These paleo chocolate chip cookies are easy to make in under 20 minutes! They are perfectly soft & chewy, slightly crisp, and are seriously the best paleo cookies you’ll ever try!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
In a medium-sized bowl, mix together almond flour, coconut flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Set aside.
In a microwave safe bowl, melt together coconut oil, cashew butter and honey. Cool completely.
Mix in coconut sugar until dissolved.
Add egg and vanilla and stir until combined.
Add dry ingredients and stir until combined.
Fold in chocolate chips.
Use a 1 ½ TBS cookie scoop to portion out dough, roll it into balls and place evenly spaced on a large cookie sheet.
Bake for 8-9 minutes until cookies are slightly browned.
Remove from oven. Gently tap the cookie sheet on the counter 2 times. Let the cookies cool on the pan for 15 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
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IngredientSubstituions
Almond flour. You can substitute a 1:1 gluten-free or paleo baking flour for the almond flour. Tapioca flour also works well. Do not use coconut flour in place of almond flour, they are not 1:1 substitutes for each other.
Coconut flour. Please be aware that coconut flour is a unique flour that absorbs significantly more liquid than other flours. There is no substitution for coconut flour in this paleo chocolate chip cookie recipe.
Coconut Oil. Butter (grass-fed for paleo), or ghee can be used in place of coconut oil.
Cashew butter. Almond butter, sunflower seed butter, tahini, etc. can be used in place of cashew butter. However, I find that cashew butter yields the most authentic chocolate chip cookie flavor.
Coconut sugar. Any granulated sugar works well! I have used organic cane sugar (not paleo thought) with great results.
Honey. Maple syrup can be used in place of honey, however it will impart a maple flavor.
Chocolate Chips. Use your favorite chocolate chips, or chopped chocolate bars, in this recipe - here are some of my favorites:
Hu Kitchen Chocolate Gems. This is my favorite paleo chocolate. These gems are delicious and easy to toss into cookies (no bar chopping required).
Hu Kitchen Dark Chocolate Bars. You can also buy dark chocolate bars and chop them up to toss into these paleo chocolate chip cookies.
Lily's Dark Chocolate. They make chips and bars that are stevia sweetened, low carb, keto, etc.
Store/FreezeStore these paleo chocolate chip cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days. You can freeze them in an airtight container or freezer-friendly bag for up to 1 month.