Gluten Free Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies (V, GF): an irresistible recipe for perfectly chewy chocolate chip cookies made with smooth, creamy almond butter and a secret ingredient! Vegan, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free.
1,000 batches of cookies. That’s how many cookies it feels like I’ve made since I started Beaming Baker. Realistically, it’s probably closer to 500 batches. In 2 years and 3 months. That’s 18.5 batches every month, for 27 months.
In those 500 batches, I learned A LOT about cookies. Here goes:
1. They’re pretty much yummy, no matter what.
2. If they don’t have chocolate chips in them, their yummy factor goes down by at least 50%.
3. You can increase/recoup that factor by adding in peanut butter or almond butter.
4. Okay, they don’t actually taste good no matter what… especially if you forget to add in the coconut sugar (7th and not the last batch of cookies during a long, loooong day of kitchen testing).
5. TEXTURE IS EVERYTHING.
Everyone has an opinion about this: if I share a soft-baked cookie, like these oat flour chocolate chip cookies, folks request a chewier cookie. If I share a chewy cookie, like these vegan chocolate chip cookies, folks request a softer one. Ah… baking. Ah, life! 😉
Well here I am today, with 500 cookies batches of cookies under my baking belt (what a visual), to announce the best darn Gluten Free Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies. Like, ever. They will satisfy Team Chewy and Team Soft-Baked (is this possible?!?). They will meet and exceed all almond butter expectations.
And best of all: they include a secret ingredient. Cue the hush tones!
Drum roll please: they’re made with almond oil! Make that Noosh Brands Virgin Almond Oil. And trust me, this almond oil takes these gluten free almond butter chocolate chip cookies up to the next level, says goodbye, thank you and see ya! to the proceeding next 100 levels and rockets up into the atmosphere.
Where there are no levels that can quantify how good these cookies are.
Mic drop. 🎤
Somebody help me pick up my mic! 😝
Yes, they’re THAT GOOD. Think: a mouthwatering crispy shell on the outside, with an indulgently chewy and slightly soft center… bursting with almond butter YUM. Erik and I cannot and will not stop eating these cookies. In fact, we had to freeze at least a dozen of them to get some semblance of control.
So I know what you’re thinking: what about coconut oil? Can I use coconut oil? And what’s the difference between almond oil and coconut oil?
Answer: Yes, you can absolutely use coconut oil in this recipe. But I highly recommend you use the Noosh Brands Virgin Almond Oil. Guys… I’ve been searching for an alternative baking oil for ages. Something that’s healthy, delicious, and works seamlessly within my recipe style (yummy, easy, guilt-free).
And this IS IT. I’m even thinking about using it in these yummy, grain-free Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies. To make ’em vegan, I’ll probably be using flax eggs instead of eggs and dairy-free butter in place of the butter.
The Noosh Brands Virgin Almond Oil just complements the almond butter so well in this recipe. The second you smell the aroma of this oil, you know you’re in for a treat.
Once you start whisking the almond butter, almond oil and the rest of the wet ingredients together, you just know you’re baking something special. The almonds are front and center with these cookies, their flavor coming through so wonderfully. The almond oil joins the almond butter… together again, just like they were meant to be.
And guess what? This almond oil ticks off all the boxes and even the ones we didn’t even know we had (Sorry, HAD to use that Talvin reference heh heh).
This amazing almond oil is vegan, paleo, gluten-free, non-GMO, keto and made with whole California-grown almonds. You can taste and see the quality. And if you’re a huge almond everything fan like me, you’ll be even more over the moon about this! Here’s where you can get yours: → Noosh Brands Virgin Almond Oil.
Meanwhile, are you ready to bake like it’s nobody’s business? Let’s warm up with some of the finest points of these Gluten Free Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies. They’re:
- deliciously chewy on the inside, crispy on the outside
- vegan, gluten-free, dairy free
- bursting with incredible almond flavor…
- … from two sources: creamy almond butter and amazing, allergy-friendly Noosh Brands Virgin Almond Oil
- made with the healthy, whole ingredients you know and love
- including gluten free oat flour ← Instructions on how to make your own at home! 😉
- just the perfect easy almond butter cookies you’ve been looking for
- so good the first day and even better the next, and the next… and the next (as if they’d last that long)
- the perfect excuse to use my Swarris (Tayvin?!) reference
Are you ready? Let’s do this! I’ll grab the creamy almond butter, you grab the almond oil! I’m so thrilled to be baking and sharing in these kitchen adventures with you. I can’t wait to hear what you think! In the meantime, tell me:
Do you have any fun plans for the week?
