Our delicious Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies are a sweet treat that’s kid-friendly and made with real, simple ingredients! Perfect for a weekend baking project!
The Best Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies
At our house we love making an occasional sweet treat to have for dessert or as a fun after school snack, so we got to work on developing a delicious chocolate chip cookie recipe that is easy to make and uses wholesome ingredients! These paleo cookies turned out perfect – light, fluffy, and the perfect amount of sweetness. The whole family loves them, especially the kiddos!
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What You Will Need
- grass-fed butter – these made the cookies soft and delicious – you can use a vegan butter, but the texture may be a tad more crumbly.
- coconut sugar – love this as a natural sweetener, but you could also use a brown sugar/cane sugar combo if you want, see the notes.
- vanilla extract – a baking must have.
- egg – this helps bind all the ingredients together, feel free to sub with a flax egg.
- super-fine almond flour & cassava flour – a really great baking combo or you can feel free to use a gluten-free flour or whole wheat flour, up to you!
- xanthan gum – this is optional, but for best results, it does help bind everything together.
- baking soda + cream of tartar + arrowroot powder – these help the cookie rise a little for the perfect texture.
- kosher salt – to help amplify the flavors.
- semi-sweet chocolate chips – feel free to use dairy-free, dark chocolate chips, or chocolate chunks!
How To Make Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies
The first steps to making this easy recipe is to beat the butter and coconut sugar together until fluffy. Then mix in the egg and vanilla extract. Option to use a stand mixer with paddle attachment or an electric hand mixer and large mixing bowl.
Now mix the dry ingredients in a separate large bowl and then add to the butter/sugar mixture.
Use a rubber spatula or wooden spoon to fold in the chocolate chips to the bowl of dough.
Use a small cookie scoop to measure about 2 tablespoons of dough, roll into a ball and then press them down slightly on the large baking sheet. Option to use a piece of parchment paper, if you want.
Move to the preheated oven and bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown, let cool on a cooling rack, and enjoy your warm chocolate chip cookie!
Storage & Freezer
Once the gluten-free cookies have fulled cooled you can just store them in an airtight container for about 5 days. If you would like to keep these easy paleo chocolate chip cookies for longer, then you can put them in a freezer-safe container and freeze them for 3-4 weeks.
Recipe FAQs
- How do you keep homemade cookies soft and chewy? First, you want to keep an eye on them when they are baking and try to under bake them slightly. We baked these for 8 minutes and they were perfectly soft and chewy. Now after they are done baking you will want to store them in an airtight container to maintain that softness and if they do lose any softness you can do my favorite trick – just toss a piece of bread in the storage container with them! Keeps cookies nice and soft for your sweet tooth!
- Can I store the cookie dough before baking it? Absolutely! You can easily make the cookie dough and store it in the fridge for 2-3 days or the freezer for up to 2 months before baking it.
- Should I refrigerate chocolate chip cookies? Nope, you don’t need to refrigerate them. If you plan to eat them in the next week or so you can just keep them at room temperature. If you want to keep them for longer than it is better to just toss them in the freezer.
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Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Total Time: 23 minutes
- Yield: 12 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Description
Our Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies are a sweet treat that’s kid-friendly and made with simple, real ingredients!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) grass-fed butter, room temperature
- 1 cup coconut sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 1 1/4 cup super fine almond flour
- 1 cup cassava flour
- 1/8 teaspoon xanthan gum
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/2 teaspoon arrowroot powder
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3/4 cup dairy-free chocolate chips
Instructions
- Prep: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Wet Ingredients: Add softened butter and coconut sugar to a stand mixer using a whisk attachment; beat until well combined. Add vanilla extract and egg; whisk to combine.
- Dry Ingredients: In a mixing bowl, combine almond flour, cassava flour, xanthan gum, baking soda, cream of tartar, arrowroot and salt; stir to combine ensuring there are no clumps.
- Combine: Using the dough hook attachment on your stand mixer, slowly add in the dry ingredient mixture until it turns to dough. Add chocolate chips and fold into the dough using a spoon or spatula.
- Form Cookies: Taking about 2 tablespoons at a time in your hand, roll into a ball. Place on a greased cookie sheet and press down gently to flatten a bit. Ensure cookies are approximately 2 inches part.
- Bake: Move pan to the oven to bake on the middle rack, for 8-10 minutes.
- Cool + Serve: Let cool and then enjoy or store for later.
Notes
- Coconut Sugar: you could sub 1/2 cup brown sugar + 1/2 cup organic cane sugar for 1 cup of coconut sugar.
- Almond Flour + Cassava Flour: you could sub 1 1/2 cup gluten-free flour OR 1 1/2 cup whole wheat flour for both the almond and cassava flours.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 246
- Sugar: 16.5 g
- Sodium: 124.5 mg
- Fat: 12.7 g
- Carbohydrates: 29.1 g
- Protein: 3.1 g
- Cholesterol: 35.8 mg
Jeanine says
Hey there. How can these be Paleo if the recipe ingredients call for butter. Paleo diet omits any dairy
Erin says
If your body can tolerate it, grassfed butter (which this recipe calls for) can be consumed in moderation on the Paleo diet! If you can’t tolerate it then I am sure there are tons of other paleo chocolate chip cookie recipes out there! Good question – thanks for asking!
Linda says
Made these – very easy and yummy !
Erin says
Yay!! Glad you enjoyed them! Thanks for taking the time to come back and leave a review!