The Best Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies! The perfect taste and texture and no one will be able to tell they're healthy! Gluten free, dairy free, and naturally sweetened. These are a must-make!
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These cookies were a labor of love. I tested and re-tested until they were absolutely perfect. I have had my fair share of mediocre paleo cookies and I didn't want these to fall into that category. They need to be amazing and not taste one bit healthy! These cookies deliver in every way!
These cookies are soft, gooey, a little doughy in the middle and are packed with chocolate. They are buttery tasting from the ghee and sweet from the coconut sugar. They fill the house with that amazing, signature chocolate chip cookie smell which is an added bonus.
I usually get lots of questions about substitutions so I tried these with ghee, coconut oil, and grass-fed butter and they all came out great! Room temperature is key here though, don't use any of them hard or the batter won't mix properly.
The dough does need to chill before baking to make sure the cookies don't spread too much (check the notes for a no-chill version). I usually make the dough one day and bake the cookies the next, but 1 hour in the fridge should be good in you're in a hurry.
Texture is a big part of the perfect chocolate chip cookie and the mixture of almond flour and tapioca flour give the cookies the best texture. I use Bob's Red Mill for both those flours because they are high quality and consistently good.
If you have been searching for the best paleo chocolate chip cookie- look no further- here it is. I hope you love them!
Here are some more cookies you will love: Paleo Easy Snickerdoodles, Paleo Butter Pecan Cookies, Paleo Homemade Tagalong Cookies, and Paleo Thin Mint Cookies.
*Pictures updated 6/2020 with a no-chill option added to the notes. Original recipe remains the same.
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The Best Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- ½ cup ghee*, at room temperature
- ¾ cup coconut sugar
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 ¾ cup Almond Flour
- ¼ cup Tapioca Flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup dairy free chocolate chips or chunks
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine ghee and coconut sugar until creamy and well mixed. Add in the egg and vanilla and stir well.
- Add in the almond flour, tapioca flour, salt, and baking soda. Mix well until no dry spots remain and batter is smooth. Fold in chocolate chips. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour or up to overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350° and line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Remove the dough from the fridge and divide into 22 equal balls. Each ball should be about a heaping tablespoon. 11 will fit on each sheet. Roll each ball and evenly space them apart on the sheet. Add more chocolate chips on top if desired.
- Bake for 12-13 minutes. Let cool before removing them. They will be soft in the center until cool. Bake a couple extra minutes for a crunchier cookie.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for 2 days and in the fridge after that.
Notes:
Nutrition Information
Cristina Curp says
These looks so metly and delicious! Can't wait to make them!
Jessica DeMay says
They are! Thanks, Cristina!
Katja says
YUM! I'm drooling over here. I love that you used big chocolate chunks.
Jessica DeMay says
Thanks, Katja! Those big chocolate chunks are the best when warm and melty!
Emily @ Recipes to Nourish says
All of that glorious melty chocolate ... swoon! I can see why these are the best Paleo chocolate chip cookies. They look incredible!
Kari - Get Inspired Everyday! says
Wow those gooey chocolate chunks and the ultra moist texture, these truly do look like the best ever!
Melissa @Real Nutritious Living says
I pinned these earlier and had to come back and comment- these are gorgeous and I am a sucker for chocolate chip cookies!
Jessica DeMay says
Thanks, Melissa!
Jean says
My favorite kind of cookies! These looks absolutely perfect and I can't wait to try out this recipe.
Tessa Simpson says
MMMM, MMM, MM!!! Chocolate chip cookies are my weakness! These look dreamy!
Jessica DeMay says
Thanks, Tessa!
Shannon says
Thank you for all your hard work, we can all enjoy the "fruit" of you labor! These look scrumptious!
Jessica DeMay says
You're welcome, Shannon! Thanks 🙂
deb says
These looks amazing!!!!
Jessica DeMay says
Thanks, Deb!
Lisa says
Hi, thank you for the recipe and substitution suggestions. Although I know the almond flour aids in texture, do you have any suggestions for substituting that? My daughter is highly allergic to dairy, gluten and nuts and really misses chocolate chip cookies
Jessica DeMay says
Hi Lisa- My best suggestion would be sunflower seed flour. Here is a post from another blogger on how to make it:https://alldayidreamaboutfood.com/how-to-make-your-own-sunflower-seed-flour/
That way the fat and structure would be the same. Can she have sunflower seeds? If not let me know and I'll see what else I can think of.
k says
cassava flour works !
Jessica DeMay says
Thanks!
alexandria pledger says
Best cookies I have had, do you know the carb and sugar count per serving.
Thanks
Jessica DeMay says
Thanks, Alexandria. I don't calculate nutritional info, but you can use a site like My Fitness Pal to calculate it for you. Thanks for trying them!