Sending you all my love and maybe even a dove, xo Demeter ❤
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If you enjoyed these perfectly chewy and crispy Gluten Free Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies, then you’ll just love these delicious healthy dessert recipes:
More Gluten Free Vegan Cookie Recipes
- Double Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
- Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Walnut Oat Cookies
- Easy Gluten Free Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
- Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Cookies
- 1 ¼ cups gluten free oat flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup natural, unsalted creamy almond butter
- 3 tablespoons Noosh Brands Virgin Almond Oil* or coconut oil
- ½ cup coconut sugar
- ¼ cup pure maple syrup
- 2 flax eggs (whisk together 2 tablespoons ground flax + 6 tablespoons warm water, set for 15 mins)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup vegan chocolate chips
- 3-4 tablespoons vegan chocolate chips
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or greased foil. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together all of the dry ingredients: oat flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together all of the wet ingredients: almond butter, Noosh Brands almond oil, sugar, maple syrup, flax eggs and vanilla. Whisk until well mixed—it’s ready when it’s sticky and difficult to whisk.
- Pour the wet mixture over the dry mixture. Using a rubber spatula, stir and fold until well incorporated and until no flour patches remain. Fold in chocolate chips.
- Using a 2-tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop and drop cookie dough balls onto the prepared baking sheet, with enough space to spread while baking. Optionally, press chocolate chips into cookies. Do not flatten cookies--they will spread on their own.
- Bake for 10-14 minutes. Mine took 12 minutes. Transfer cookie sheet to cooling rack and allow cookies to cool on cookie sheet for about 20 minutes. Optionally, after 20 minutes, transfer cookies directly onto the cooling rack to cool completely. Enjoy! Storing notes below.
- *Yes, you can substitute almond oil with coconut oil. However, I highly recommend using the Noosh Brands Virgin Almond Oil. It really brings out the flavor of the almond butter and makes the cookies extra chewy!
- More Vegan Gluten Free Cookies: almond butter oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, peanut butter banana breakfast cookies, no bake chewy oatmeal raisin cookies.
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Here are a few items I used in today’s recipe. 🙂
Noosh Brands Virgin Almond Oil | Gluten Free Rolled Oats | Unbleached Parchment Paper | Coconut Sugar | Maple Syrup | Cookie Sheet | 2-Tablespoon Cookie Scoop | Cooling Rack | Glass Mixing Bowls
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Wow, you definitely are a Cookie master. I love crunchy outside and chewy outside cookies and this almond oil sound amazing. I will try it
Hehe. Sometimes I feel like I even dream in cookies! 😜 The Noosh almond oil is SO good and adds just that special something. Can’t wait to hear what you think! 🙂
My son has a peanut allergy so you had me at almond butter! YUM! And I’ve never baked with almond oil before so I’m definitely intrigued! I need to try it! <3
These will be perfect for him! You’ve got to try the almond oil–it’s AMAZING!! Hope you two enjoy!
You are surely a Cookie Pro after making 1000 batches of cookies. I have not tried my hands with almond oil before in a recipe !! Need to give it try soon.
Haha. I’m not quite at 1,000, but sometimes it really feels like it. 😉 Try the Noosh almond oil–I’m so glad I gave it a shot, I absolutely love it!
That is a LOT of cookies! I don’t even think I’ve made that many in my whole lifetime 🙂 These sound yummy – I’ve never used almond butter in cookies, and certainly never used almond oil. Very interesting I’m going to have to try it!
Hehe. I know I should be embarrassed, but I’m not. 😜 The almond butter and almond oil just come together so well. And the almond butter flavor is just so much more enjoyable! Let me know how you like it! 🙂
Those look so good! You are right, it’s nearly impossible to please everyone when it comes to cookie texture, so I’m very intrigued by this recipe! I wasn’t even aware almond oil was available, much less as a cooking oil! Sounds like something I need to experiment with.
