This is one of my early cookie recipes. It's based off of one of my early popular grain-free recipes, cinnamon cookies, and they're both egg-free as well. You can easily make it plant-based by using coconut oil or cacao butter instead of butter.
I recommend you use the best cocoa you can find (and afford). Good cocoa makes a recipe makes a recipe and cookie so much better. For a variation, I also add chocolate chips to a few of the cookies. I think shaved chocolate would work well too. I debated about adding more cocoa to the cookies but I didn't want them to taste too bitter. They probably could stand a bit more cocoa though, if you're game. And also top with some finishing salt.
Krista says
These are amazing! For some reason, the cinnamon/cocao mix never appealed to me, but your recipes are so wonderful and I was looking for something new so I tried them. So glad I did, they are now my favorite!
Andrea says
these are in the oven now! i just bought a bag of honeyville almond flour..i was so excited to bake with it and this seemed like the perfect recipe!
Simone says
I can't have almond flour (nuts), can I use buckweat flour or what other flour could I substitute?
Jill says
I have to say that I love your blog more than I can tell you. I have made so many of your recipes and I love them all. These cookies are my obsession. I add 1/2 cup of sunflower seed butter and put them in the freezer instead of cooking them. I can't tell you how good they are! Thank you again!
Erica says
thanks! wow, never thought to do that. Nice change-up to sunflower seed butter.
Erica says
Amanda - you have two choices: go back to cinnamon cookie recipe and just add chocolate chips, or use this regular almond flour chocolate chip cookie recipe: https://comfybelly.wpengine.com/2009/01/chocolate-chip-cookies.html
Amanda says
>From the looks of these, these remind me of chocolate chip cookies. How would you make a simple chocolate chip version of these?
lucy says
Hi-just had to tell you I made these last night and so surpringly good-they remind me of snickerdoodles. My BF who is Gluten FULL, loved them. Thanks!
Susan says
I had the sticky flour problem too and overcame it by refrigerating the dough before making them into balls and pressing them. Dark chocolate cocoa makes these really rich!
Kasey Ann says
Just made these cookies! They are delish and very chocolaty! Using only 1/2 a cup of honey wasn't enough to keep the flour sticking for me so I ended up using a little bit more. This however gave me the leeway to add more cocoa and chocolate chips. I'll definitely be making this again!
BARB says
wHAT NO EGGS AT ALL? i DIDN'T REALIZE YOU COULD BAKE WITHOUT ANY EGGS IN A RECIPE.
Susan says
Thanks so much. I'm delighted you did this!!
I'm making them right away..
Hänni says
Woah! These look really really good. I'm going to make this tonight. Another great recipe, Erica!