This fudgy paleo chocolate chip skillet cookie is loaded with good stuff! Almond butter and coconut oil give it chewy moist and fudgy texture and it’s sweetened with raw honey and unrefined coconut sugar. A combination of coconut and arrowroot flour keep it grain free and gluten free! It’s packed with dark chocolate chips and perfect topped with a big scoop of coconut vanilla ice cream.
Since it’s almost Mother’s Day, I’m sharing a dessert that is my own personal favorite to make, serve, and devour – a fudgy, gooey chocolate chips skillet cookie!
I’m a total sucker for skillet cookies and the fudgier and gooier, the better!
Whether it’s my original coconut oil skillet cookie, fudgy chocolate skillet cake, snickerdoodle apple pie skillet cookie, or gingerbread chocolate chip skillet cookie, a good skillet cookie is my go-to dessert when I want something perfectly satisfying.
For this one, I decided to go the coconut flour route. I tend to shy away from coconut flour when it comes to cookies, since it can be a bit tricky to work with when you want to get a really gooey, fudgy texture.
I’ve found through trial and error that nut butters seem to be the key to making a coconut flour cookie (or skillet cookie) truly amazing!
I also think coconut flour cookies work best with a combination of liquid and granulated sweeteners. This is just my opinion based on personal experience – no science behind this one. I decided to use a combination of coconut sugar and raw honey and man – the gooey sweet factor is just off the charts!
I loaded the dough up with tons of dark chocolate chips to make it ultra gooey, fudgy, and chocolatey. You can use dairy free, soy free chips (linked in the recipe below) OR make your own chocolate chunks if you want something without any refined sugar at all.
You can use the recipe for paleo chocolate in my post for chocolate chip cookie dough truffles.
The thing I LOVE about skillet cookies (well, besides just that they exist!) is that you don’t have to chill the dough so it’s scoopable, nor do you have to wait for them to cool! I love digging in when they’re warm with tons of melty chocolate.
Oh, and of course after topping with a big scoop of coconut vanilla ice cream!
But then, we dig in! I love making these skillet cookies when my family comes over because they’re always a total crowd pleaser for everyone, no matter what sort of diet they normally follow.
They’re also kid approved and non-paleo-eater approved every single time! Also, if you want to go completely wild, you can make some paleo salted caramel sauce to drizzle over the cookie and ice cream.
Happy Mother’s Day to all the incredible mommas out there – make yourself this paleo chocolate chip skillet cookie ASAP – even if you’re reading this months away from Mother’s Day 🙂 Enjoy!
Fudgy Paleo Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie with Coconut Flour {GF, DF}
Fudgy Paleo Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie with Coconut Flour {GF, DF}
This fudgy paleo chocolate chip skillet cookie is loaded with good stuff! Almond butter and coconut oil give it chewy moist and fudgy texture and it's sweetened with raw honey and unrefined coconut sugar. A combination of coconut and arrowroot flour keep it grain free and gluten free! It's packed with dark chocolate chips and perfect topped with a big scoop of coconut vanilla ice cream.
Ingredients
- 1 large egg + 1 egg yolk room temp
- 2/3 cup smooth almond butter stirred
- 2 Tbsp organic coconut oil solid but softened
- 1/4 cup organic coconut sugar
- 1/4 cup raw honey
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup coconut flour
- 3 Tbsp arrowroot flour or tapioca
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp fine grain sea salt
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips dairy and soy free*
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease two 5-6” cast iron skillets with coconut oil. Alternately, you can use one larger skillet**
- In a large bowl with an electric mixer, combine the egg and egg yolk, coconut sugar and honey until smooth. Add in the almond butter, coconut oil and vanilla and continue to mix on medium speed until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, combine the coconut flour, arrowroot flour, baking soda, and salt. Add the dry mixture to the wet until a thick, sticky dough forms, then stir in the chocolate chips, leaving a small handful to sprinkle over the top before baking.
- Spread the dough evenly in the skillet(s), smoothing the top, then sprinkle remaining chocolate chips over the top.
- Bake in the preheated oven until sides puff up and middle is just set, about 14 minutes for 2 small skillets and 15-17 for one large, do not overbake, watch for signs that they’re done!
