Gluten free chocolate chip cookies. Small batch cookie recipe makes 6 cookies.
My Mom is coming to visit this week to help stock my freezer with meals for post-baby. This means that all those odd bits and pieces of things in my freezer must go.
I've got to make room for frozen casseroles, soups, and other meal-prep related things! I can't think of a better thing in the world than a whole freezer full of food made with love by Mom.
Everything must go in order to make way for all the love!
All of this led me to a bag of almond flour on the bottom shelf of the freezer. I'm positive it's at least a year old. I can't even remember why I bought it.
I was reading a restaurant critic's article the other day (I don't habitually read restaurant critiques, as I am always shocked by how rude they can be), but anyway, the critic mentioned the one instance when a gluten free cookie was a better version than the original.
He said chewy cookies are chewier when gluten-free. I have to agree. So it got me thinking about my favorite cookie: a chewy, chocolaty little babe.
So, I decided to make it gluten free for the sake of chewiness. Not for the sake of avoiding a food group or anything. There are no food groups I avoid these days. Have you seen this belly?
Those are all for me.
I will happily munch of these cookies while my mom makes a quadruple batch of meatballs, two pans of King Ranch Chicken, and a few pie dishes of Baked Spaghetti to get me through those first few weeks with a new baby. If we're not going to be able to sleep, then we should be able to eat well, right?
You want some gluten free chocolate chip cookies too?
Little note: almond meal isn't the same as almond flour. Almond meal is ground up almonds, unsifted. You'll see the brown flecks of the almond skin in it. I get my almond meal here.
These delicious chocolate chip cookies are wonderfully chewy and one is definitely not enough.Chewiest Chocolate Cookies
Ingredients
Instructions
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6
Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 234Total Fat: 17gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 82mgSodium: 133mgCarbohydrates: 16gFiber: 3gSugar: 10gProtein: 6g
todd wagner says
These looks to-die-for, Christina! I'd love to take some of these delicious cookies off your hands, but I know what it's like to take cookies from a mother-to-be (I've tried). My wife wasn't too happy about that :)
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar says
That's so nice of your momma to come stay and help cook! Definitely needed post-baby. And these cookies are great pre OR post baby! My, my!!
Jennie @themessybakerblog says
That theory definitely makes sense. I make a healthier gluten-free chocolate chip cookie that are extra chewy. These look wonderful. Yes, I want. Pinned.
Heather || Heather's Dish says
Aren't moms the best? I'm a delinquent mama-to-be and food blogger and haven't even thought about freezer meals. Luckily I know my mom will be making all kinds of goodness when they get here!
lynn @ the actor’s diet says
These cookies look amazing. I wanna see what your Mama makes you!
Kristine @ Kristine's Kitchen says
I want! I can't resist a chewy cookie, and when it's full of chocolate as well... even better!
Nicole ~ Cookng for Keeps says
The chewier the cookie, the better for me!! Looks like it's gluten-free for my next batch!
Kathryn says
Gluten free cookies are the best, totally.
Shawnna says
Wow! Look at those cookies- So yummy !! I love chocolate!!
Trisha says
I've recently gotten obsessed with the combination of almond flour and chocolate in baked goods. I think the two flavors really compliment each other, and the almond meal brings and extra richness to the chocolate flavor. AND, of course, they're chewy and delicious. Enjoy mom-pampering time. It's the best. :)