With a soft, butter-like inside and crispy, gold-brown edges, these cookies are the absolute very best chocolate chip cookies. Made with natural ingredients like almond flour, coconut oil, and nut butter, they may be the healthiest cookie on the block! Loaded with a generous sprinkle of chocolate chips of course, they’re bound to be a crowd favorite.
I’ve been on the hunt for the perfect health-ier chocolate chip cookie for quite some time now. A simple, very basic chocolate chip cookie recipe I could whip up when I’m in a pinch. And it still needs to taste mind-blowingly awesome. I was looking for something that resembled those chewy chocolate chip cookies we used to get from the grocery store. Always with what seemed like a 1:1 ratio of cookie to chocolate chips and a buttery-soft texture. It took a couple tries and many bags of chocolate chips, but this cookie hits the nail on the head.
Made with Wholesome Ingredients
Made with only wholesome, natural ingredients. these cookies check the ‘health-ier’ box too. We use a combination of almond flour and arrowroot starch to achieve that fluffy, chewy style we love. The almond butter and coconut oil provide a little moisture to the mix. Finally, the maple syrup and chocolate chips add touch of sweetness. Let’s just say, this combination produces a batch of the very best chocolate chip cookies that you can feel good about enjoying!
Can you make the cookie batter ahead of time?
You, can make the cookie batter ahead of time and store it in the fridge or freezer. Simply thaw, bake like normal, and enjoy! Homemade chocolate chip cookies in little to no time, now that’s something I can get behind.
Enjoy a cookie with a glass of milk, dip in more chocolate, or whip up a batch for a night in. These cookies are sure to be a crowd favorite!
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The Very Best Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookie
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 10
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 10 - 12 cookies 1x
- Category: Cookeis
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Description
With a soft, butter-like inside and crispy, gold-brown edges, these cookies are the absolute very best chocolate chip cookies. Made with natural ingredients like almond flour, coconut oil, and nut butter, they may be the healthiest cookie on the block! Loaded with a generous sprinkle of chocolate chips of course, they’re bound to be a crowd favorite.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup almond flour
- ¼ cup arrowroot flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup coconut oil (melted, then cooled)
- ⅓ cup almond butter
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ½ - 1 cup chocolate chips (use ½ cup if you’d like just a sprinkle of chocolate chips and 1 cup for a more chocolatey cookie)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F
- In a bowl, whisk together the almond flour, arrowroot flour, baking powder, baking soda, and sea salt
- In a separate bowl, mix together the egg, coconut oil, almond butter, maple syrup, and vanilla until well combined
- Fold in half the flour mixture into the bowl with the egg, then the other half and stir until no flour clumps remain
- Fold the chocolate chips into the batter and mix until incorporated
- Chill dough for 10 minutes while oven finished preheating and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper or grease with oil
- Using an ice cream scoop or large spoon, roll the dough into balls then flatten the tops to make a disk-like shape, place on baking sheet, and bake for 9 - 11 minutes until the edges begin to brown
- Let cookies cool before transferring to a cooling rack
- Enjoy immediately or store in an airtight container for up to 5 days on the counter or 10 days in the fridge
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories: 190
- Fat: 14
- Carbohydrates: 14
- Protein: 3
Keywords: Almond Flour Cookies, Gluten-free Cookies, Healthy Cookies, Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies
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