Thanks, Ann! 🙂 Right?? Haha. Everyone has a cookie type (whereas Erik and I are like, um… COOKIES?!? Did someone say COOKIES??) 😜 I’d been searching for another cooking/baking oil for ages and was never satisfied with what was out there: some added too much unwanted flavor, others affected the chemistry of the baked goods in unexpected ways… this almond oil finally fits the bill! Everything you could want in your kitchen pantry. 😊
Can you substitute the oat flour with almond or coconut
Hi Dawn, you might be able to do a combo of the two… but I’m not sure how much of each since I developed this recipe around oat flour. Let me know if you try it and how it turns out! 🙂
Oh wow! These chocolate chip cookies look INSANELY good, Demeter! 😍😍😍 I’ve never used almond oil before, but you’ve definitely convinced me. 😌 By the way, there’s zero shame in your cookie baking (and eating) skills—I’m right there with you! 😂
Thanks so much, Sabrina! 🙂 You’ll have to let me know how you like it! Lol–right?? 😂🤤
🤗 Oh I most definitely will! After I opened this recipe in my email, I was like, I NEED these! 😋😘
They look so soft and delicious.
Thank you!
I’m a huge fan of chocolate chip cookies, and these cookies look absolutely incredible!
You can never have enough chocolate chip cookies! Thanks Dee! 🙂
I would love these. I would have to double the batch!
Hehe. That sounds like a great plan! 😉
These cookies look so good! I love a good chocolate chip cookie, and these are simply perfect for Passover too! Can’t wait to try this recipe soon
Thank you! I hope you get to try and absolutely love them! 🙂
You had me at brown butter! These look perfect. 🙂
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve actually forgot to add the sugar when making cookies… Makes you realise how big of a part sugar plays haha! Yes, chocolate chips also play a big part, unless you give me a big flavourful peanut butter cookie 😉 These cookies look and sound amazing, Demeter! I’ll need to try cookies with almond butter soon! Hope you have an awesome week! xo
Hehe… it’s an occupational hazard or something. Lol. Peanut butter, chocolate chips, I’ll take ALL of it!! Wishing you an awesome one too!! xoxo
These cookies are gorgeous and I can’t wait to give them a try! Love almond butter everything, and I love it that these are vegan. Pinning and sharing 🙂
Thanks so much, Traci! Almond butter is totally one of the BEST ingredients!
I’ve never used almond oil before. These look fabulous, I will definitely have to try them!
You have to try it! It’s such a wonderful ingredient–definitely adds to the cookies! 🙂
Great. Now I want some cookies, but then again, when don’t I? This looks like a great recipe.
Hehe. Right??? We’re in the same boat! Thanks Ben!
Holy cow! These look amazing! I haven’t seen almond oil yet. I’ll have to look for it and make a batch for my Mom for Easter!
Thanks Beth! 🙂 It’s such a great ingredient–completely new to me too. 🙂 I think they’ll be at Costco soon–but definitely online now.:) Enjoy!
I have never baked with almond oil before but your recipe got me really curious! I will put these cookies straight on the to-bake list for our upcoming bake sale! Just the right balance of naughty and healthy!
You’ve got to try it, Kiki! I was unsure until I gave it a go. It adds such an incredible flavor to the cookies! 🙂 Enjoy your bake sale!
These are the best looking cookies ever!
Thanks so much Amy! 🙂
These are just so adorable!!
Thank you!
Oh gosh! I loooooove the almond butter in these babies! Such a great flavor combo with chocolate chips! These cookies look great!
Oh totally! Almond butter and chocolate chips just belong together! 🙂 Thanks, Patricia.
Wow these cookies look incredible! Amazing that they’re vegan and gluten free.
They’re SO good!!! Vegan & GF baking are my specialty (nom nom nom). ☺️
Wow! You’ve made so many cookies! I wish I was around to help you eat them. 😉 These cookies look perfect! Love any type of cookie with chocolate chips!
Hehe! I really could’ve used some help to eat them, too! 😍😋 Thanks, Marie!
I love cookies that are crispy outside and chewy inside. These look so good. You are a cookie master!
That’s the perfect texture combo, right? 😍 Thanks Kushi!
Love that you used almond butter, my current obsession! That’s really wonderful that it’s a vegan recipe.
I’m right there with you!! Almond butter is the BEST! Thanks Diana. ☺️
These sound SO yummy & I know my GF son will love them. Thanks!
