Naturally gluten free Flourless Cashew Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies ~ would you believe that these perfectly chewy chocolate chip cookies are made without any flour, or any butter whatsoever?
Flourless cookies are incredible. In case I failed to convince you with my Flourless Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies, or, heaven forbid there should be any straggling non-believers out there after my Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies, this should seal the deal. A great chocolate chip cookie can be made without any butter or any flour whatsoever. They’re so quick and easy to make, I’d say they qualify as instant gratification. In the cookie world, this is revolutionary.
I found cashew butter in the peanut butter aisle the other day, which prompted this recipe. I think I can now safely say that any kind of nut butter will work with these cookies. I’m slowly working my way through all of them…it can be homemade or store bought, doesn’t seem to matter. Nut butter can take the place of both flour and butter in these simple cookie recipes, and the result is pure delicious.
The batter is a dream to whip up — there’s nothing to sift, nothing to soften, nothing to cause any trouble whatsoever. Just whisk or beat the egg, sugar, cashew butter, and chocolate chips together. No need to chill. Just scoop the dough onto the baking sheet and bake.
About 12 minutes in the oven and you’ve got cookies. GOOD cookies 😉
If you like soft, chewy cookies I think you’ll love these flourless cashew butter chocolate chip cookies, I’m completely smitten. The cashew flavor isn’t dominant, so to me they taste like a regular chocolate chip cookie. Because the cashew butter takes the pace of dairy butter and flour, these cookies are almost like little energy bars. They freeze well, and you can actually eat them straight from the freezer!
Reader Rave ~
“Made exactly as printed and they are delicious! Thank you for the recipe!” ~ Karen
Flourless Cashew Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup cashew butter
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Set oven to 350F
- Whisk the egg and sugar together until well blended. Beat in the baking soda and cashew butter and then fold in the chips.
- I use a 1 1/2 inch cookie scoop to scoop out balls of dough. Space them 2 inches apart on a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Flatten the balls of dough just slightly with your fingers or a spreading knife.
- Bake for about 12-13 minutes. The cookies will puff up and just barely begin to get golden on the edges. They will look soft and a little under done, but will firm up as they cool.
- Cool the cookies for a few minutes on the pan, then transfer to a rack.
Wow! These are so delicious. Thank you so much for this delicious recipe.
Eggs are very bad for you. They are actually chicken “periods”…YUK!!! God has taught me much about food and we are NOT to eat dairy and meat!! And especially mixed with SUGAR!!! Causes alziehemers disease. WAtch “101 reasons to be a vegetarian”.. The guy shows digestive tracks of canine/ wolf and humans. We are not meant to eat bacteria and “DEAD” cooked food. The best foods are spinach, chards, leeks…all veggies and fresh fruits (NOT FROZEN because it changes its molecular structure and doesnt feed us correctly!)
I just made these today! I used organic coconut sugar (which resembles brown sugar) in place of plain sugar for some extra nutrients. The end result? A house that smells lovely and a treat that kills the sweet tooth! I’d say these are pretty good considering no flour, no butter!
Good to know about the coconut sugar Katiya!
I made these with Trader Joe’s cashew butter (and their semisweet chips, which are the best), and they were great! I used 1/4 cup brown sugar and 1/4 cup white, though, and next time I think I will use only brown sugar. Would that work, do you think?
That should work fine!
I made these. They are delicious. I would make them again but my local market it out of cashew butter. Working up my nerve to make my own. Maybe i will try another nut butter. Thanks!
Nut butter is SO easy Sonya, all you need is a little food processor, the small cuisinart mini-prep like I use only costs about $40 I think, and it’s well worth it. Just put a cup of nuts in the bowl, and process away until it becomes a smooth butter. You will need to stop the machine often to scrape down the sides, that’s all!
Wow I just made these …but with coconut sugar and I amazed at how good they taste!! Great recipe. Googled it from Dallas. May need to make more!
Great to know coconut sugar works, I haven’t tried that yet!
Have you tried the flourless nut butter cookies with nutella?
I just bought some to try, I think it will work, but we’ll see!
Do you think throwing in a handful of cashews would hurt anything Sue?
No not at all, my newest version of these cookies (https://theviewfromgreatisland.com/2015/03/flourless-white-chocolate-chip-macadamia-cookies.html) uses a 1/2 cup of chopped nuts and it worked great.
Great, thank you. I get that recipe too. Love all your recipes. Thanks for all of them.
Just made these and they are delish!
Thanks Lindsey, I have several flourless cookies on the blog if you’re interesting in variations!
Baked these last night. Delicious! Having one or three with my morning coffee right now.
Yay!