These Flourless Almond Butter Cookies are the dreamiest, richest, and most delicious healthy cookie! They’re made with only a handful of simple ingredients and come together in less than thirty minutes.
Holy. Moly. Stop whatever you’re doing and go make these flourless sea salt almond butter cookies. They’re little pillows of sweet, rich, salty, soft, heavenly flavor. If that sounds like something you may like, then what are you waiting for?!
I spent the majority of my weekend out and about, but I made sure to set aside time to make these. Many people have requested that I make them again and again *cough Tom cough,* and who am I to deny someone of cookies? I took this as a chance to perfect the recipe, and after the third time making them, I’m confident these babies will blow you away.
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a fan of sweet and salty. I was the girl who would ask for the pretzel cone at the ice cream parlor because the combination of pretzels and ice cream is my most beloved combo of foods (in addition to bananas and peanut butter). My mom got me started on it as a young girl. I think that’s why I was inspired to create a recipe like this!
Ingredients needed to make sweet and salty cookies
For these treats, only 9 different ingredients are required, including vanilla and baking soda! That being said, you probably already have most of these in your pantry.
- Almond butter
- Coconut sugar
- Egg
- Vanilla
- Baking Soda
- Salt (if almond butter is unsalted)
- Chocolate chips
- Chopped almonds
- Sea salt
Kitchen tools needed to make this recipe
I love that this recipe only requires three materials to make. These include a large mixing bowl, a baking sheet, and parchment paper. You could probably get away without parchment paper by greasing your cookie sheet or using a non-stick pan!
A healthy cookie recipe
Like I mentioned, I love a good sweet and salty combo. These treats are just that! What makes them even better is the fact that they’re healthier than other cookies.
I definitely can’t complain about a healthy and delicious cookie!
These are gluten and dairy free, and they’re an absolute dream! In place of flour, I used a combination of almond butter and coconut sugar. The result is a much more nutrient-dense dough than we’d have if we used flour and white sugar.
If you’d like, you could make these treats even more nutrient-dense by using dark chocolate chips!
How to perfect flourless almond butter cookies
These snacks are incredibly easy to make. From start to finish, they require less than 30 minutes!
- Preheat the oven to 350F. In a large bowl, mix together almond butter and coconut sugar.
- Add the egg and mix, then add the vanilla, baking soda, and salt. Finally, add chocolate chips and almonds, and again stir until combined.
- Let your dough chill in the refrigerator for at least 15 minutes.
- Place in 2 tbsp balls on a parchment lined baking sheet and press down slightly.
- Sprinkle with sea salt, and then bake for 12-14 minutes. The cookies will look soft but will set as they cool.
How to store almond butter cookies
To store these delicious treats, simply keep them at room temperature in an airtight container. They should remain fresh for up to 3-4 days! However, you should not expect them to last that long. They’re just too tasty!
Looking for more tasty cookie recipes? Try these!
- Three Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
- Healthy Oatmeal Tahini Cookies
- Flourless Double Chocolate Cookies
If you make this recipe, be sure to comment below and let me know how it was! Also tag @erinliveswhole on Instagram and use the hashtag #erinliveswhole so I can see it and feature you!
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Flourless Almond Butter Cookies
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 15
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 12–14 cookies 1x
Description
These Flourless Almond Butter Cookies are the dreamiest, richest, and most delicious healthy cookie! They’re made with only a handful of simple ingredients and come together in less than thirty minutes.
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond butter – the thicker the better (will spread less)
- 3/4 cup coconut sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt (only if almond butter is unsalted)
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup chopped almonds
- Sea salt for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F
- In a large bowl, mix together almond butter and coconut sugar.
- Add in egg and mix.
- Mix in vanilla, baking soda, and salt.
- Add chocolate chips and almonds and stir till combined.
- Let chill in fridge for at least 30 minutes.
- Place in 2 Tbsp balls on parchment lined baking sheets, and only press down slightly.
- Sprinkle with sea salt
- Bake for 12 -14 minutes. They will look soft but will set as they cool.
- Let cool completely before eating.
- Category: Dessert, snack
Keywords: flourless cookies, gluten free, dairy free, dessert, healthy cookies
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Sallie says
sounds so good, can’t wait to try. do you have the macro breakdown of these cookies?
Erin says
Thanks Sallie! Unfortunately I don’t 🙁
Cassie Tomkins says
Looks great! Can I use brown or regular sugar instead?
Erin says
Yes!! Brown sugar will work great.
Cassie Tomkins says
Thank you! Love your Instagram and site!
Peggy says
These look amazing! I wonder if they would work using a Vegan egg substitute maybe a flax egg or aquafaba?
Erin says
You could definitely try! I’ve never made them that way.
Vanessa says
Did u try them with the vegan egg sub yet?
Carline says
They were soooooo delicious! I made them without chocolate but with cinnamon roasted appelchunks and split almonds… Thank you from Belgium!
Erin says
WOW! Those sound amazing! Glad you’re enjoying!
Liga says
Used flax egg instead and they came out wonderful! So good, definitely will be making these again!
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Erin says
Hi Liga, thanks for your kind words and happy you enjoyed them!!
Judith Pickering says
Made these cookies and shared them with others, everyone loved them. Mine turned out chewy, which I like.
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Erin says
Hi Judith, I am so happy everyone enjoyed them!! 🙂
Alea says
Erin, I love these cookies! And I am a loyal supporter of your site and your Instagram– I just love everything you post! However I wanted to make a quick note that I was a little frustrated when the first step was to preheat the oven, and then after I had everything together we were supposed to let it chill for 30 minutes. Sorry! Loved them anyways <3 thank you for your work!
Erin says
Hi Alea, thank you so much for your kind words, support and feedback!! I appreciate it! 🙂
Ashley says
These are SO GOOD. My boyfriend even loves them and legit asks me to make these for him over regular flour cookies
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Erin says
Hi Ashley, thanks for the kind words. So happy to hear you both love them!! 🙂
Katie Sanford says
My mom said that these cookies should be AWARD WINNING! The texture, the flavor, the fluffiness. They are amazing!
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Erin says
Hi Katie, that is so kind of your Mom! I am so happy you two love the cookies so much!!
Sofia says
Amazing recipe!! Could I sub almond butter for applesauce?!
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Erin says
Hi Sofia, thanks for the kind words!! Unfortunately, I don’t think that would work as the almond butter is a major part of this recipe. So sorry!