Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
Posted Mar 05, 2021, Updated Nov 15, 2023
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These gluten free chocolate chip cookies are crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside, buttery and perfectly sweet. These gluten free cookies are easy to make and don’t require chilling! They are the best and no one can even tell they’re gluten-free!
Since I receive many questions about making our famous chocolate chip cookie recipe gluten-free, I decided to share the recipe for the best gluten-free chocolate chip cookies ever!
These gluten free chocolate chip cookies are crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside, buttery and perfectly sweet. They are easy to make and don’t require chilling! They are seriously the best and no one can even tell they’re gluten-free!
Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies: Ingredients & Substitutions
These gluten-free cookies are made with a handful of simple ingredients that we’ll discuss now!
- Gluten-Free all-purpose flour. Use a 1:1 all-purpose gluten-free flour made for baking – my favorite’s are Bob’s Red Mill or King Arthur Flour.
- Fine sea salt. Use fine (not coarse) sea salt. If using iodized table salt, decrease the amount by half.
- Salted Butter. Unsalted butter can be used in place of salted butter in these gluten-free chocolate chip cookies.
- Granulated sugar. I recommend using organic cane sugar or regular white sugar – I don’t use sugar substitutes so I can’t recommend them, but if you try it let me know in the comments.
- Light brown sugar. I don’t recommend making substitutions for the light brown sugar. Using dark brown sugar works, but it will impart a bolder molasses taste.
- Chocolate chips. Choose your favorite variety of chocolate chips. I prefer semi-sweet or dark.
How to make Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
Like I said above, I adapted my famous Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe to make it gluten-free. So this recipe is easy, and requires no chilling! As always we’ll walk through the steps together, and don’t forget to watch the video.
Combine dry ingredients
In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and sea salt. Set aside.
Beat butter & sugars
In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or in a large bowl with a hand-held mixer, beat together the butter, white sugar and brown sugar on medium-high speed until light and fluffy – about 1 minute.
Beat in egg & vanilla
Then, add egg and vanilla and beat until combined.
Add dry ingredients
Once the wet ingredients are well-mixed, add the dry ingredient mixture and beat on low speed until combined. You may need to pause, scrape down the sides and beat again to ensure all the dry ingredients are evenly incorporated.
Add chocolate chips
Lastly, add the chocolate chips and stir until evenly distributed throughout the dough, either by hand or by beaten them in on low speed.
Portion & Bake
Use a small cookie scoop to measure out 1 ½ TBS portions of dough, then roll into balls and place on prepared baking sheets at least 2” apart (I usually put 8 or 9 cookies on each baking sheet).
Bake in preheated oven for 9-10 minutes, or until cookies are barely set. Do not over-bake.
Cool
Cool the cookies on the baking sheet for 5-10 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
How to store gluten free chocolate chip cookies
Once cooled, store these gluten free chocolate chip cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for 3-5 days.
To Freeze:
You can freeze these gluten-free chocolate chip cookies two ways:
- Freeze the dough before baking. Simply portion out the dough and roll it into balls. Then place it on a baking sheet and flash-freeze the balls until hardened. Once hardened, transfer the gluten free cookie dough balls to an airtight container until you’re ready to bake.
- To bake: remove the cookie dough from the freezer and let it thaw in the refrigerator overnight or at room temperature for 2 hours before baking according to the recipe instructions. This is my preferred method, because you can bake them fresh when you’re ready to enjoy them.
- Freeze baked cookies. To freeze baked gluten free chocolate chip cookies, let them cool to room temperature. Then store them in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 2 months.
- To thaw: let the gluten free chocolate chip cookies cookies sit out at room temperature until thawed. You can also warm them in the oven set to 250 degrees F, in a baking dish covered with foil (or a lid) until warmed through.
Recipe FAQs
An all-purpose gluten-free baking flour is preferred. My favorite’s are Bob’s Red Mill or King Arthur Flour.
Follow this recipe exactly and you will make the best gluten-free chocolate chip cookies ever!
If you love this recipe, try these:
- These classic no-bake cookies are gluten-free, easy to make and out-of-this-world delicious. Also try these healthy no bake cookies!
- Try these flourless brownies (favorite recipe), black bean brownies, or these fudgy paleo brownies for gluten-free brownies you will love!
- Everyone adores this flourless chocolate cake – the most decadent gluten-free chocolate dessert ever.
- These no-bake chocolate peanut butter oatmeal bars are also gluten-free and SO GOOD.
