Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies – the best cookie recipe – easy buttery, golden and packed with chocolate chips. Made with simple ingredients, these homemade cookies come together easily with no mixer needed (and they are gluten free friendly too).
Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies
These Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies are an easy homemade cookie made with almond flour, butter, sugar, vanilla and plenty of chocolate chips.
The cookies have a deliciously buttery texture with golden edges, soft centres and chocolate chips throughout. The dough comes together quickly, and a short chill in the fridge helps the cookies hold their shape as they bake.
If you’re looking for an easy way to bake with almond flour, these chocolate chip cookies are a great place to start. You only need a handful of simple ingredients and there’s no need for a mixer.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Easy to make – The cookie dough comes together in one bowl with just a few simple steps.
- Simple ingredients – You only need 7 ingredients, including salt.
- Buttery and chocolatey – Melted butter and chocolate chips make these cookies rich and delicious.
- Made with almond flour – Almond flour gives the cookies a lovely texture and makes them a little different from traditional chocolate chip cookies.
- No mixer needed – Everything can be mixed by hand.
- Perfect for baking ahead – The cookie dough can be prepared and chilled before baking.
The Simple Ingredients For The Easy Recipe
Butter
Use unsalted butter so that you can control the amount of salt in the cookies. Melting the butter first also makes this a particularly easy cookie dough to prepare.
Sugar
Regular granulated sugar adds sweetness and helps give the cookies their golden edges.
Vanilla Extract
A teaspoon of vanilla adds extra flavour and works especially well with the buttery almond flour and chocolate.
Egg
The egg helps bind the ingredients together and gives the cookies their soft texture.
Salt
Just a pinch of salt helps balance the sweetness and bring out the chocolate flavour.
Almond Flour
Almond flour is the main flour for these cookies. I recommend using a fine almond flour for the smoothest cookie dough and best texture.
Chocolate Chips
Use your favourite chocolate chips. Milk, dark or semi-sweet chocolate chips all work well in this recipe.
How To Make Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies
1. Prepare the baking tray
Line a baking tray with baking paper and lightly grease the paper.
2. Melt the butter
Place the butter in a small saucepan over a low heat. Melt gently, then pour the melted butter into a large mixing bowl.
Allow the butter to cool slightly before continuing.
3. Add the sugar and vanilla
Add the sugar and vanilla extract to the slightly cooled melted butter.
Stir until well combined.
4. Add the egg and salt
Mix the egg and pinch of salt into the butter mixture.
Stir until combined.
5. Add the almond flour and chocolate chips
Add the almond flour and stir until the mixture is beginning to form a cookie dough.
Fold through the chocolate chips until they’re evenly distributed throughout the dough.
6. Chill the cookie dough
Place the bowl of cookie dough into the fridge for 20 to 30 minutes.
This gives the melted butter time to firm up and helps the cookies hold their shape while baking.
7. Prepare for baking
Remove the cookie dough from the fridge and preheat the oven to 180C/350F.
8. Form the cookies
Scoop about 1 tablespoon of cookie dough per cookie and place onto the prepared baking tray, leaving space between each one for spreading.
9. Bake
Place the cookies into the preheated oven and bake for 10 to 15 minutes, or until they’re lightly golden brown.
Keep an eye on them towards the end of the baking time as ovens can vary.
10. Cool
Allow the cookies to cool completely on the baking tray before removing them.
They will firm up as they cool.
Then they’re ready to enjoy!
Recipe Tips
Allow the butter to cool slightly.
You don’t want to add the egg directly to very hot melted butter. Allowing the butter to cool for a few minutes before mixing the egg through is best.
Don’t skip the chilling time.
The 20 to 30 minute chill helps firm up the cookie dough and prevents the cookies from spreading too much in the oven.
Use fine almond flour.
Fine almond flour gives these cookies a more even texture than a coarser almond meal.
Leave space between the cookies.
The cookies will spread as they bake, so leave plenty of room between each scoop of dough.
Don’t overbake.
The cookies only need to be lightly golden. They’ll continue to firm up as they cool on the baking tray.
Let them cool completely.
The cookies are quite delicate when they’re hot from the oven. Allow them to cool completely on the tray before moving them.
More Almond Flour Recipes
If you enjoy baking with almond flour, try some of these recipes next:
Almond Flour Shortbread Cookies
Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
- 100g/3.5oz Unsalted Butter
- 75g/2.6oz Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 Egg
- Pinch of Salt
- 150g/5.3oz Almond Flour
- 100g/3.5oz Chocolate Chips
- Get out a baking tray and line it with well greased baking paper.
- Melt the butter in a small saucepan on the stove top over low heat. Once melted, pour into a large bowl and allow to cool slightly.
- Once slightly cooled, mix through the sugar and vanilla.
- Mix in the egg and salt.
- Stir through the almond flour and then when just starting to combine together, fold through the chocolate chips until you have a cookie dough.
- Place the bowl in the fridge for 20-30 minutes to allow the cookie dough to harden.
- Remove from the fridge after 20-30 minutes and preheat the oven to 180C/350F.
- Place 1 tablespoon per cookie onto the prepared baking tray.
- Move to the oven for 10-15 minutes or until slightly golden brown.
- Allow to cool completely on the baking tray and then enjoy.
Recipe notes:
The cookies will be soft when first removed from the oven and firm up as they cool.
Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe Video Tutorial
Here’s the video where you can watch the easy almond flour chocolate chip cookies recipe being prepared, step by step. Hit play below or click here to watch on YouTube.
Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies FAQ
Can I use almond meal instead of almond flour?
You can, although the texture may be slightly different. Almond flour is made from finely ground blanched almonds, while almond meal is generally more coarsely ground and may include the almond skins.
For the smoothest texture, fine almond flour is my preference for this recipe.
Can I use different chocolate chips?
Absolutely. Milk chocolate, dark chocolate or semi-sweet chocolate chips can all be used.
You can also use chopped chocolate for larger pockets of melted chocolate throughout the cookies.
Why do I need to chill the cookie dough?
Chilling the dough allows the melted butter to firm up before baking. This helps the cookies hold their shape and reduces excessive spreading in the oven.
How should I store almond flour chocolate chip cookies?
Store completely cooled cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for a few days.
Can I freeze the cookies?
Yes. Once completely cooled, place the cookies in a freezer-safe container or bag and freeze.
You can also freeze portions of the cookie dough and bake them later. You may need to add a little extra baking time when baking from chilled or frozen dough.
Recommended Products
Here are a few useful kitchen products for making these almond flour chocolate chip cookies:
- Mixing Bowl – A medium or large mixing bowl is ideal for preparing the cookie dough.
- Measuring Cups and Spoons – Useful for accurately measuring ingredients such as the vanilla extract and sugar.
- Baking Tray – A good-quality baking tray gives you plenty of room to spread the cookies out while they bake.
- Baking Paper – Helps prevent the cookies from sticking to the tray and makes cleanup easier.
- Cookie Scoop – A cookie scoop makes it easy to portion the dough into evenly sized cookies.
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