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
Matea says
I had no idea that gluten-free cookies are chewier! Maybe that's a sign I should be gluten-free... sometimes ;)
Erin@WellPlated says
Yes, I want! I want!
PS. Almond flour is hanging out in my freezer too. It's a sign!
Sarah | Broma Bakery says
I waaant! So cute that Mom is coming over. Mom meals are the BEST. I'm so excited for you in these next few weeks!
Arthur in the Garden! says
Yummy!
Brandon @ Kitchen Konfidence says
I've got a bag of coconut flour just sitting around without purpose. I need to turn it into delicious cookies like you've done here.
Stefanie @ Sarcastic Cooking says
I totally agree! Chewier the better!!!! Have a nice time with your mama!!
ali grace | cookies and grace says
These look awesome! My mom (a wonderful baker) was diagnosed with Ciliac disease a few years ago, which means shehas to be gluten free for health reasons. That is tough on a baker! I'll have to share this recipe with her... she's always on the lookout for GF recipes that actually taste good. :)
Jessica @ Stuck On Sweet says
chewy cookies are my favorite! Love the chocolate - i would eat them all, too! ;)
Jocelyn (Grandbaby cakes) says
These cookies are absolutely fantastic. And you are so blessed to have such a terrific mom to make all those incredible meals for you. Those meatballs I saw on FB were fantastic!
Ashley | The Recipe Rebel says
Haha, there aren't many food groups I avoid either! Mostly just salad. And green things that aren't mint. These cookies look amazing!