The Best Grain-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

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 🙂

The Best Grain-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

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• Author: Davida Lederle
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook Time: 12 minutes
• Total Time: 25 minutes
• Yield: 20 cookies 1x
• Category: Dessert
• Method: Bake
• Diet: Gluten Free

Ingredients

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• 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

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Combine almond meal, coconut flour, flaxseed, coconut palm sugar, salt and 1/2 tsp of baking soda.
3. 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.
4. Combine applesauce mixture with coconut oil, egg, and vanilla.
5. Add to dry ingredients and stir until combined.
6. Add in chocolate chips.
7. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
8. Roll cookies into balls and then flatten slightly on tray.
9. Bake for 12 minutes (or longer for crispier) then remove and let sit on tray for 5 more mins.
10. Remove from tray and let cool completely on a wire rack.
11. Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

Who puts up with your kitchen shenanigans? Anyone else equally as dramatic as me?