Flourless Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies ~ these gluten free cookies are made without flour or butter, and they beat your favorite chocolate chip cookie by a mile!
I am blown away by these flourless almond butter cookies ~ 1 bowl, 5Â ingredients, 8 minutes in the oven…
these cookies have revolutionized my life. I am not kidding when I tell you they are every bit as good as the classic Tollhouse chocolate chip cookies that I’ve been making for years, except they contain absolutely no flour, and no butter. And they take half the time. I don’t know if it’s chemistry or just plain magic, but I will never go back to conventional chocolate chip cookies again. Why would I? These are my new favorite cookie.
The cookie dough itself is a revelation. There’s no need for multiple bowls, bringing butter to room temperature, chilling anything before baking, or any other hassles, for that matter. This cookie would be the ideal first baking project to do with your kids, and how great for busy parents, who really want to give their families the joy of home baking, but don’t have the time and energy to devote to big kitchen projects. It’s great for college students with limited kitchen privileges, the gluten intolerant, and people who just want to eat more conscientiously. I love this cookie!
TIP: If you are using all natural almond butter for these flourless almond butter chocolate chip cookies, be sure to stir it well to incorporate any excess oil before measuring it out.
Here’s the fun part — there are so many nut butters on the supermarket shelves now, and even more you can whip up yourself with a food processor. Combine them with the variety of chips, both chocolate and otherwise, and you’ve got a treasure trove of easy flourless cookies for the baking season.
Try my other flourless nut butter cookies!
- FLOURLESS WHITE CHOCOLATE CHIP MACADAMIA COOKIES
- FLOURLESS CASHEW BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
- FLOURLESS PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
- FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER CHIP COOKIES
I’m still stunned that these decadent chocolate chip cookies are so simple— try them, and let me know what you think!
Flourless Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup almond butter
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Set oven to 350F
- Crack the egg into a medium bowl and beat it lightly. Add in the almond butter, baking soda, and sugar and mix everything together well.
- Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Scoop the dough onto a parchment or silpat lined baking sheet. I use a (1 3/4 inch) scoop, but you can use a tablespoon. Space the cookies well apart, and flatten them slightly with the back of a spoon.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Don't overbake these, the cookies will look underdone, but they will firm up as they cool.
- Let them cool for a couple of minutes on the baking sheet, then transfer them carefully to a cooling rack.
Notes
- You can use commercial or 'natural' almond butter for these cookies, although the type you use will alter their texture slightly. I found the best texture was with 1/2 Jiff almond butter and 1/2 natural almond butter.
- I owe this cookie epiphany to my good friend and inspirational blogging buddy Mary, her 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies started it all.
Nutrition
i’ve noticed that almond butter makes things have an interesting texture before they’re baked–it’s almost greasy. everything always ends up delicious though, and these look to be no exception!
I agree, the dough looks a little scary, but it works out fabulously in the end!
If you endorse these cookies that is good enough for me. I am intrigued by your recipe and Barefoot’s. I can’t wait to try them both. I’ll let you know how it goes.
You’ll be amazed, Karen.
Check you out! These look fantastic and amazingly like the “real” thing! I’m going to try a pinch of baking soda in mine next time and see how it changes them! Thanks, Sue.
Being the especially fortunate friend and neighbor, I was able to test these little beauties. They practically melt in your mouth and I warn you, be cautious…they’re far too fabulous. Merci, Sue!!!
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I’m just wondering if you could move near me so I can be the neighbor like Judith who “tests” things out? I’m totally a willing subject!
Now this looks like the best possible reason to have almond butter in the pantry! NOM.
Yum, Sue! I love the peanut butter ones (even tried with coconut sugar and it gave a nice crunch on the edge) and can’t wait to give the almond/choc a try. I love the mac nut/white choc idea… One question: Have you ever tried freezing the dough balls of this batter? That’s the one nice thing about the flour/butter batters! But I’ve never tried it with the nut butter batters. Thoughts? Happy baking 🙂
I’m almost certain that it would work perfectly, just form and flatten the dough, then freeze them flat on a cookie sheet, and when they’re firm, pop them into freezer baggies.
The PB cookies I make the same way – no butter and no flour – are every bit as good as any other cookie with tons of both. I have never made AB cookies with this method though. They’re gorgeous, Sue! Do they have an almond buttery taste, or do they taste more like traditional choc chip cookies? When I make PB cookies this way, they are without a doubt, super PB tasting. But PB is way more intense than AB.
” I found the best texture was with Jiff almond butter.” <— The same is true with PB cookies for me. Jif trumps natural.
That’s the amazing thing, I didn’t taste a strong almond butter taste, although it does seem to add a rich nuttiness. I actually didn’t taste must difference between them and regular chocolate chips.
You can’t beat 1 bowl and 5 ingredients! Love the almond butter in these!
Recently advised to give a gluten-free “diet” a 6-month trial. Onlt the first week and am diligently looking for baked goodies to satisfy the occasional sweet tooth. I am thrilled with your post today. Thank you!
I’ve found that you can get great results with gluten free baking, sometimes I like it even better than the original wheat flour based recipes. Good luck with your gluten-free trial, hope these help 🙂
Wow I can’t believe the ingredients, will give it a go!
Not kidding, these are awesome!