These are the best cassava flour chocolate chip cookies. They have the most amazing flavour and you will love how easy they are to make. These healthy cookies are refined sugar free, gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free, vegan, and paleo so they are perfect for those with food allergies.
I love cookies! Whether it's strawberry cheesecake cookies, lemon blueberry cookies or gluten-free pumpkin chocolate chip cookies there are so many fun variations. Today I am sharing my delicious cassava flour chocolate chip cookie recipe and I can't wait for you to try them.
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Why you will love these cookies:
- The taste! These cookies are nice and thick, a little crisp on the outside, and soft and tender on the inside.
- They are easy to make and because they are made in one bowl the clean up is really simple. They are also a no chill cookie recipe which makes them even faster to make.
- Besides being gluten-free and grain-free these cookies are also refined sugar free, vegan, egg-free, paleo, nut-free, and dairy-free. They are very allergy friendly.
- Since they are refined sugar free these cassava flour cookies are healthier than most cookie recipes.
If you love cookies you will also love chocolate filled cookies.
Ingredient notes and substitutions:
- Cassava flour - Do not try swapping it with another flour or these cookies won't turn out.
- Coconut sugar - this is the granulated sweetener that is used to sweeten these cookies while keeping them refined sugar free.
- Chocolate chips - any kind will do but if you want to keep these cookies refined sugar free choose ones sweetened with coconut sugar. If you are dairy free be sure to choose dairy free chocolate chips. You can swap these for chocolate chunks.
- Coconut oil - this is used instead of butter to add moisture to these gluten-free and dairy-free cookies.
- Maple syrup or honey - my favourite natural sweeteners! Either will do for this recipe, just use maple syrup if you are vegan.
Recipe variations and add ins:
- Instead of chocolate chips you can use raisins and a little ground cinnamon to make these into cinnamon raisin cassava flour cookies.
- Feel free to make a double or triple batch of these cassava flour chocolate chip cookies.
How to make cassava flour chocolate chip cookies:
- Step 1: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and while your oven is preheating add all the ingredients, except for the chocolate chips, to a large bowl and stir together until you have a crumbly cookie dough.
- Step 2: Stir in the chocolate chips by hand.
- Step 3: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and form the dough into 12 balls and place them on the cookie sheet. Then wet your hands and flatten each cookie.
- Step 4: Bake the cookies for 15-18 minutes and let them cool completely before enjoying.
Top tips:
- Be sure to use melted coconut oil for making these cookies.
- Make sure you flatten these cookies before baking them. They won't spread if you don't.
- Let the cookies cool completely before you eat them! Cassava flour is finicky and the texture doesn't turn out well if you try to eat them too soon.
- Do not substitute tapioca flour for the cassava flour! These cookies will not turn out.
- I think that these cookies taste even better the next day or two days later. They get even firmer, just like a classic store-bought cookie!
- Storage: Store these cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days or in the fridge for up to 7 days.
Cassava flour chocolate chip cookies FAQs:
Both come from the cassava plant, but the difference is that cassava flour is made from the whole root, while tapioca flour is just made from the starchy part of the plant.
Absolutely not! The cookies won't turn out if you try that. Cassava flour requires a lot more liquid than tapioca flour so you would have to drastically alter the wet ingredients if you tried this.
No! These cookies won't turn out if you try this.
I know of a few different brands including Enjoy Life, Equal Exchange and my favourite, Pascha Organic.
These cookies also freeze really well for up to 3 months in an airtight container or freezer safe bag.
Other cookie recipes you will love:
Recipe
Cassava Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies
Equipment
- Large bowl
Ingredients
- 1 cup cassava flour
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder (if you are on the paleo diet you will need to make your own - see the notes below)
- pinch sea salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup maple syrup (or honey)
- 1/2 cup melted coconut oil
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350F.
- Add all the ingredients except for the chocolate chips to a large bowl and stir well until combined.
- Add the chocolate chips and stir well to combine.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and form the dough into 12 balls and place them on the parchment paper. Then wet your hands and flatten each dough ball. Place the tray in the oven and bake for 15-18 minutes.
- Let the cookies cool completely, then serve and enjoy!
Notes
- This recipe yields 12 cookies.
- If you are on the paleo diet you will need to make your own baking powder. To do so mix 1 teaspoon baking soda with 2 teaspoon cream of tartar. For this recipe you’ll need 1/4 teaspoon of this mixture.
- Let the cookies cool completely before eating them.
- Nutritional values are an estimate and will vary depending on the exact ingredients used.
Beth Gearheard
These were delicious and very easy to make. My daughter is on the AIP protocol so I used carob chips instead of chocolate chips - you would never have known. They have a little nutty flavor to them. Will be making these again.
Dr. Erin Carter
Oh I am so glad you liked them!
Hannah
These are tasty for a grain free cookie! They have a very nutty undertone and I am going to try adding some chopped macadamia nuts to play into the nutty flavors at hand and distract from their grain free texture. Thank you for the recipe 🙂
Dr. Erin Carter
Thanks for making them! I would love to know how they turn out with the macadamia nuts!
Val E
I made this as a large cast-iron skillet cookie and cut it into bars. It worked great!
Erin Carter
Oh that's good to know! I'm glad it turned out that way.
Shawnna
Hello there:
I just wondered I used
Coconut flour and almond flour. Half cup each.
My cookies flattened. Any reason you can think of?
Thanks
Erin Carter
Hey! I think you answered your own question... you used 2 totally different flours that aren't cassava flour...
Bakila
May i know what if i replace measure with gram, how i can conversion your cup to gram?
Erin Carter
I don't know but you might be able to check on google how to do the conversion
Bakila
Can i substitute maple syrup with coconut sugar?
Erin Carter
No definitely not. One is a liquid and one is dry so they are entirely different. You could use honey instead.
Karen
Hi can you suggest a replacement for the coconut flour?
Erin Carter
I don't know of any flour that is equivalent to coconut flour. I wouldn't recommend trying to replace it.
Lori
I’m confused, there isn’t coconut flour in the recipe that I see. Did I miss it?
Erin Carter
Hey Lori! Was there a reason you thought there would be coconut flour in this recipe? These are cassava flour cookies not coconut flour cookies.
Antonia
Can I leave the coconut sugar out?
Erin Carter
Nope! If you need a substitute you can use brown sugar instead.
Nora
Hi Erin,
Can't wait to make this recipe! I don't have coconut or brown sugar. Could I use white regular sugar?
Thanks!
Erin Carter
Hi Nora! I've never tested the recipe with regular sugar so I am honestly not sure. I can't guarantee anything but if you decide to try it please let me know how it goes.
Andrea
These are the best cookies (gluten free or not) that I have ever eaten. I eat one a day as I find the coconut oil helps my IBS. Thank you!
PS: your paleo bread is good too!
Erin Carter
Oh you just made my day!!! I'm so thrilled you love them!
Ciara
I have a question- could I use butter instead of coconut oil? I have an allergy to coconut. If so, should I use melted or softened butter? Thanks!
Erin Carter
Hi! I have personally not tried it as I can't have butter but I think it should be ok. And I think it would be best to melt it first. But if you do try it let me know how it goes! I can update the post with the info. Thanks!!!