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    So Good Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Modified: Jan 15, 2024 · Published: Jan 1, 2023 by Nicole Spiridakis ·

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    Tender, wholesome, naturally gluten-free almond flour chocolate chip cookies are so good you'll be reaching for another - and another!

    Almond flour chocolate chip cookies

    I wrote this post in July 2017 and updated it in 2023. I decided to leave my original text for posterity - and the memories of our time in Sydney.

    Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies

    We've been in Sydney -- though if you're being fussy, we technically live about 15 minutes outside of Sydney -- for five months now and time has perhaps literally flown by. My baby is on the cusp of her first birthday and will walk any day now if her determination has anything to do with it. We're going on a vacation to California in about a month, and I just realized it will be almost a year since I've been in the States which is the longest I've not been in my home country. I've almost become accustomed to the monkey-like, rather maniacal call of the kookaburras, especially on my Sunday morning long runs in the 'bush' (natural preserved areas scattered throughout the suburbs) and the warbling magpies. Does time move more quickly once you add another child to the mix?

    When we were in Saudi the days seemed to pass so s l o w l y, possibly because every day, with the rare exception of a few rainy days in November, looked exactly the same: blue or blue-hazy sky, sunny, hot, dusty, even in mid-winter. Palm trees are not affected by seasonal shift at least there, so there was no real feeling of autumn except that the temperature slowly nosed down a few degrees every day (though to be honest mid-day in the sun was always pretty warm-hot). I didn't realize how anchored a person can be by the seasons until we moved to Australia. We arrived in late summer, to lush, humid tropical green that's slowly given way to brittle leaves and temperatures hovering around the mid-40s in the early morning. Right, so that's not cold. But it's a lot colder than what we were used to. I'm looking forward to spring -- I've almost forgotten what a real spring is like.

    All that said, it's been a good winter filled with heaps (see? I'm assimilating already.) of sunny days perfect for beach visits and cups of coffee drunk in our light-filled front room (small aside: the Pacific Ocean has been described to me as being cold but it's nothing like the numbing, bracing cold of the Pacific Ocean off the Northern California coast). I made a totally non-healthy strawberry-rhubarb crumble pie last weekend in defiance of the calendar and later, as atonement, a batch of the almond flour chocolate chip cookies I can't get enough of.

    As I mentioned in my previous post, I've been using a bit of almond flour in my baking lately and these cookies are a perfect showcase. They are lightly sweetened with maple syrup and/or coconut sugar and are dairy-free. I made my erstwhile favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe recently and found it to be too sweet after becoming accustomed to the more natural sweeteners (a good thing, too, because that recipe does not agree with my oven and I won't be baking it again for the next four years). Sierra loved the almond flour cookies, too, so I know they will enter our permanent rotation.

    The great thing about chocolate chip cookies is that they are applicable whatever the season, even when you live in a place without seasons. (Sorry -- there are seasons in the desert they're just more subtle. Like hot, hotter, hottest, and then marginally less hot.) This recipe in particular produces a buttery, soft cookie that's heavy on the chocolate and light on dairy (there's none called for, actually). They don't last long and are more delicate than a usual cookie, so it's a perfect excuse to eat them up quickly. As we do.

    What You'll Need

    • Almond flour: Not almond meal
    • Coconut oil
    • Maple syrup
    • Pure vanilla extract
    • Egg
    • Baking soda
    • Bittersweet chocolate

    How to Store

    Store cookies in an air-tight container at room temperature for 3 days.


    Almond flour chocolate chip cookie
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    Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Nicole Spiridakis
    All you need is almond flour as the gluten-free flour for these tender and irresistible cookies.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 8 minutes mins
    Total Time 18 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 24 cookies
    Calories 110 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 tablespoon coconut oil semi-solid
    • 3 tablespoon maple syrup
    • 1 tablespoon coconut sugar optional
    • 1 egg large
    • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
    • 2 cups/240 g almond flour
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
    • 1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips use less if you wish

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 350° F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
    • In a large bowl, whisk together the coconut oil and maple syrup until smooth and well combined. Add the egg and vanilla and whisk together until combined.
    • In a medium bowl, stir together the almond flour, baking soda, and salt. Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and stir together with a wooden spoon until combined. Stir in the chopped chocolate.
    • Scoop mounded tablespoonfuls onto the cookie sheet, roll into balls, spacing about two inches apart. Press down gently with your fingers to flatten slightly.
    • Bake until set and the edges are golden brown, 8-9 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool for about 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
    • Cookies keep well in an airtight container at room temperature for 3 days.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 110kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 1gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.001gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 82mgPotassium: 52mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 11IUVitamin C: 0.04mgCalcium: 47mgIron: 0.5mg
    Disclaimer: Nutrition information is automatically calculated and is an estimate (I'm not a nutritionist and can't guarantee accuracy!). Even when not specified, be sure to check that all the ingredients you use are gluten free if you need them to be by reading labels on all packaging and/or confirming with the manufacturer.
    Did you make this recipe?Let me know in the comments how it went!

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    Comments

    1. sonrie says

      July 19, 2017 at 10:12 am

      These look good and I'm always willing to try a new chocolate chip recipe. I also wanted to say that I love seeing the world through your photographs...and I imagine how culturally disorienting it can be to shift cultures and timezones and seasons, especially in a single trip home (to SF) and back.

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