Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe (2024)

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Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe (1)

Total Time
About 30 minutes
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Almond flour is the only special ingredient needed to make these cookies, and it can be found in the baking aisle or the health food section of the grocery store. It provides the protein and structure of a classic wheat flour, while keeping the cookie perfectly chewy in the center. If you want a stronger almond flavor, toast the almond flour in a dry skillet over medium-low heat until golden and fragrant, and cool before using. This recipe was adapted from the Times’s famous chocolate chip cookie recipe, but unlike that recipe, this dough does not require 36 hours of refrigeration before baking. Chopped chocolate or feves make for a gooier cookie, but classic chocolate chips work here, too. This recipe makes huge, bakery-style cookies, but if you want smaller cookies, use ¼-cup mounds of dough and bake for 16 to 18 minutes, or a 2-tablespoon scoops and bake for for 10 to 12 minutes.

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Ingredients

Yield:About 10 (5-inch) cookies

  • cups/310 grams finely ground almond flour
  • ¾teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½teaspoon baking soda
  • 10tablespoons/140 grams unsalted butter, at room temperature (1¼ sticks)
  • ½cup/110 grams light brown sugar
  • ½cup/100 grams granulated sugar
  • 1large egg
  • teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 12ounces/340 grams bittersweet chocolate feves or chips, or coarsely chopped bar chocolate
  • Sea salt, for finishing (optional)

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Nutritional analysis per serving (10 servings)

535 calories; 38 grams fat; 14 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 7 grams monounsaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 49 grams carbohydrates; 5 grams dietary fiber; 40 grams sugars; 9 grams protein; 247 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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  1. Step

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    Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

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    In a medium bowl, whisk the almond flour, salt and baking soda to combine.

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    Using a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar on medium speed until very light, 3 to 4 minutes.

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    Add the egg and mix on medium speed to combine. Scrape the bowl well, then add the vanilla and mix to combine.

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    Add the dry ingredients and mix on low speed until just combined, about 10 seconds. Scrape the bowl well and mix on low speed to ensure the mixture is hom*ogenous.

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    Add the chocolate and gently mix to incorporate it. Scoop the dough into 10 3½ ounce/100-gram mounds of dough the size of generous golf balls, and transfer them to the prepared baking sheets. Stagger the rows to allow the cookies room to spread.

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    Gently press the cookies down slightly with your fingers until about 1½ inches thick. Sprinkle lightly with sea salt, if using. Bake the cookies, switching racks and rotating the sheets halfway through, until they’re golden brown around the edges and just barely set in the center, 18 to 22 minutes. Transfer sheets to a wire rack for 10 minutes, then transfer cookies with a spatula onto another rack to cool a bit more.

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DW99

Please avoid Earth Balance -- it's made by Conagra, an agri-biz giant that has a terrible environmental record, and that has destroyed many family farms. Thanks.

jmee

I have a newly gluten-free husband and am trying to embrace the challenge, but I'm still a little scared so halved the recipe and made them small (yielded 20 cookies). These cookies are delicious, gluten free or not. I love the almond flavor and slightly grainy texture. And I'm less annoyed about the gluten-free thing. ;)

Folklorevermore

Lost count of how many times I've made these, always to rave reviews. Tips: You can use melted butter. You can use Miyoko's vegan butter. You can use 2 parts chocolate to 1 part toasted pecans/walnuts. You really should use dark choco chunks, not chips. You can do 2T scoops for 11-12min at 350°, it will look very pale out of the oven, let it cool for 15min - patience is key. You can freeze preportioned dough for weeks & bake from frozen (add 2min). Costco has the best price on almond flour.

Eb

Made almost exactly as written but used less chocolate. 6oz was fine for me. Lowered brown sugar to straight 100g. I opted for the 2T sized cookies and they were plenty big after they spread while baking. 15-16 minutes provided crispy edges and chewy centers. I normally make an olive oil almond flour chocolate chip cookie but butter, oh butter, you are still King.

Cape cod cook

It should be noted that not all chocolate chips are gluten free!

better with less butter and sugar!

I use:- 6tbs of butter instead of 10tbs- 1/4 cup of granulated sugar instead of 1/2cup- 1/3cup of light brown sugar instead of 1/2 cupCook for 11 min instead of 18.Way better ! Super chewy !

Ben Fiedler

Amazing recipe! For anyone looking for AMAZING GF pasta, we cook exclusively with Jovial Organic Brown Rice pasta. We don't share with guests that it's GF and they don't know. Excellent chew and texture. Not gritty like other brands, it's whole grain and organic.

Soba

Six months into quarantine, I've tried SIX chocolate chip cookie recipes multiple times each (including popular ones from NYT - salted tahini, giant crinkled, thick & gooey, etc.) and this is the FAVORITE recipe of myself, my partner, and our roommates! None of us are even GF! The most recent time I made it (maybe my tenth batch?), I toasted the almond flour to bring out the almond-ness more, and happened to use dark chocolate with almonds in it. Endlessly delicious. Make these cookies!!!

