Healthy Almond Chocolate Chip Cookies
These Healthy Almond Chocolate Chip Cookies are soft-chewy, chocolate-studded, and feel-good to bake anytime. Try them for weeknight treats, lunchboxes, or coffee breaks—you’ll love how quick, wholesome, and satisfying they are.
Ingredients
- 2 cups fine almond flour 200 g
- Pinch salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder gluten-free
- 1/4 cup melted coconut oil 50 g
- 1/4 cup maple syrup or agave 50 g
- 1 tablespoon plant milk for vegan option
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup chopped dark chocolate 70% or chocolate chips 50 g, use gluten-free for GF
Instructions
- In one bowl whisk coconut oil, maple or agave, plant milk, and vanilla. In a second bowl whisk almond flour, salt, and baking powder.
- Pour wet ingredients into the dry and add about half the almond mixture first. Stir to combine, then add the remaining dry mixture until a soft dough forms.
- Fold in dark chocolate. Scoop and shape 12 small disks/cookies with lightly damp hands.
- Line a sheet pan with parchment and arrange cookies. Bake 10–12 minutes at 350°F (180°C) until edges are lightly golden.
- Cool on the pan a few minutes to set before transferring to a rack.
Notes
For thicker cookies, chill shaped dough 15 minutes before baking.
If dough seems dry, add 1–2 teaspoons extra plant milk; if sticky, rest it 5 minutes.
Use a gentle hand when mixing to keep cookies tender.