- These flourless peanut butter cookies are easy to make with 5 ingredients and are delicious gluten-free cookies! Also try these gluten-free peanut butter blossoms!
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Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ cup salted butter
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1 ½ cups gluten-free all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp fine sea salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper, set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine gluten-free flour, baking soda, baking powder and sea salt. Set aside
- In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
- Add egg and vanilla and beat until combined.
- Add dry ingredient mixture and beat until the dough is uniform throughout
- Add chocolate chips and stir until evenly distributed.
- Use a small cookie scoop to measure out 1 ½ TBS portions of dough, then roll into balls and place on prepared baking sheets at least 2” apart (I usually put 8 or 9 cookies on each baking sheet).
- Bake in preheated oven for 9-10 minutes, or until cookies are barely set.
- Cool on baking sheet for 5-10 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
Video
Notes
Ingredient substitutions
- Gluten-Free all-purpose flour. Use a 1:1 all-purpose gluten-free flour made for baking – my favorite’s are Bob’s Red Mill or King Arthur Flour.
- Fine sea salt. Use fine (not coarse) sea salt. If using iodized table salt, decrease the amount by half.
- Salted Butter. Unsalted butter can be used in place of salted butter in these gluten-free chocolate chip cookies. Or use browned butter.
- Granulated sugar. I recommend using organic cane sugar or regular white sugar.
- Light brown sugar. I don’t recommend making substitutions for the light brown sugar. Using dark brown sugar works, but it will impart a bolder molasses taste.
- Chocolate chips. Choose your favorite variety of chocolate chips. I prefer semi-sweet or dark.
Store
Once cooled, store these gluten free chocolate chip cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for 3-5 days.How to freeze gluten-free chocolate chip cookies
You can freeze these gluten-free chocolate chip cookies two ways:- Freeze the dough before baking. Simply portion out the dough and roll it into balls. Then place it on a baking sheet and flash-freeze the balls until hardened. Once hardened, transfer the gluten free cookie dough balls to an airtight container until you’re ready to bake.
- To bake: remove the cookie dough from the freezer and let it thaw in the refrigerator overnight or at room temperature for 2 hours before baking according to the recipe instructions. This is my preferred method, because you can bake them fresh when you’re ready to enjoy them.
- Freeze baked cookies. To freeze baked gluten free chocolate chip cookies, let them cool to room temperature. Then store them in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 2 months.
- To thaw: let the gluten free chocolate chip cookies cookies sit out at room temperature until thawed. You can also warm them in the oven set to 250 degrees F, in a baking dish covered with foil (or a lid) until warmed through.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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SO FREAKING GOOD! this was my first time making GF cookies and i’m obsessed. truly the perfect blend of crispy and gooey ahh!! i used red mill flour with no problems!
Used egg substitute also they taste delicious
My boyfriend and I were in a baking/cooking slump. Everything we made turned out bad. I wanted some cookies and found this recipe. We used chocolate pieces from a baking bar instead of chips. These are some of the best cookies I’ve ever had! Goodbye slump!
I’m so glad these broke the “slump streak!”
Can almond flour be used instead of all purpose flour for this recipe?
No. I suggest trying these Paleo Chocolate Chip cookies if you want to use almond flour.
Excellent! Best ever! I have made these dozens of times, and they are a family favorite! Thank you so much! I use earth balance sometimes for a dairy free version and find them just as delicious.
Thank you Chisti!
I made these for my daughter’s bachelorette weekend and needed a cookie that was gluten-free for one of the girls. We thought they were so good that I didn’t bother making a regular chocolate chip cookie for everyone else. I knew they were a hit when my husband ate 3 as soon as they were cooled!
Thank you so much Heather! Congratulations on your daughter’s upcoming wedding!!!
Best cookies ever everyone loves them so much!
Thank you Emma!
I substitute my preferred King Arthur flour, otherwise this is the best gluten-free cookie recipe ever!
Thank you so much Diana! 🙂
my first time making gluten free chocolate chip cookies. The result were
just like chocolate chip cookies baked with flour. soo good i have made
them many time before writing this review
Thank you! I’m so glad you love them!
The recipe sounds great and uncomplicated! I am new to baking without wheat or rice flour. I am using Bob’s Red Mill all-purpose baking flour. Do I need to use xanthan gum?
With the flour you are using you don’t need xanthan hum.
Hands down the best gluten free cookie recipe I’ve ever used!! I made these dairy free as well, and they were incredible!
Thank you Amy!