Mystery Dancer

Not sure why the food writer didn't investigate using cup for cup replacement flours. I've been baking gf chocolate chip cookies for years using many different standard recipes and substituting gfjules all purpose flour for the wheat all purpose flour, measuring cup for cup. Haven't had a miss yet. Nothing wrong with almond flour but if you have a nut allergy, you're better off with a good quality cup for cup gf flour.

Rachael

I made the recipe exactly as written, and they were fantastic. 18 minutes made the first batch pretty crispy, so I lowered to 16 minutes for a slightly chewier second batch. They are very chocolatey. Not complaining, but you could definitely get away with half or two-thirds the amount of chocolate listed and still have delicious cookies.

Amy Dixon

Family declared this the best chocolate chip cookie ever. I followed the recipe as written, although I used semi-sweet chocolate as that was what was on hand. The large cookies are very appealing to the eye. We are not gluten intolerant, but enjoy the flavor of baked goods where the primary flour is almond meal (brownies, for example). The almond meal seems to provide a livelier flavor. Please consider developing more recipes using almond flour!

Adriana

I made this vegan! Sub the egg for chia egg (2tbs chia + 2 tbs water) and bought plant based butter. It worked beautifully. Made them smaller and cooked for about 11 mins. Yielded about 24 cookies and fantastic flavour. One of the best cookies I’ve tried.

Rosie

I am a recently diagnosed with Celiac disease so I really appreciate the Times including GF recipes. These will be my go to cookies! GF is only challenging in the pasta arena. Still miss wheat pasta but finding I can adapt and GF foods very available in Oregon.

JessieD

This is an amazing recipe for chocolate chip cookies. Followed the recipe exactly as written. It’s a crime to call the recipe “gluten free cookies” because that’s just a coincidence and will turn wheat-eaters away. The Almond Flour is not just a substitute for flour. It makes the cookies.

Joanna M.

You would never be able to tell the difference between this GF version and a traditional one. (I'm not gluten intolerant, just felt like baking this.) It's a massive cookie; my cookies were about 5" each. I will likely bake again to make smaller cookies. I'll update with notes on the bake time. Mini edits I made: I used a sifter for the dry ingredients. And I didn't have enough bittersweet chocolate, so I substituted the remaining with 85% dark and some semi-sweet - equal parts. Really yummy!

Eightlb

This was delicious. I did dramatically slash the sugar content to 76 grams of brown sugar and 38 of granulated sugar. That was plenty sweet.

Ron

At altitude 7,000 ft cut back sugar to less than 1/3 c and increase vanilla to 2 tsp. 15 min cooking time.

Sarah

The worst cookies I have ever made and wasted so much money in ingredients. They couldn't even be lifted from the pan, they crumbled to peices. The middle was kind of raw still but the bottoms were burning...had to throw all of them away and couldn't be saved. Steer clear of this terrible recipe.

Tuti

Used chunks of chocolate. Used a 1tsp scoop. Baked 13 min. Amazing

Jenny

Used about 300 grams of choco chips and that was plenty

Emmy C.

This cookie is insanely delicious, gluten free or not!

WOW

Far and away the BEST GF cookies I have ever tasted - so so so happy to finally have a gluten free cookie recipe that everyone loves! I baked for 22 minutes and they were pretty crispy- next time I will go for 18. Thank youuuuu for this PERFECT recipe.

Anna

I'm newly gluten free and these cookies restored my faith that I can still enjoy baking! They might even be better? The nuttiness adds a depth that is missing from traditional cookies. The almond flour I had was coarse and it created an amazing chewy texture. I baked half the dough right away, and chilled the second half in the fridge until the next day. The chilled dough was much better. The first batch spread way too much (probably because of the coarse flour).

ellen

Just made these with pecan flour and they turned out great! I do recommend avoiding chocolate *chips* as they keep their shape and don’t melt into the cookie, a feature of chopped chocolate I prefer

Margaretcooks

I just finished baking these and can attest they are delicious! A few things:TJ's has a recipe for cc cookies on the back of their almond flour bag. It is very similar but calls for half the amount of sugar and butter! I did what I usually do when recipes vary widely and split the difference in half, or almost. They turned out really well, I didn't miss the extra sugar or the butter.

Jen J

These are my all-time favorite chocolate chip cookie, with or without gluten. My only advice is to keep an eye on them toward the end of baking because they cook faster than regular cookies and can burn quickly.

Skye

These are by far the best gluten free cookies I have ever had. If your making these for the first time thought, I would suggest making the cookies smaller than your gut feeling and baking for about 14 minutes if you want perfect, semi-chewy cookies. As the cookies rest they tuffen up way more than you think so TAKE THEM OUT EARLY! That’s all, but this recipe is a 10/10 for sure.

Karen

Use small cookie scoop - bake 10 minutes

Daniela

Love these cookies. My only recommendation is to chill the dough a bit before baking. They spread a lot more than you’d expect.

Sesame Seeds!

