Don’t search any further for the Ultimate Soft and Chewy Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies! This recipe is all you need from now on when you crave a classic chewy chocolately cookie, but without gluten, grains, dairy or soy. Go ahead and make a batch (or 3) and share the love!
We interrupt your regularly scheduled pumpkin puree party to bring you this very important recipe for the ultimate soft and chewy paleo chocolate chip cookies!
Don’t you even worry your little sugar pumpkin head off for a second though, I have more coming next week. But these cookies, they just had to say hello.
Now, I know there are a lot of “ultimate” grain free and paleo chocolate chip cookie recipes out there. I wouldn’t want the paleo police to catch me using the word unlawfully, so here’s my disclaimer: I’ve tried many paleo cookies recipes. They’ve all been pretty good, but, this is my favorite.
So yes, they are my ultimate and the children loved them as well. And let’s be real about who I’m baking for anyway – if three kids who still eat non-paleo cookies say these paleo cookies are the best, you trust them. Kids are extremely harsh food critics as many of you know.
Gosh I’m super defensive about these cookies today! What’s gotten into me? I need to chill out – cookies are meant to be fun and tasty and that’s really it.
In other news, I realized this morning while running that it was at this exact point in my training for Philly last year, that my knee started hurting. I just like to look for ways to jinx things that are going well for me – I can’t help myself.
Anyway, I did one of those superstitious things in my mind where you go “okay, so if I make it to the middle of next week with no pains, I’m good to go for the rest of training.”
As if life really works that way. I’ve been doing this with all sorts of things that scare me since I was 5 years old and I can’t quit it!
It’s comforting I guess, and even though it sounds negative it’s actually a way to relieve myself of anxiety. Because once I “pass the point” – that dividing line of time in my mind – I truly believe things will be okay.
And then even if they’re not, I wasn’t worrying about it, so I can deal with whatever comes on in a mildly neurotic fashion, which for me means I’m doing well.
Make sense? If not then you’re doing pretty well too, trust me 🙂 If you can relate, then maybe you should just scroll to the recipe and start making these cookies. They are a welcome distraction to all of life’s uncertainties. I promise you, they will not disappoint!
Ultimate Soft and Chewy Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ultimate Soft and Chewy Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 egg room temp
- 1/2 cup smooth almond butter
- 2 tbsp coconut oil melted and cooled to almost room temp
- 1/3 cup coconut sugar
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup blanched almond flour
- 3 Tbsp coconut flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp fine grain sea salt
- 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips or homemade paleo chocolate chunks*
Instructions
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Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper.
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(You can mix the dough by hand, or use a stand mixer or other electric mixer.) Beat the almond butter, coconut oil, coconut sugar, maple, egg and vanilla together until smooth. In a separate bowl, combine the almond flour, coconut flour, baking soda, and salt.
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Mix the dry ingredients into the wet until a sticky dough forms. Add chocolate chips at the end and stir with spatula or spoon. You can chill the dough for up to 5 minutes if it's too sticky to scoop onto cookie sheet.
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Using a medium cookie scoop, scoop dough evenly onto parchment lined baking sheet to make 16-18 cookies. Cookies will spread a bit so leave room between each one.
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Bake for about 10-12 in the preheated oven, or until cookies are set (they won't really brown. If you want crispy/chewy cookies, you can bake up to 12-14 mins)
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Remove from oven and allow to sit on cookie sheet for 5 mins, then carefully transfer to wire racks to cool completely, using a wide spatula. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
*You can make homemade paleo chocolate chunks using this recipe.
Nutrition
Want More Paleo Cookie and Bar Recipes? Try One of These!
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Bars {Paleo}
Chocolate Chip Cranberry Cookies {Paleo}
Paleo and Vegan Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Triple Chocolate Paleo and Vegan Fudge Brownies
Chewy Paleo Chocolate Chip Blondies
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This isn’t Paleo it is poison. Sugar of any kind is poison. Eating chocolate chip cookies and feeding it to your kids is really not the point.
My son made these and said they are wonderful and I am sure they are. I told him the same thing. The only thing humans do really well is cheat and get around reality.
Can’t remember if I reviewed these yet.
These cookies are amazing. I have an autoimmune and can’t eat grain so these cookies are such a treat for me. And everyone loves them even my super picky 2 year old.
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Seriously the best paleo cookies we’ve made in years! Wish I would’ve found this recipe sooner. Thanks!!
Im not sure but i followed the instructions but they didn’t spread like the pics. Mine came out more like drop cookies didn’t have a scoop.
Hello! could you sub the maple syrup for honey?
Love, love, love the texture & flavor of this cookie! My 19 month old Grandson has allergies to dairy, eggs, peanuts & grains are becoming suspicious. I replaced the egg with 1 Tbl ground flax seed & 2 1/2 Tbl warm water. These cookies held their shape and were not crumbly. Crispy onthe outside, soft and chewy on the inside. Thank you!
Excellent! I made with swerve Brown sugar instead of coconut sugar and maple syrup. Came out great. Thank you for indulging my sweet tooth in a healthy way.
I made these for my family and everyone loved them! They were shocked to learn they were paleo cookies. Delicious! Definitely making again!
I just recently found this recipe and it has become a HUGE favorite, even among my friends who don’t care as much about eating healthy. These cookies are super chewy and just delicious!
sucked on ice