Almond Flour Cocoa Cookies

5 from 6 votes

Almond Flour Cocoa Cookies are deeply chocolaty, subtly salty and impossibly decadent and delicious! Super easy to make, they come out of the oven soft and chewy and they're naturally dairy-free and gluten-free.

Makes about 20 cookies / serving size: 2 cookies

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Cooling Time15

Total Time35

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: gluten-free cookies, vegan desserts with chocolate, dairy-free cookies

Servings:

Calories: 353kcal

Author: Valentina K. Wein

Equipment

Ingredients

2⅓ cups almond flour
2 tablespoons cocoa powder sifted
½ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ cup maple syrup
¼ cup avocado oil or other neutral oil like vegetable
1 tablespoon vanilla paste or vanilla extract
1¼ cups semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions

Set oven and prep pan. Adjust a rack to the center of the oven, preheat it to 350℉, and line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
Make the batter. Add the almond flour, cocoa powder and salt to a bowl and whisk to blend. Add the oil, syrup, vanilla and chocolate chips, and mix until everything is well combined.
Shape. Use a 1½-inch cookie scoop to shape the batter into balls, placing each one on the parchment-lined sheet pan as you go, with about an inch between them. Gently press each one down a bit with the palm of your hand. (They do not spread!)
Bake and cool. Place the sheet pan in the preheated 350℉ oven and bake just until they look dry, about 10 minutes. Let them cool on the pan for at least 15 minutes before serving.

Notes

Vegan: Use dairy-free chocolate chips if you'd like to keep them vegan.

Almond meal: Almond meal can be used instead of almond flour for a bit more texture.

Salt: If you use table salt, use half the amount.

Chocolate chips: If your batter has trouble holding all the chips, use 1 cup.

Variations: For mocha cookies, add 1 tablespoon instant espresso. Or swap ½ cup of the chocolate chips for roughly chopped, toasted almonds.

Storage: Keep them in a tightly sealed container at room temperature for 2 days, or freeze for up to a month.

Nutritional information is automatically calculated, so it should only be used as an estimate.

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