Sprinkled sesame seeds on the bottom and top of cookies before baking. Tasted kind of like a tahini or peanut butter cookie with the amazing almond flour texture. Cut both sugars a bit and add some finishing salt on top. Not even a GF person and these are proud pleaser.

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FAQs

How do you keep gluten-free cookies from falling apart? ›

Use a Binder

Binders like xanthan gum and guar gum provide structure in gluten-free baking to make up for the missing gluten. This prevents cookies from being too crumbly plus it also helps with freshness.

What is the best flour for chocolate chip cookies? ›

Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe Ingredients
  • Granulated sugar.
  • Brown sugar.
  • Egg.
  • Vanilla extract – No, that isn't a typo for the vanilla. ...
  • All-purpose flour – Just regular all-purpose flour works great.
  • Baking soda.
  • Salt.
  • Favorite chocolate chips – Use whatever chocolate chips are your favorite or what you have on hand.
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Should I refrigerate gluten free cookie dough before baking? ›

Your results may vary if using a different GF flour blend. The longer you let the dough sit in the fridge before baking, the better these cookies will be!

What happens to cookies without enough flour? ›

As a bonus, I did a little research to find out just what role each ingredient plays in chocolate chip cookies, so you can adjust your recipe however you feel like experimenting. Flour adds fluff and texture to the cookies. Adding too little flour can cause cookies to be flat, greasy, and crispy.

How do you make gluten-free cookies less dry and crumbly? ›

Add extra liquid: Gluten-free flours tend to absorb more liquid than regular flour, so you may need to add more liquid to your recipes to compensate. This can help to keep your baked goods moist and prevent them from becoming dry and crumbly.

What holds gluten-free cookies together? ›

As with gluten, this could stop a cookie from spreading too much as it bakes. So I've decided to try adding a hydrocolloid to my gluten-free dough. Some grocery stores sell xanthan gum and guar gum, especially if the stores have a gluten-free aisle. Many gluten-free recipes call for xanthan gum.

What gluten-free flour is best for cookies? ›

What's the best gluten-free flour for baking? Bob's Red Mill gluten-free 1-to-1 baking mix is my favorite gluten-free all-purpose flour blend for baking. It has a mild texture and plenty of "stick" thanks to a blend of sweet rice flour, brown rice flour, and sorghum flour, plus some starches and xanthan gum.

Is baking powder or baking soda better for chocolate chip cookies? ›

Baking soda is generally about three times stronger than baking powder, so adjust your recipe accordingly. Baking soda and baking powder can produce cookies with different textures. Baking soda is typically used for chewy cookies, while baking powder is generally used for light and airy cookies.

How do you tell if a gluten-free cookie is done? ›

While visual cues like the toothpick test and pressing the top of the cake will still help, the best way to determine if your baked goods are perfectly done is with a timer and oven thermometer. This is because gluten-free treats often look underdone and slightly wet inside after baking.

What makes gluten-free cookies rise? ›

2 teaspoons of baking powder per cup of gluten-free flour is necessary to ensure proper leavening. Baking soda and buttermilk can be used to leaven instead of baking powder, but 1-1/8 teaspoon of cream of tartar should be added for each 1/2 teaspoon baking soda used.

Why are my gluten-free cookies so dry? ›

Add more fat or liquid: It might just be that you need a bit more moisture in your recipe, especially if you're converting a regular “gluten-ful” recipe to gluten-free. Try adding anywhere from ¼ to ½ cup of liquid or fat to the recipe and see if that helps.

What happens when you use gluten free flour in cookies? ›

Gluten-free flours often contain fine starches, so they absorb more liquid than conventional flour. To address this, gluten-free recipes usually call for more liquid and produce looser batters. They may also call for a larger quantity of leavening, like baking powder, to help add volume and lighten the texture.

Can I use plain flour instead of all-purpose for cookies? ›

The main advantage of plain flour is its versatility and general use. It's called “all-purpose flour” because it's a versatile ingredient that's suitable for numerous types of baked goods. Some of the goods include bread, biscuits, cookies, muffins, and many others.

What makes cookies fluffy and not flat? ›

Room temperature butter is just the right consistency to incorporate air when it's creamed with sugar. These trapped air pockets result in risen, fluffy cookies. If the butter is any warmer, it won't incorporate enough air and your cookies will have less rise.

Why are my gluten-free cookies crumbling? ›

Another reason is that gluten-free flours, such as almond flour or coconut flour, can behave differently than wheat flour in baking. They may absorb more liquid, for example, which can result in dry or crumbly cookies.

Why is gluten-free baking crumbly? ›

One common reason is that gluten-free flours tend to be lower in protein than wheat flour, which means that they don't have as much structural support. This can result in a softer, less cohesive dough that is more prone to crumbling or falling apart.

How do you keep cookies from being crumbly? ›

Too much flour = crumbly cookies

If you don't want to measure by weight, try sifting your flour first and scooping flour into your measuring cup with a spoon, and don't pack it down into the cup. If all else fails, try reducing the amount of flour in the recipe by 10%.

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