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Flourless Double Chocolate Cookies

★★★★★ 8 Reviews Recipe Print
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By: Erin6/12/17

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Flourless Double Chocolate Cookies are fudgy, slightly chewy, easy to make, and filled with chocolate. In less than fifteen minutes, you’ll have a batch of healthy chocolate cookies!

The most delicious double chocolate flourless cookies

Two weekends ago I “moved” into my new apartment in Philadelphia and I’ve been spending time cleaning, organizing, and getting settled. I think it will take some time before we feel settled but it helps that the area where we are living is so cute and is located in a little neighborhood.

I’m so excited to check out the restaurants, shops, and exercise spots around the neighborhood. But most importantly, I can’t wait to start dreaming up tons of recipes in the new kitchen!

First up? Flourless double chocolate cookies.

These cookies are dreamy and made with normal cookie ingredients (sugar, egg, vanilla), but without flour! This is achieved by using nut butter as a thickener and making sure the dough is chilled before separating into cookies.

Ingredients in flourless double chocolate cookies

It has been my personal mission to make a batch of cookies that actually do not taste “healthified” in any way possible. That’s exactly what these are! Tom voted them “the best thing I’ve made since starting the blog.” I would call that a success.

The best part? They require only 8 ingredients and you probably already have them all on hand. Oh, and they’re healthy. Double win. Enjoy these flourless double chocolate cookies!

  • Egg: First up, you’ll need 1 egg.
  • Coconut sugar: Then, 1 cup of coconut sugar will sweeten things up.
  • Peanut butter: To thicken up the batter, use 1 cup of cold peanut or almond butter. If the nut butter is room temp, be sure to let the dough chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before rolling into cookies.
  • Vanilla extract: Next up, use 1 tsp of vanilla extract for flavor.
  • Cocoa powder: 1/3 cup of cocoa powder is going to add the chocolate flavor to the batter!
  • Baking soda: 1 tsp of baking soda will help the cookies reach the right texture.
  • Salt: If your nut butter isn’t salted, throw in a pinch of salt.
  • Chocolate chips: Last but not least, finish off the batter with 1/2 cup of chocolate chips.

Kitchen tools needed to make flourless double chocolate chip cookies

To make your flourless double chocolate cookies, you will need a few kitchen tools. I recommend gathering everything before you begin!

  • Baking sheet
  • Parchment paper
  • Large mixing bowl
  • Whisk
  • Stirring utensil
  • Tablespoon

For measuring out ingredients, you will need 1 tsp, 1/3 cup, 1/2 cup, and 1 cup sized measuring cups.

How to make flourless double chocolate chip cookies

Though these cookies are made without flour, they come together just like any other cookie recipe. Here’s how it’s done.

First, preheat the oven to 350°F.

Then, in a large mixing bowl, whisk together the egg and coconut sugar.

Stir in the peanut butter and vanilla.

Next, add the cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt, and stir until combined. It may get thick here, almost like playdough, but stir until completely combined.

Stir in the chocolate chips.

Use around two tablespoons of dough at a time and roll into balls. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

Add more chocolate chips to the top of the dough balls if desired.

Bake for 10-12 minutes.

Let cool for 10 minutes before removing from the pan.

How are these cookies healthier?

One of my favorite parts of running this blog is getting to create baked treats that are made with healthier ingredients! At the same time, I don’t go for “fake” ingredients and aim to keep everything as natural as possible. That’s where ingredients like those listed below come in! I used two and skipped the third to make these cookies as healthy as possible.

Coconut sugar
Coconut sugar makes a great substitute for regular granulated sugar. It can be swapped into any baked good at a 1:1 ratio and is lower glycemic!

Natural nut butter
Whether you choose peanut or almond butter for the nut butter, I recommend going with an all-natural version! This will help reduce preservatives in your cookies and contribute a bit of extra nutrients.

Flour (skipped)
Lastly, this recipe does not use flour, which helps make it that much healthier!

If you liked this recipe, you’ll want to try these!

If you’re in the market for some more flourless baked treats, you’re in luck! Next up, try my delicious Flourless Peanut Butter Blondies or classic Flourless Almond Butter Cookies.

★★★★★ 5 from 8 reviews

Flourless Double Chocolate Cookies

These flourless double chocolate cookies are fudgy, filled with chocolate, slightly chewy, and so easy to make. In less than fifteen minutes you can have a healthy chocolate cookie!

