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Baked chocolate chip cookies on parchment lined baking sheet
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5 from 11 votes

Healthier Chocolate Chip Cookies

Course: dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: corn-free, gluten-free, plant based, soy-free, sugar-free, vegan, wheat-free, yeast-free
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 83kcal

Equipment

  • large-sized bowl and medium-sized bowl
  • cookie sheet
  • parchment paper

Ingredients

Wet Ingredients

  • 1 Tablespoon ground flaxseed
  • 3 Tablespoons water
  • 1/2 cup vegan butter, softened (not melted) such as Miyoko's Cultured Vegan Butter
  • 5 Tablespoons maple syrup (1/4 cup plus 1 Tablespoon)
  • 1 teaspoon alcohol-free vanilla, such as Frontier Co-op Brand (or alcohol-free almond)
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 heaping cup bittersweet chocolate chips

Dry Ingredients

  • 1-1/4 cups almond flour
  • 1 cup gluten-free flour blend, such as Namaste Foods brand
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder, aluminum-free
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon Himalayan sea salt

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350º
  • Put the ground flaxseed and water into a large-sized bowl; this will create a "flax egg." Set it aside while you prepare the dry ingredients
  • Put all of the dry ingredients into a separate medium-sized bowl and stir well.
  • Add the vegan butter, maple syrup, and vanilla to the large bowl with the flax egg. Using the back of a fork, mash the butter into the wet ingredients. Add the walnuts and chocolate chips; stir together.
  • Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
  • Cover a flat baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Measure a heaping Tablespoon of the batter and spoon it onto the cookie sheet. Repeat until all of the batter is used up. Space the cookies on the baking sheet 1 inch apart.
  • Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown. When done, slide the parchment/cookies from the baking sheet onto the counter and let them cool before serving.

Notes

  • The gluten-free flour blend can be substituted with cassava flour (such as Otto's Naturals) or oat flour.
  • I always mix walnuts, chocolate chips, raisins, and the like with wet ingredients first. If directly added to the dry ingredients, flour can become stuck in the groves.

Nutrition

Calories: 83kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 82mg | Potassium: 22mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg