The Best Ever Grain-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies made with almond meal and coconut flour. You won’t miss the grains in this paleo and healthy dessert recipe.
It’s hard dating a food blogger. People think C gets it so easy because he’s surrounded by delicious food pretty consistently, but we both know the truth. Yes, he is well fed and I take full-respsonsibility for this, but people don’t know what really goes down behind the scenes.
Now I’m not about to throw myself under the bus and C is far too considerate to do this either, but I will let you in on a bit of what goes down in the Maven household. Let’s rewind to this past Sunday.
10:00 AM-I bounce out of bed declaring I will be attempting round 3 of my cinnamon roll adventure. After a night out of drinking (happy bday Sam!) C was not entirely pleased by my peppiness.
10:05 AM-owwwww my head hurts. Proceed to complain about it for the next minute while insisting I will never drink again (by again I mean not until tomorrow). C nods in agreement.
10:20 AM-the entire kitchen looks like it was hit by a flour hurricane. C looks on in horror knowing he will be the one cleaning it (I don’t clean).
12:00 PM- Kick C out of the house so I can photograph in peace…I have to shoot alone (don’t ask). C surprisingly agrees.
Fast forward to later that day…
5:30 PM- Declare I am in a bad mood because of a bit of a fiasco over miso paste in the grocery store. C googles miso paste.
7:30 PM- Dinner is ready! But not before I spend 5 mins photographing my meal. C looks like he might eat my face off, bath salts stylez.
7:35 PM- Remind C that I splurged on fresh salmon for the 5th time in 5 mins and that he better like it. C tells me it’s delicious for the 5th time.
9:00 PM- Announce that I want to bake cookies. C is super excited.
9:01 PM- Discover I have no more flour so flourless it is! Spill almond meal all over the counter and scream “NOOOOOOO”. C has a look of terror on his face.
9:30 PM- Cookies come out of the oven and they are unreal! Inform C he can only eat one now since I’ve now decided I am going to post them and have to save them for a photo-shoot tomorrow…C looks like he might cry.
It ain’t easy dating me! Luckily I found myself a gem who puts up with my dramatic, crazy self.
Come home C! I have a full batch of THE BEST grain-free chocolate chip cookies waiting for ya 🙂
PrintThe Best Grain-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 20 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Bake
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups almond meal
- 2 tbsp coconut flour
- 2 tbsp ground flaxseed
- 1/2 cup coconut palm sugar (or brown sugar)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp + 1/4 tsp baking soda (divided)
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup coconut oil, softened
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce-warmed (20–30 seconds in microwave or on stove top)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Combine almond meal, coconut flour, flaxseed, coconut palm sugar, salt and 1/2 tsp of baking soda.
- In a separate bowl combine warmed applesauce with a 1/4 tsp of baking soda. Make sure it fizzles. If it doesn’t, start over with fresh applesauce and warm up for longer.
- Combine applesauce mixture with coconut oil, egg, and vanilla.
- Add to dry ingredients and stir until combined.
- Add in chocolate chips.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
- Roll cookies into balls and then flatten slightly on tray.
- Bake for 12 minutes (or longer for crispier) then remove and let sit on tray for 5 more mins.
- Remove from tray and let cool completely on a wire rack.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
Keywords: grain-free chocolate chip cookies
Who puts up with your kitchen shenanigans? Anyone else equally as dramatic as me?
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58 Comments
[email protected] Apple of My Eye
April 15, 2014 at 5:52 pmHahah I loved the minute-by-minute recap! My boyfriend, Kyle, can definitely relate to the “YOU CAN’T EAT THAT I NEED TO PHOTOGRAPH IT” monster that I become. Poor guys ;).
Delicious looking recipe!
Mary Frances
April 15, 2014 at 5:43 pmPoor C! I laughed way too hard at this post … maybe because I can relate to many of those situations! 😉 Um, these cookies look pretty “best ever” flourless or not! Pinned!
Hillary | Nutrition Nut on the Run
April 15, 2014 at 4:52 pmI love almond meal CCC — I just bought some more almond meal, so I should probably make a batch 🙂
Morganne @ Nut Butter Runner
April 15, 2014 at 4:16 pmThese look like perfection!
Em @ Love A Latte
April 15, 2014 at 3:58 pmWhat a cute post! And those cookies sound wonderful!
Cassie
April 15, 2014 at 3:48 pmJoe puts up with my kitchen shenanigans. Let’s just say on Sunday evenings, Monday mornings, my father is very angrily cleaning in the kitchen… whoops.
Tina @ Tina's Chic Corner
April 15, 2014 at 2:46 pmI wish I had 5 of these cookies right now for my afternoon snack! They look delicious. I got a serious kick out of the post…my husband never complains but did mention once that he never eats a hot meal…you know because by the time I’m done photographing it the food is cold. I felt so bad. Now I don’t post as many hot dishes and when I do I try to make multiple servings so that he’s busy taste testing in the background while I’m taking pictures. I don’t mind him being with me while I photograph but I’m usually so focused that it’s not worth having a conversation with me. Hehe.
Cat
April 15, 2014 at 1:45 pmHmm I think baking cookies for my bf in exchange for him cleaning could work a TREAT – and c’mon, everyone loves a drama queen; they make life more fun! (that’s what I tell him anyway…)
Alisha @ Alisha's Appetite
April 15, 2014 at 1:08 pmhahahah oh poor C. 😉 I think it’s an unwritten rule that the one in the relationship who cooks is NOT responsible for the cleaning. Amiright or amiright?
Megan @ The Skinny-Life
April 15, 2014 at 12:47 pmThe best chocolate chip cookie ever, really?!? I posted a healthy version today – made with maple syrup, oats & applesauce. They were pretty incredible! I will have to try yours to compare! Lol…what are the chances of us posting the same thing on the same day?
Shashi
April 15, 2014 at 12:10 pmI guess I could eat a skillet of Amanda’s cookies one day and then eat your grain free ones the next? It is all about balance right? 😉
GiGi Eats Celebrities
April 15, 2014 at 12:08 pmThe BEST huh????? Well, you must have eaten every single cookie under the sun in order to make this bold statement, LOL! I am utterly shocked you’re not 9 billion POUNDS! LMFAOO!!!!
I have to admit though, THESE ARE ALMOST GIGI APPROPRIATE!!!!!!!!! You’re so close!! 😉