These Grain-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies come together in the food processor, take no more than 15 minutes to make, and they're naturally sweetened, which makes them a pretty sweet deal. A gluten-free, vegan and soy-free recipe.
These Grain-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies are so good, you'll probably want to eat the whole batch. And fact is, you won't feel all that guilty if you do, because they're not just amazingly good, they're actually good for you.
The great thing about baking gluten-free goodies is that you can mix them up in the food processor because you don't have to worry about gluten formation, a definite concern when you're dealing with all purpose or another kind of wheat flour. I love using the food processor also because it keeps cleanup to a minimum.
The cookies are naturally sweetened with Deglet Noor dates, but they are perfectly sweet and nobody will be able to tell you didn't actually dump sugar into these. The chocolate chips are semisweet and do contain sugar, but you could certainly use dark chocolate chips which will make a slightly less sweet but still delicious cookie.
I baked these to a crunchy texture, which also made them a little darker, but if you want softer, chewier cookies, you can get them out of the oven earlier. When Jay bit into one of these, he told me, Mom, these cookies are super-absolootely deeelicious! So yes, they are kid approved too.
Grain-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup superfine almond flour
- ¼ cup coconut flour
- ½ cup Deglet Noor Dates (soaked for 30 minutes, then drained)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil (coconut oil works too)
- ⅓ cup vegan semisweet chocolate chips (can use dark chocolate chips, but the cookies will be slightly less sweet)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place the drained dates in the bowl of a food processor and process until pureed. If you don't have a food processor, use a blender to puree the dates and then proceed with mixing the remaining ingredients in a bowl.
- Add the two flours, vanilla, oil and baking soda to the food processor and mix until the dough comes together.
- Remove the cookie dough to a bowl and mix in the chocolate chips.
- Divide the dough into 12 balls and flatten them between your fingers before placing on a parchment- or foil-lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes. If you want softer, chewier cookies, get them out of the oven after 8-10 minutes. For more crunchy, darker cookies, cook a couple of minutes longer.
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More delicious vegan cookie recipes from the archives:
- Vegan Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Vegan Almond Flour Shortbread Cookies (grain-free, naturally sweetened)
- Vegan Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies
- Banana Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie
- Best Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies Ever
Hemi Khanchandani
Hello Vaishali! I have followed your blog on and off and cooked several recipes from it almost since you started the blog. I have gone the whole circle with growing up a vegetarian and eating non-veg after moving to US and then going back to vegetarian. Have been thinking of going vegan for several years and finally did it last month!!!! THANK YOU so much for all the wonderful recipes and your interesting style of writing. Your banana bread / muffins / mango bread and several others are my go to recipes.
I made these cookies for Christmas and they were absolutely delicious! The only addition i made was adding orange zest to it. TBH, i was not sure anyone in my family will like them (because they were vegan) but they were loved by all!
Thank you so much!!!! I know your blog will make my transition so much more easier.
Vaishali
Hemi so happy to hear that! 🙂
N
Wow I'm drooling at the very sight of these 😀 Great that you're doing a lot of healthy recipes nowadays. Keep rocking <3
Vaishali
Thanks, N! 🙂
Sara
These are our current favourite cookies. Thank you!!
Vaishali
Awesome, happy to hear! 🙂
Ellen Lederman
Yum! I will definitely try these. You're even being kind to my budget (I really don't have a budget for food---how can you put a price tag on healthy and delicious eating---don't know what better to spend money on) with the Deglet noors---most recipes call for the Medjools. I started buying Medjools for raw recipes, but for recipes like this, soaked deglets from my big Costco bag are more cost-effective and work just as well.
Vaishali
I get that bag of Deglet noors from Costco too! I am the same way with my food spending, but sometimes it gets out control. A trip to Costco is usually not kind on the budget, even when I try to make a list and buy wisely. 🙂