you could enjoy these cookies too!
It’s very easy to make this recipe vegan.
The first focus is the egg. Simply swap the pastured egg for a chia or flax egg.
How To Make a Chia or Flax Egg
- Grind up a few tablespoons of chia seeds or flax seeds, depending on what you use.
- Scoop one tablespoon of ground up seed into a small bowl.
- Add three tablespoons of water to the seeds and let it sit for 10 minutes.
- Once the mixture as thickened and is gel-like it’s ready to go.
When it’s time to add the egg in this recipe, simply add the seed mixture in its place.
Dairy Free + Vegan Chocolate Chips
The other swap we need to make is the chocolate chips. Traditional chocolate chips will contain dairy. But this is a super easy fix.
Simply look for brands that are 100% vegan. If you’re not sure where to start, this brand would be perfect.
The Best Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
Yield: makes 20 cookies
Prep Time:15 minutes
Cook Time:12 minutes
Total Time:27 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 cup all-natural, unsalted almond butter
- ¾ cup turbinado sugar (also called sugar in the raw)
- 1 pastured egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
Directions:
- Pre-heat oven to 350ºF
- Start with a new jar of room temperature almond butter. Be sure to stir any oil that pools at the top back into the almond butter. You want the almond butter to be smooth, creamy and almost pourable.
- In a large bowl, combine almond butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, baking soda and salt. Stir everything together until you have nice thick cookie dough.
- Add in chocolate chips and gently stir so they are evenly distributed throughout the batter.
- Scoop up one tablespoon of cookie dough and shape into a small round disc using your hands (see video). Place on a rimmed baking sheet lined with either a silicone mat or parchment paper. Repeat until you have used all the dough. You will need to work in batches or use two baking sheets.
- Bake for 12 minutes or until golden brown on top. Cool completely before removing from the baking sheet. They are very delicate when hot, so this is an important step. Enjoy!
NUTRIENTS PER SERVING: Calories 135 | Total Fat 8.6g | Saturated Fat 1.5g | Cholesterol 10mg | Sodium 162mg | Carbohydrate 13.3g | Dietary Fiber 1.2g | Sugars 11.2g | Protein 3.5g
Amy Phillips
May 25, 2019 at 4:34 pmHi- can’t wait to try this recipe.
Can you use the freshly ground almond butter that you buy fresh at the store for this recipe or do you need the oil from the packaged jar type of almond butter.
Thank you. Love you YT channel and all your wonderful recipes.
Dani
May 28, 2019 at 7:38 pmFreshly ground should work just fine! Enjoy Amy.
Donna M BARATH
May 25, 2019 at 4:49 pmLove to make this but has sugar my Gastrointestinal Doctor pervert me from having any sugar except for honey just a little bit. Is there anything else I could use
Dani
May 28, 2019 at 7:38 pmYou can try using monk fruit or erythritol 🙂
Betsy
May 25, 2019 at 6:39 pmThese look great. So is the serving size the whole tray of 20? Just kidding. Probably just one — thx for the recipe.
Dani
May 28, 2019 at 7:37 pmLOL! Serving size is just for one cookie Betsy…. but believe me, I wish it was for the whole tray.
Jeska
May 26, 2019 at 10:04 amHi Dani,
Great recipe! Where can I purchase turbinado sugar?
Dani
May 28, 2019 at 7:36 pmMost grocery stores carry it OR you can always buy on Amazon.
Denise
May 28, 2019 at 7:15 pmWhat is the serving size? 1 cookie?
Dani
May 28, 2019 at 7:31 pmYes, one cookie:)
Marge Teilhaber
May 28, 2019 at 11:01 pmI might try this with tahini first since I don’t have almond butter in the house right now. Any predictions yay or nay?? Dani, you and your videos and ideas are AMAZING!!!
Dani
May 30, 2019 at 4:24 pmHi Marge! Tahini MAY work, I’m just a little concerned that it could be bitter. But, if you decide to try, I would love to hear how it goes.
Kerissa
May 29, 2019 at 12:45 pmCan i use Peanut Butter instead of Almond Butter?
Dani
May 30, 2019 at 4:24 pmYou definitely can 🙂
Marine Cerantola
May 30, 2019 at 10:17 amit looks so yuuuummy! do you think it could work if peanut butter is used instead of almond butter?
Nicole
May 31, 2019 at 7:15 pmI just made these, but I used the crunchy Trader Joe’s almond butter since that’s what I had. Oh my goodness. So so good!!! Thank you for the awesome recipe!
Dani
June 4, 2019 at 12:22 pmAnytime!! So glad you enjoyed them 🙂
Danni
May 31, 2019 at 10:03 pmHi Dani, I made the cookies and I used Xylitol as the sweetener. Is that why my cookies came out completely flat? I double checked and that was the only ingredient I changed. I’m diabetic so I can’t use sugar as the sweetener. They still tasted good but I would love to get a thicker cookie. Love your site BTW!
Dani
June 4, 2019 at 12:24 pmThat’s a great question. I haven’t made them with xylitol myself yet (but I will soon!!) so my guess is that would have to be the reason since it is the only thing you changed. I plan to experiment with this. Would you mind sharing which brand of xylitol you used?
Hannah
June 4, 2019 at 6:49 pmAlready when mixing the ingredients I knew the cookies were going to be amazing, it smelled so good! Baked cookies turned out to be the best cookies ever, great flavour and texture. Thank you Dani! I highly recommend making these cookies!
Dani
June 4, 2019 at 9:03 pmYay! So glad you enjoyed them as much as we do. Thanks for taking the time to report back. Super appreciated!
Cori E.
June 4, 2019 at 9:29 pmJust made these cookies and they were a huge hit in our household! Thanks!
Dani
June 5, 2019 at 12:08 pmYay!! SO glad you all enjoyed them. Thanks for letting me know.