I’ve been looking for a great grain-free cookie recipe for a little bit now, mostly because I think my sweet husband (who has a sweet tooth to rival famous sweet teeth the world over) would like some cookies now and then. And, you know, so would I. Well the other day I found SUCCESS with these:
But before that, I had a bit of an ERROR with these. I will keep the original recipe source quiet because, well… it sucked. These cookies were all flat and thin and didn’t hold together very well (definitely impossible to dip in milk). Normally I “edit” a recipe as I make it, according to my instincts… I should’ve done that with these. Instead, I trusted that the recipe would work out, and I followed it EXACTLY as written. *sigh* … so I knew I’d have to try again soon, with the changes I thought needed to be made.
Let’s just say I’ll be trusting my instincts a little more… these cookies were awesome. Plump, chewy, definitely milk-dippable, and yummy. I added cocoa to the dough too, to make chocolate chocolate-chunk cookies, but I’m sure they’d be great as regular chocolate chip/chunk cookies too.
Without further ado, here’s the recipe!
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Blend together:
- 5 Tbsp softened butter
- 3 Tbsp honey
- splash of vanilla extract
- 1 egg
In a separate bowl, mix together:
- 1 1/4 cup almond flour
- 1/8 tsp baking soda
- pinch of salt
- 3 Tbsp cocoa powder
- dash of cinnamon
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ones and combine, then fold in some chopped dark chocolate (I chopped up about 3 squares, but didn’t measure) or chocolate chips of your choice.
Drop by spoonsful on a parchment-covered cookie sheet, and bake about 12 minutes or until they’re not too wet-looking. They’ll “set” as they cool, so don’t worry if they’re a little squishy when you take them out.
Cool, then eat them.
This post is part of Real Food Wednesday.
Hi! I'm Emily. I'm a Navy wife and brand new stay at home mom. I cook simple, delicious, grain-free recipes, do crafts, decorate on a budget, and keep a happy home. I breastfeed, babywear, cloth diaper, and co-sleep, but I'm not a hippie.
These cookies are amazing, I will never be wanting a cookie with flour and sugar again, thank you for the recipe!
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I’ve heard that Bobs Red Mill GF almond flour is bad in recipes? Could I use it in this? It’s the only almond flour I can find (in person).
These are awesome! We are new to primal dining and Friday has always been cookie day for my hubs. I found this recipe (and other wonderful Joyful Abode recipes!) but alas, I had no almonds or any other nuts or nut meal. Hmmm…would sunflower seeds work? Yes! And I added some raisins since oatmeal raisin cookies were Honey’s old favorites. He loved these!
I made these cookies for my boyfriend who is on a no-grain diet and I liked them but they are a little to “healthy” for his liking so I tried making chocolate chip cookies with almond flour instead of regular flour and except for being a little thin the cookies tasted great! Just a tip for those wanting a more traditional chocolate chip cookie.
quick question, these look great.
Would softened butter be – melted better and cooled? or just room temperature butter but not melted?
I am a novice, hence need to know.
Thanks!
I make these for my kids all the time. Thanks for a great recipe that we all love!
I just wanted to thank you for this wonderful recipe! My family has been doing a combination of GAPS and WAPF diet for several months and we all love these. I used to make chocolate chip cookies all the time with white sugar, white flour, etc., and these are just as delicious to me and so much healthier. Thanks again!
I tried it without egg, it was a disaster. It didn’t hold together. I used an egg replacer. Will be making it with eggs again next time.
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They’re in the oven as we speak but my daughter can’t do almonds so I used cashew flour instead and I changed quite a few things as well.
I made these like night, minus the chocolate chips and with coconut butter in place of the butter. They were so good I couldn't stop eating them!
Yum! These looks delish! Are the non chocolatey cookies the ones that you said sucked? Because those look amazing too and I'd love a recipe for them.
Also, I can't have honey or agave. Can I use Stevia or Xylo in place of it? How much?
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Megan,
I think what you need to do is just make these cookies instead:
http://www.joyfulabode.com/2010/07/21/grain-fre…
They use peanut butter and eggs as the “base” – no almond flour, no almonds.
They also use Truvia as the sweetener – no honey. Hope you like them!
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These look GREAT! My sweet tooth is going crazy from the pictures! My only problem is the almond flour. Along with having to eat gluten free and grain free, I am also allergic to almonds and I am actually supposed to be avoiding honey for 6 months. What would you suggest the best substitute for the almond flour would be? And for the honey, agave nectar should work just fine, right? Thanks!
Oh my, I can't believe how good these are!!! My husband is all like “gluten free and grain free sucks”, I made him taste the dough and he couldn't stop eating it. I figured that after cooking them they wouldn't be as good because nothing usually is, but oh man, their too die for cooked too. I'm in love
I have had good results with grinding almonds in a good coffee mill. If I add too many almonds at once the chunks dont go away but 1/2 full makes consistant “flour like” meal.
I just made these and they are delicious! I can't wait to have them with some milk!
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Nope. I don't have butter…. I will once I buy kerrygold butter. Thanks for reminding me about them! I will be giving them some love this saturday!
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They are VERY simple and quick to make!
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You're welcome! That sounds like a really interesting addition. I bet it makes people go, “hmm what's that interesting flavor?” and keep on eating! hehe.
Wow…these sound delicious and ridiculously simple (at least compared to the layer cakes I tend to make). Thanks for sharing!
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Mmm I just made them again. So good!
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Hope you enjoyed them!
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Did you make them yet, Todd? They are yum!
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I bought almond flour. You can make your own though – but I think to get it consistent you have to grind, sift, grind, sift, etc… too much work for me!
I have these in the oven right now, I hope they work. If they don't the dough in awesome so I will just eat that.
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Thanks so much for the recipe. I put in a tablespoon of matcha powder because I just couldn't resist. They're awesome! =D
I am definitely giving these a go. They look mighty tasty!
Yum Yum! I was going to make my own recipe but now I've got yours! Nothing beats chocolate chip cookies
These look de-lightful!
Sounds wonderful! I have enjoyed one chocolate chip cookie since I went primal about 6 weeks ago… it was with the bad flour – but it was at my dear grandmothers house. I will have to make these for her so she knows what primal cookies are all about! Lol.
Ooh fantastic! Did you actually buy almond flour or did you just process some almonds to make almond meal? I can't remember if you mentioned it before or not. These look really good though, my hubby will appreciate them too
I like it that there is only 3 tbs of honey in the entire recipe. I would imagine using a good quality cocoa powder will really bring out the chocolate flavor.