These Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies are made with just five ingredients and are completely guilt-free. The main ingredient is almond butter, meaning they’re flourless and therefore gluten free and paleo-friendly!
Originally published: February 2015 // Updated: November 2019
Who doesn’t love a healthy cookie recipe? That’s exactly what these almond butter chocolate chip cookies are, but they are GOOD. Soft and chewy and totally guilt-free. Oh, and did I mention paleo-friendly, too?
On their own, these cookies aren’t super sweet. As you can see from the ingredient list, the only sugar in them is honey, and the chocolate too. But, that’s kind of the point. These cookies are better for you, and you can feel good eating them! With that said, I’ve included the option to add a little coconut sugar if you do want them to be a bit sweeter, so keep that in mind when making these.
Miguel and I both thought they were perfect as-is, and that the chocolate adds the perfect amount of sweetness. This cookie recipe truly couldn’t be easier to make!
WHY YOU NEED THESE ALMOND BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
- They’re made with just 5 ingredients, all of which you probably have on hand
- The main ingredient is almond butter, meaning they’re flourless and therefore gluten free
- The whole recipe comes together in under 20 minutes!
HOW TO MAKE FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
First thing’s first, and that is that not all almond butter is created equally. I wish it was, but that’s just not the case. If you’re a regular consumer of almond butter, you know that every brand has a slightly different texture. I’m going to go out on a limb and say that ANY almond butter will work, but that I’ve only tried this recipe with two kinds of almond butter 1) Whole Foods 365 creamy almond butter and B) Trader Joe’s creamy almond butter (NOT the raw kind).
The reason this matters is because almond butter is the main ingredient, so it’s important to use the “right” one. The reason I like both almond butters above is because they’re not too thick, and therefore easy to stir.
Ok, now that we got that out of the way, let’s talk about how to make these super easy cookies.
First, whisk the eggs together in a large bowl. Then, add the almond butter and honey. While you can absolutely stir this by hand, I prefer using my electric hand mixer. Last, stir in the baking soda. At this point, you should have cookie dough.
NOTE: If you want the cookies to be a little bit sweeter, feel free to add one or two tablespoons of coconut sugar to the dough. Otherwise, the only sweetener in this recipe is honey. Oh, and the chocolate of course.
For most chocolate chip cookie recipes, I prefer using chopped chocolate. Why? Because I find that it melts better and you’re guaranteed to get some chocolate with every bite. Stir in the chocolate by hand, then use your hands to form the cookie dough into balls, placing them right onto the baking sheet.
The last step is to gently press down on the cookies before placing them in the oven and baking them, which will make the texture even better.
HOW TO STORE COOKIES
Store these cookies in an air-tight container at room temperature for up to 3 days. Alternatively, you can freeze them and enjoy them at a later date. If you decide to go this route, wait until the cookies have completely cooled, then place them in a plastic freezer-safe bag and keep them in the freezer for up to three months.
OTHER HEALTHY DESSERT RECIPES
*If you make these cookies, I’d love it if you could leave a review below. THANK YOU!
Flourless Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond butter
- 3 tbsp honey
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 cup chopped chocolate* or more
- optional: 2 tbsp coconut sugar**
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Whisk eggs together in a large bowl; then, add the almond butter and honey and stir to combine (you can do this by hand but I like to use my electric mixer). Last, add the baking soda.
- Stir in the chopped chocolate (or chocolate chips) by hand.
- Use your hands to form cookie dough into balls, placing them directly onto a nonstick baking sheet. Then gently press down on the cookies, flattening them out a bit.
- Bake for 11-13 minutes, or until edges are set.
- Leave cookies on the baking sheet for 2-3 minutes, then transfer them to a cooling rack.
- Enjoy!
Notes
OBsessed with flourless cookies (maybe also because I make a mess with actual flour)- These look epic Druga! Pinned!
I didn’t watch the grammy’s live because Australia is in the third world but Rihanna stole my luffah. Bi!ch.
