There is nothing better than warm, ooey gooey chocolate chip cookies fresh out of the oven, am I right? For the past two years on my healing journey, I have tried at least a dozen different recipes for paleo chocolate chip cookies. Some are dry, too cake-like, or do not taste good the next day. The recipes I have enjoyed more use almond flour, which my stomach does not handle very well. I try not to cook with almond flour all that much because many people cannot tolerate the phytic acid which inhibits some of our body’s natural digestive enzymes. Additionally, one cup of almond flour contains about 92 almonds. To make the same amount of cookies this recipe makes, you would need about two cups of almond flour. That is the equivalent of 152 almonds. Plus, you need to add oil – that’s a lot of fat. Thankfully, these are not only nut free paleo chocolate chip cookies but also refined sugar free and crazy delicious. Plus when you bake on parchment paper, there’s only one bowl and one spoon to clean. No mess? Sign me up. I dare you to try to make these last more than 24 hours.
Is Your Mouth Watering Yet?
To make these babies, mix the coconut flour, arrowroot powder, coconut sugar, sea salt, and baking soda together. Add in the eggs, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and your oil of choice. Then, mix in the chocolate chips. You can cut down the oil to 1/3 cup depending on the consistency of cookie you prefer. I always bake one cookie first in case I want to make any adjustments to the recipe. Bake for 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees and try not to eat all of them at once. The cookies in the following pictures were made with coconut oil.
I made the cookies below with butter. They do crisp up a little better with butter (also with ghee or palm shortening), but they are just as delicious with coconut oil. Use whatever oil your body tolerates best, which for me is definitely coconut oil.
Prep Time | 20 minutes |
Cook Time | 10 minutes |
Servings |
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- 1/2 cup coconut flour
- 1/2 cup arrowroot powder
- 1/3 cup coconut sugar
- 1/8 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 cup oil (coconut or palm shortening for paleo, butter & ghee also work really well)
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup dairy free chocolate chips *I used Enjoy Life Foods mini chips
Ingredients
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- Mix the coconut flour, arrowroot powder, coconut sugar, sea salt, and baking soda together in a medium sized bowl
- Add in the maple syrup, coconut oil (or oil of choice), eggs, and vanilla extract
- Once the ingredients are well combined, stir the chocolate chips into the cookie dough
- If the oil was melted, let the cookie dough sit out for fifteen minutes
- Form the cookie dough into balls and place on a parchment paper-lined cookie sheet
- Press on the cookies slightly to form a cookie shape - they will spread out even more on their own
- Bake for 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees & enjoy with a cold class of your favorite dairy free milk alternative!
Ashton
Do you think gelatin eggs would work okay in this recipe? I can’t tolerate eggs at all 😢
sweetenedbynatureblog
I’m sorry, I really do not know. If you try it, let me know. I feel like it might work if you added some nut butter to help bind the ingredients together, but then they would not be nut free (not sure what you tolerate). Sorry, I wish I could be more helpful.
Joy Gershman
Almost halved the sugar but still thoroughly enjoyed by my family! Thank you for easy nut free cookies for school!
sweetenedbynatureblog
That’s great it turned out well with the sugar reduction! I also cut down the sugar big time when I make them for myself, but make the normal recipe when I’m baking for non-paleo friends. Thanks, I’m glad these cookies are safe at school.
emrosb
I used half coconut oil and half ghee. I also used raw honey instead of maple syrup. I baked for 10 minutes exactly and they turned out wonderful. Great texture and tasty!
sweetenedbynatureblog
I’m so happy they turned out so well!