Grain Free Chocolate Chip Cookies – 2 Ways
Make these Grain Free Chocolate Chip Cookies next time you're craving something sweet! You can bake these or eat them raw (no eggs!)
Paleo, Vegetarian, egg free, gluten free; Free of: dairy, soy, eggs, cane sugar
Paleo, Vegetarian, egg free, gluten free; Free of: dairy, soy, eggs, cane sugar
Servings 18 small cookies
Calories 91kcal
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons ground flax seed + 2 Tablespoons water
- 1 cup almonds raw or oven roasted
- 1 Tablespoon (heaping) coconut flour
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 Tablespoons honey raw, unfiltered is best; for vegan, use maple syrup
- 3 Tablespoons coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¼ cup mini dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees (if you are making raw cookie dough bites, skip this step).
- In a medium bowl, combine the ground flax seed with the water and mix together. Set aside to gel and thicken.
- In a food processor, grind almonds until a course flour is formed. Add coconut flour, baking powder, and salt to the processor and process until the ingredients until they are mixed well. Set aside.
- Mix the honey, vanilla, and melted coconut oil into the flax gel.
- Add the flax mixture to the almond mixture and mix well.
- Stir in the mini chocolate chips by hand.
- Using a level Tablespoon, scoop dough out and roll into balls. If you are baking these, flatten with your fingers and place onto a parchment-lined cookie sheet and bake for about 12 minutes.
- If you are not baking these cookies, roll into balls and let them chill in the fridge until firm.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 91kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 35mg | Potassium: 67mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 0.4mg