Thanks Valentina! I can’t wait to hear what you and your son think! ☺️
I just made these with my kids. I didn’t have oat flour but I had rolled oats and tossed them in my Vitamix to make into a flour. Used 1/2 cup of almond flour as a substitute also since I had that little bit left over and wanted to use it up. I baked for the 12 mins you mentioned but I think I should’ve waited 2-3 mins longer because of the almond flour. My mistake. But this is a great recipe and I’ll definitely be trying it again! I saved this since you posted it and ordered the noosh almond oil right away. Got it today and used it. A really great recipe and will continue to try to master it. I think I’ll also cut down to 1/2 the chocolate chips to make it less sweet. Thanks for the recipe!! I’m a fan!
Hi Chrissy, it was so fun to read about your baking adventures these! 🙂 Definitely swapping the oat flour with the almond flour would result in a much moister cookie. 😉 Oat flour is much drier and absorbent than almond flour, so it wouldn’t be a 1:1 swap–you’d probably need to decrease the wet ingredients a bit. I love that you went and ordered the Noosh almond oil right away. Isn’t it amazing? Thanks for stopping by and letting me know how it all turned out for you. 💕
That is a heck of a lot of cookies to make! These ones look delicious.
Oh YES it is! 😉 I pretty much just dream in cookie vision! 😂
Loving that this cookies are chewy and they look absolutely perfect. Never would have thought to use almond oil but I will be giving this lovely cookies a try soon.
Thanks Stephanie! Oh yes, the almond oil is such an incredible addition to this recipe. I was truly so pleasantly surprised at the amount of flavor and chewiness it added to the cookies. Can’t wait to hear what you think! 🙂
mmm this cookie looks so cute. I really like. It is perfect to a cup of tea or coffee. I definitely want to try it. Thanks for the great recipe.
Thank Veena! 🙂 They’d certainly go so well with a hot cuppa!
Demeter, what a delicious cookie recipe! Love the look and healthy touch on these. I think i’m ready to try some soon. Gluten free, dairy free with almond butter! Yumm! What not to like?!
Thanks Savita! 🙂 I hope you do try them–I know you’ll love them!
I am making these for my vegan friend when she comes to visit next week. Thank you so much for the recipe!
Awesome! Sounds like a great plan, Alyssa. 🙂 Thank you for stopping by!
These look like some perfect chewy cookies and I love that you have added almond butter too. Yum!
Thanks Dannii! The double combo of almond butter and almond oil taste SO great together! 🙂 Happy baking!
Nice to know about your cookie baking. These cookies look incredible. I am huge chocolate chip cookie fan and love baking. So love this.
Thanks Roxana! It’s… something else. Hehe. Happy baking!
Hi! I tried this today and they are delish!! But I was only able to make about 15 cookies and your note says 24-32. I used the same scoop you mentioned so quite confused as to where I went wrong.
Without almond oil, is it still good?
i just made these and they are great.didnt make them 24 but maybe i put alot…hhahaa.i used only honey because i wanted it for kids and we dont eat much sugar.and also i had less than 3/4cup almond butter so i used extra olive oil and flax eggs.they were awsome.my daughter loved them….!!!!!!!thnk you and i will try with all almond butter and see how it goes.the batter was thick but smooth.hope it wasnt upposed to be thin or sth..hahaha…thanks!!!
I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed the cookies! 😊 Glad things worked out with the subs, and happy your kids enjoyed them!
Wow Demeter! You aced the chewy crispy texture perfectly. This is the first cookie recipe that I have made of any recipe that has done that so can’t wait to try more. I did sub canola oil instead of the high saturated coconut oil fat that is so unhealthy. Dr. Michael Gregor of nutrition facts.org explains why. I used enjoy life dark chocolate chips. I think I’ll experiment next time with the stevia sweetened Lilys chocolate chips . The chewy texture has left an indelible mark on my brain. Thanks so much for the recipe. I bet these would also be awesome without chocolate chips and maybe a little marzipan inside?:)
Yay! So happy to hear you enjoyed them Lynn! 🙂 Ooh, what a fun idea with the marzipan! Can’t wait to hear how those turn out!
Hu, just made these, super easy, already use ingredients, so no need to go to market. Thank you! Will make for christmas gathering 🎄😊
That’s fantastic Faith! 😄 Hope you have a wonderful holidays!