Chewy around the edges and soft in the middle, these Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies are simple to make and they are the perfect almond flour cookie.
With only a few ingredients, you can have these chocolate chip cookies with almond flour in the oven in less than fifteen minutes.

Looking for another great almond flour recipe? These almond flour blueberry muffins are also amazing and they use similar ingredients.
Readers are also raving about these almond flour crepes. For another dessert option, try these almond flour cupcakes.
Why You'll Love these Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies
Easy to make - This is a one bowl recipe that uses minimal ingredients.
Perfect Texture - Where other almond flour cookies can be dry, these chocolate chip cookies with almond flour are chewy and perfect in every way.
It's a Cookie - Seriously, who doesn't love cookies, especially cookies with chocolate chips.
Options for Sweeteners - We love making these almond flour chocolate cookies with coconut sugar, but we've tested them with other sweeteners. We're happy to share that you can use brown sugar, or a granulated sugar free sweetener like Swerve.

Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookie Ingredients
Butter (or Coconut Oil) - You can use butter or coconut oil. We prefer butter in this almond flour chocolate chip cookie recipe.
Sweetener - You can use brown sugar, coconut sugar, or a sugar free sweetener.
Egg - To help hold everything together and help the cookies rise.
Vanilla Extract - Just like in traditional chocolate chips cookies, we're adding a little vanilla extract. Use a high quality vanilla extract.
Almond Flour - The main ingredient in these almond flour chocolate chip cookies.
Flax seed meal (ground flax seeds) - For texture.
Baking Soda - To help the cookies rise.
Salt - To balance some of the flavors.
Keto Chocolate Chips or Chopped Chocolate - You can use your favorite chocolate chips or chopped chocolate bar.
For the list of ingredients with amounts, please see the almond flour chocolate chip cookie recipe card below.

How to make Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies
You can make these almond flour chocolate chip cookies in just a few simple steps:
- In a large mixing bowl with an electric beater, beat together the coconut oil, or butter, and your sweetener of choice, until smooth.
- Add the egg and vanilla and continue to beat until smooth and creamy.
- Add in the almond flour, flax seed meal, salt, and baking soda and beat until combined.
- Fold in the chopped dark chocolate (or chocolate chips). Place in the refrigerator while you preheat your oven.
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Use a cookie scoop to scoop cookie dough into balls and place them on a parchment lined baking sheet two inches apart.
- Bake for 12 minutes or until the center is set and the tops are golden brown. Remove from the oven and slide the parchment paper off the baking sheet onto a cool surface.
See the recipe card and instruction below for the full list of ingredients and baking times.

Chocolate Chip Cookies with Almond Flour
Almond flour plays the biggest role in this almond flour cookie recipe and helps keep these chocolate chip cookies tender.
I haven't tested this recipe with coconut flour. Coconut flour doesn't work as a 1-to-1 sub for almond flour.
Working With Almond Flour
Working with almond flour can be tricky if you're not used to it. Remember when measuring almond flour to spoon your flour into your measuring cup, then level it.
Do not dip your measuring cup into the flour then level, it will be too much almond flour.
Also, if you store almond flour in the freezer you'll want to bring it to room temperature before you use it.
Almond flour looses moisture in the freezer but absorbs moisture from the air when it defrosts. If you add it to your recipe too soon, it's suck the wet ingredients right up.
Looking for more recipes using alternative flours? Try these oat flour chocolate chip cookies next. These plant based cookies are also simple to make and delicious.

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Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chewy around the edges and soft in the middle, these Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies are simple to make and quick to bake.
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter (or coconut oil at room temperature)
- ½ cup brown sugar, coconut sugar, or sugar free sweetener
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon gluten-free vanilla extract
- 2 cups blanched almond flour
- ¼ cup flax seed meal (ground flax seed)
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt (omit if using salted butter)
- 1 cup chopped dark chocolate pieces, or chocolate chips of choice
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl with an electric beater, beat together the butter and brown sugar (or sugar of choice) until smooth.
- Add the egg and vanilla and continue to beat until smooth and creamy.
- Add in the almond flour, flax seed meal, salt, and baking soda and beat until combined.
- Fold in the chopped chocolate (or chocolate chips). Place in the refrigerator while you preheat your oven.
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Use a cookie scoop to scoop cookie dough into balls and place them on a parchment lined baking sheet two inches apart.
- Bake for 12 minutes or until the center is set and the tops are golden brown. Remove from the oven and slide the parchment paper off the baking sheet onto a cool surface.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to three days. Cookies will stay soft and chewy.
Notes
- Remember when measuring almond flour to spoon your flour into your measuring cup, then level it. Do not dip your measuring cup into the flour then level, it will be too much almond flour.
- You can use coconut oil, dairy-free butter, or butter (if you do dairy).
- You can use chopped chocolate or chocolate chips in the almond flour cookie recipe
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 18 Serving Size: 1 cookieAmount Per Serving: Calories: 392Total Fat: 30gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 20gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 159mgCarbohydrates: 27gFiber: 12gSugar: 14gProtein: 9g
The nutrition information for the entire recipe is calculated using butter and Lily's chocolate chips. Please double check the nutrition information for the brands of products you are using as these may vary.
Susan
Hi,
Did you use an egg or flax seed? The recipe says 1/4 cup flax seed but the directions calls for an 1 egg.
Four Score Living
Hi Susan,
This recipe calls for both egg and flax seed meal (ground flax seed). They ground flax seed really helps with the texture. I hope that helps.
Best,
The Four Score Living Team
Diana
Can sub for oat flour?
Four Score Living
We haven't tried it. It might be best to look up a oat flour chocolate chip recipe, just in case.
The Four Score Living Team