- Serve warm with coconut vanilla ice cream if desired. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
*I used enjoy life dark chocolate morsels. Alternately, you can make your own paleo chocolate using the chocolate part of this truffle recipe.
**You can use a 10" skillet instead of the two smaller ones.
Nutrition
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Want More Paleo Dessert Recipes? Try One of These!
Chocolate Chip Cookie Vanilla Cheesecake
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Fudgy Chocolate Chip Blondies {Vegan}
Triple Chocolate Fudge Brownies {Vegan}
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Hi Michele:
I love your website and recipes. Some of us are trying to reduce our sugar content. Too many of your recipes are desserts. Does your family eat a lot of sweets in a week? Most inflammatory diseases require reduction of all forms of sugar. Would love it if you shared more of your dinner recipes as it is a challenge finding a good variety of paleo dinner recipes (with little to no sugar.) BTW your chipotle lime chicken is amazing!!!!
Hi! Since I share 3 recipes per week I always make sure at least 1 is Whole30/dinner type recipe. However, I also like creating snack and dessert recipes and that’s a big part of my blog and passion as a cook/baker. I appreciate the feedback and encourage you to browse the Whole30 section since there are tons of recipes in the archives from years back 🙂
Can you use liquid coconut oil?
Haven’t tried it that way, it’s probably forgiving but not certain 🙂
Hi! I was wondering if there was any way to modify this to be made without the cast iron?! ??♀️
Any oven proof skillet will work 🙂 You can also use an 8 x 8 pan most likely or 9″ cake pan
Thank goodness!!! ☺️☺️
Yes – an 8×8 or 9″ pan will work well 🙂
Oh my, I wish I had this giant chocolate chip cookie near me right now – looks amazing!
I’m hosting Mother’s day this year…and was literally looking up chocolate chip cookie recipes as that is my mom’s favorite. This is PERFECT 🙂
Recently become crazy about coconut flour, but it ruined all my favorite baking recipes!!! Lol.
Been on the hunt for new ideas and this choco chip cookie is ideal for snack time! Love it. x
Ha! Great for snack, dessert, anytime!
I made the cookie for desert for Mother’s Day — everyone would enjoy it again.
Almond butter is expensive so I tried making my version. My end result was not smooth — but tasty.
I also am requesting more recipes without sugar — I enjoy your recipes and would like to see more with lower sugar content.
Great feedback! And glad the cookie worked out 🙂
I attempted this one on Saturday and realized after 2 minutes in the oven that I forgot to mix in the dry ingredients!! I had put them together in a bowl off to the side and completely forgot about them. I took the skillet out of the oven and mixed them back in. At that point most of the chocolate chips had melted and I was sure I had ruined it but it actually came out great! It was more like a double chocolate cookie skillet than chocolate chip but still tasted amazing! I’m going to attempt again and make sure to get it right this time lol. Thanks for all your great recipes Michele!
So glad it worked out!!
Let me start by saying that your website is my favorite! i probably try 2 of your recipes a week!
i love the fun way you integrate these recipes into your family life- i have 4 kids and they are pretty picky, but i am gradually getting them to really appreciate and enjoy how delicious healthier foods can be. Many thanks to you!:)
So happy you’re enjoying the recipes! Totally appreciate letting me know – makes my day 🙂
Thanks Your for great post. I read it with big pleasure.. i hope you give ours great post
Thank you for the wonderful reviews
So yummy! I replaced the coconut oil with extra almond butter. I also used a 10 inch skillet and needed to bake it for 17 minutes. Really great texture. I have been experimenting with coconut flour, so I am happy to have found this recipe!
That’s great to hear!
This looks amazing! My gf and I have been pretty consistent lately with our diet and workout so I think she’d go crazy over this recipe. Can’t wait to try it out
Do you think that sunflower seed butter would work here? So many of your recipes look fantastic but my fiancé has a bit allergy so I’m always looking for options without almond flour or almond butter. Also, what do you recommend for the chocolate chips? (we’re no dairy, no soy, no added sugar)
What could I replace the arrowroot powder with? I can’t do the Tapioca either…
This recipe is so good! I’m not GF or DF, but sometimes I like to switch it up and make “healthy” desserts. My guy does not like “healthy” desserts, so I made him regular chocolate chip cookies when I made these. I honestly liked this dessert better! Really delicious. I used sunflower seed butter instead of almond butter because I’m NF.