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
Rachel says
Hey Christine, these need an oven temperature setting. I made them today at lunch and I couldn't find what temp to bake them at so I plugged them in to a preheated 350 degree oven. They turned out good. I can't comment on the texture because while I doubled the recipe, I forgot to double the eggs (oops!) so mine turned out REALLY fragile and crumbly/sandy in texture. But the flavor was fantastic. I handed them out at work and got rave reviews.
Angie says
I made these tonight and they are so good! Definitely will be having these again and I love that they are gluten free. Thanks!!
Liz @ Floating Kitchen says
Hooray for mom's! I hope you gals get that freezer packed up tight! Love it. And these cookies. So decadent looking!
Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom says
Hooray for mothers. . I don't know what I would have done without my mom when I had my kids. In the Korean culture, you eat a lot of seaweed soup and beef bone soup. . for all the nutrients for breast feeding. so, needless to say, I had my fill of seaweed while my mom was staying with us. I loved the photo you shared on IG the other day of your mom holding the meatballs she made for you. . I meant to leave a comment there. . the thing I loved most about that photo was seeing your mother's hands. When I was little, I would sit with my mom and just hold her hands and stare at them. I don't know why but it was so comforting to me. . so anyway, loved seeing that photo. it just said "love" to me. love these cookies!! and why have I never thought of putting my almond meal/flour in my freezer?! happy weekend, Christina! I should know this but when's the due date? such a special time for you. . enjoy these last few moments with your hubby!!
Juju Sprinkles says
After this batch, I think I "might" be chocolate out, just "might". =)
Juju
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kristen @ good habits and guilty pleasures says
just made these... amazing! I'm going to need some major self control to not eat them all right now :)
Iris says
Looks great=) Quick question: would rice flour work too?
Christina Lane says
I only tested the recipe as you see it on the site, but my gut tells me no rice flour. Almond meal is dense, rice flour is light and fluffy, ya know? Sorry I can't help more. Best of luck with ingredients substitutions!
Thalia @ butter and brioche says
These definitely look like the chewiest chocolate cookies ever. They look really rich with dark chocolate flavour too - love your photography of them!
Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says
mmmm I need to use almond meal more too! and these cookies def. look uber fudgyyyyy
Coty and Mariah |Quirks and Twists| says
Wow! These look aammmazing! Chocolate heaven.