I <3 flourless chocolate chip cookies And these are no exception!
I love cookies like this because you don’t need a million ingredients!! YUMMMMM!
Oh and I’m kind of guilty of liking when the gym finally starts to slow down after January….is that bad?? I see the squat rack and Ruuuuuuuun for it… lol
HAHA I’m the same way. I get really excited when the free weights start becoming available again.
I love you for going almond instead of peanut 😀 And I was planning on watching the Grammy’s, but I ended up having to bail at the last minute because of unforeseen circumstances. Womp, womp. Can I have a cookie to make me feel better? 😀
You didn’t miss much. Plus, you can always just read the recaps the next day 🙂 ….which is what I end up doing because I never stay awake for the whole thing. YES I’ll send you a cookie!
Oh my gosh i have all these ingredients! Wooo that never happens when I read a recipe I like haha.
I love your honesty about your lunch haha. You can’t post recipes and say you didn’t eat tons of them! It’s just not true! And if it is it’s probably not a great recipe haha. Which is probably why yours always look so good!
Thanks lady! Multiple cookies for lunch has happened more than once…. and I’m never mad about it 🙂
Whoa. These look INSANE! I can’t wait to try them. Pinnneddduuh!
Oh, and the packed January fitness classes are so funny to me. Mine have started to thin out already too. On one side, I wish people would stick with their goals but on the other, I’m much happier to have more space to move. 🙂
SAME. I love the enthusiasm but….no. Thanks for pinning 🙂
These look great, thanks for sharing! I love that there are so few ingredients, which means they’ll be super easy to make. What did you sprinkle on top?
Salt! And the fewer the ingredients the better, right? 🙂
Delicious and healthy – I would totally eat these for breakfast. Or as a midnight snack. I want.
Don’t these look amazing?!! Wow! …and only a few ingredients?! Such a win!!
Yum these sound amazing-totally making this week!
This sounds like a tasty lunch to me! Definitely going to be making these sometime soon. What kind of AB did you use – salted or unsalted? Can’t wait to sink my teeth into them!
Unsalted and then sprinkled a little salt on top 😉
Simple and delicious! I love making flourless almond butter cookies. Those melty chocolate chunks are just… so perfect.
What kind of chips do you normally use?
I buy Enjoy Life in bulk when they’re on sale, but otherwise I just use regular semi-sweet chips.
This weekend was pretty low key for me. Lots of grocery shopping and recipe testing. And I totally know what you mean about interesting meals when recipe testing. This morning I had oatmeal scraps for breakfast i.e. all the oatmeal/chocolate chips/almonds/shredded coconut I sprinkled around while taking pictures last weekend. I hate to waste it so I throw it in a ziplock and eat it for breakfast. #bloggerproblems
YES–talk about good use of your resources! #bloggerproblems are real for sure.
Ohhh these look amazing! I didn’t watch the Grammy’s, but I can certainly relate to having strange lunches when I’m testing out a new recipe haha. But you know what? No complaining here about cookies for lunch 😉 . These look amazing! Pinned!
Ahh yum! After my cookie binge last week I’m trying to lay off the sweets for a little bit. The weather this weekend was so perfect, so I spent every minute I could outside or with the windows open.
Boom! I’m so making these – do you think they’d work with peanut butter?
Hmmm possibly… I believe peanut butter is a bit creamier than almond butter, so the dough may be too soft. Worth a shot though!
Mmm Chocolate Chip cookies. Delicious. Wasn’t the weather just beautiful this weekend?! I was loving it! Such a tease for spring. If only it was staying this week…
UGH it was too beautiful! You took the words out of my mouth, but yes–such a tease!
And Steve and Miguel strike again! Steves weakness is chocolate chip cookies (by the way i literally told him you said he was crazy hahaha, he said thanks). These sound wonderful, and look great too! Thanks for sharing, pinning 🙂
HAHA I’m sure he loved that….:D Thanks for pinning Tina!