Prep: 5Total: 10
Yield 10–12 cookies 1x
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Ingredients

  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup coconut sugar 
  • 1 cup peanut butter or almond butter, cold from the fridge. (If not using cold, let batter rest in fridge for 30 min before rolling into cookies)
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • pinch of salt if nut butter isn’t salted
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips 

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together egg and coconut sugar.
  3. Stir in peanut butter and vanilla.
  4. Then add cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt – stir until combined. It may get thick here, almost like playdough, but stir until completely combined.
  5. Stir in chocolate chips.
  6. Using around two tablespoons of dough, roll in balls and place on parchment lined baking sheet.
  7. Add more chocolate chips into the top if desired.
  8. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
  9. Let cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan
Author: Erin MorrisseyCategory: gluten-free, dessert, dairy-freeCuisine: Dessert

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  1. Sophie says

    Posted on 9/17 at 7:58 pm

    GAME-CHANGER! I love your 3-ingredient pb cookies and these are even better. Thank you so much! (P.S. I was out of choc chips so I made them single-chocolate 🙁 cookies, but they were still gooddddd)

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Sophie says

      Posted on 9/17 at 8:05 pm

      By the way, why does the nutrition info say for 16 cookies instead of 10, or 12? Just wanting to get accurate results. Sorry for bothering.

      Reply
      • Erin says

        Posted on 9/19 at 3:30 pm

        Hi Sophie, thanks for catching that! I updated it to 12!

    • Erin says

      Posted on 9/19 at 3:26 pm

      Hi Sophie, so glad you loved them so much and made them your own!

      Reply
  2. Kayla says

    Posted on 6/20 at 8:08 pm

    Screaming through the phone for you to make these!!! Incredible. Another fab recipe by Erin. I did a double batch and did a cup of almond butter, cup of peanut butter. Guys. Unreal.
    Thanks Erin!!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 6/21 at 11:55 am

      Hi Kayla, so happy you loved the cookies so much and great idea! Thanks for sharing! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Christy says

    Posted on 6/11 at 5:17 pm

    Oh my GOSH!!! These are actually delicious and I am not a strictly healthy eater! Reeses are my weakness lol. Thank you for this! Unbelievable.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 6/11 at 8:48 pm

      Hi Christy, so happy you loved them!! 🙂

      Reply
  4. Catherine says

    Posted on 4/10 at 9:33 am

    Another 12/10!!!! My family and friends could not get enough of these!! Such good flavor and I ended up using about half crunchy PB and they still turned out so yummy!!!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 4/12 at 6:13 pm

      Hi Catherine, so glad you all loved the cookies!! 🙂

      Reply
  5. Ally says

    Posted on 7/20 at 4:20 pm

    Love this recipe! I used the cookies to make ice cream sandwiches. This recipe has become a comfort recipe over the years for sure!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 7/20 at 9:46 pm

      Hi Ally, so happy you loved them so much!! 🙂

      Reply
  6. Caroline says

    Posted on 10/7 at 11:46 am

    ok YUM! These were easy to make and taste like brownies! I added some walnuts since you don’t really taste the peanut butter, and they are absolutely perfect 🙂

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 10/7 at 2:09 pm

      Hi Caroline, I am thrilled you loved them and what a great addition!

      Reply
  7. Shanda says

    Posted on 9/19 at 3:38 pm

    These are awesome! Would a chia or flaxseed ‘egg’ work instead? I’m craving these but try not to eat eggs anymore.

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 8/22 at 1:46 pm

      Hi Shanda, thank you and they should. I haven’t tried either substitution, so feel free to try and let me know which one you use and how the cookies come out!

      Reply
  8. Madison says

    Posted on 9/7 at 9:10 pm

    Can you use regular sugar?

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 9/8 at 6:35 pm

      I think you should be able to!

      Reply
  9. Alexy Menendez says

    Posted on 9/1 at 7:41 pm

    Amazing!!! So easy and delicious!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 9/3 at 6:22 pm

      Happy you like them, Alexy! Thanks for the nice comment.

      Reply
  10. Allie Carlton says

    Posted on 7/12 at 4:57 pm

    These cookies are absolutely amazing! Super chocolate-y, chewy, and delicious! I seriously can’t stop eating them. Thanks Erin!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 7/15 at 8:42 pm

      Thanks for sharing, Allie! So glad you like them!

      Reply
  11. Alysga says

    Posted on 5/29 at 4:28 pm

    How many calories in one cookie?

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 5/29 at 6:32 pm

      Just added the nutritional content!

      Reply
  12. Inna says

    Posted on 4/4 at 12:40 pm

    These cookies are so incredible. Super easy to make and taste amazing!!! Thanks Erin!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 4/4 at 4:13 pm

      Easy is KEY! Enjoy em!!

      Reply

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