Get back to the classics the healthy way with this Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe. These ooey, gooey treats will cure sweet cravings and leave you satisfied... the nutritious way!
The best chocolate chip cookies... of all time
Sometimes in this life, you don't want something fancy. Instead, you just want to get back to the basics with a simple, good old chocolate chip cookies recipe, but you want to be healthier about it.
That's where this recipe comes in.
This healthy chocolate chip cookies recipe is my new and improved healthy take on the most classic of treats. I use almond butter, oat flour, and coconut sugar to create melt-in-your-mouth chocolate chip treats that are just as good as the cookies you loved when you were a kid!
Ingredients in healthy chocolate chip cookies
10 ingredients stand between you and your tasty batch of creamy, buttery, healthy choc chip cookies. Here's everything you'll need!
- Egg: First up, you'll need 1 egg.
- Almond Butter: Next, we'll use ½ cup of almond butter, because why not?
- Coconut Oil: ½ cup of melted coconut oil will be used as the oil base for this recipe.
- Coconut Sugar: Next, sweeten things up with ¾ cup of coconut sugar.
- Vanilla: Add subtle flavor with 1 teaspoon of vanilla.
- Oat Flour: For the flour portion of the batter, use 1.5 cups of oat flour.
- Baking Soda: Help everything bake properly with 1 teaspoon of baking soda.
- Salt: Next, include ¼ teaspoon of salt. It's a magic ingredient in chocolate chip cookies!
- Chocolate Chunks: Now for the chocolate! Include 1 cup of your favorite chocolate chunks, and save some to the side for placing on top before baking.
- Sea Salt: Finally, grab a container of sea salt to sprinkle on the cookies once they come out of the oven!
Tools needed to create this recipe
To make these healthy chocolate cookies, grab your standard biking items and dive in! Nothing fancy needed here.
- Baking sheet
- Parchment paper
- Large mixing bowl
- Whisk
- Small mixing bowl
- Stirring utensil
- Cookie scoop (optional)
For measuring, you will need the following sized cups: ¼ tsp, 1 tsp, ½ cup, ¾ cup, and 1 cup.
How to make this healthy chocolate chip cookies recipe
Making these chocolate chip cookies is an easy feat! Just mix the wet and dry ingredients separately, and then combine. Fold in the chocolate chips, and bake!
To start, preheat the oven to 350ªF and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, whisk the egg, almond butter, coconut oil, coconut sugar, and vanilla together until smooth.
Stir the oat flour, baking soda, and salt together in a small mixing bowl.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet and stir until combined.
Then, stir in the chocolate chips.
Using a cookie scoop, scoop the dough into balls and flatten down onto a baking sheet. Place more chocolate chunks on top if desired.
Bake for 12-14 minutes, or until golden.
Let cool for at least 15 minutes before touching, or they'll fall apart!
Sprinkle with sea salt if desired, and enjoy!
Substitution Tip
Missing an ingredient or two? Here are some easy swap options!
- Egg: Veganize your cookies by replacing the egg with your favorite store bought plant-based eggs (like Just Egg). You can also try using ¼ cup of applesauce, or make a chia seed egg with 1 tablespoon of chia seeds + 3 tablespoon of water!
- Almond Butter: Almond butter can be swapped with the nut butter of your choice. Use the same amount.
- Coconut Oil: Similarly, coconut oil can be substituted with any other cooking oil in a 1:1 ratio.
- Coconut Sugar: Not into coconut sugar? Stick with regular sugar!
- Chocolate Chunks: Other mix in options include white chocolate chips, dried fruit, raisins, or even crushed candy!
A healthier cookie option
Wondering what makes these cookies so healthy after all? Four easy ingredient swaps! By making these simple changes, we're upping the nutritional game with higher-nutrient options.
Almond Butter
When it comes to nut butters, they aren't very different nutritionally. However, it's a good idea to go with an all natural version! This way, you're cutting out loads of chemicals and preservatives and sticking to what nut butter should be... nuts and salt!
Coconut Oil
The second healthy swap in these cookies comes with coconut oil. It provides more energy than other oils and in my opinion tastes better too!
Coconut Sugar
Next, I skipped granulated sugar in favor or coconut. This is a more natural option, and it's delicious!
Oat Flour
Last but not least, my favorite swap comes with oat flour! This is used in place of regular white flour and is a much better option nutritionally. It contains less carbs, more protein and fiber, and it's gluten free.
How to store chocolate cookies
Keep your cookies in either a Ziploc bag or a Tupperware container. They can stay at room temperature or be placed in the fridge and enjoyed for about a week. As always, you can freeze and enjoy within 3 months!
Fun tip: Did you know that you can keep cookies extra soft by placing a piece of bread in the container? The cookies suck up all of the moisture! You'll find that the bread itself actually hardens up over a couple of days, while the cookies stay soft.
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- Double Chocolate Mint Paleo Cookies
Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
Method
- Preheat oven to 350F and line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, whisk the egg, almond butter, coconut oil, coconut sugar, and vanilla together until smooth.
- In a small bowl, stir together the oat flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet and stir until combined.
- Stir in chocolate chunks.
- Using a cookie scoop, scoop into balls and flatten down onto baking sheet. Place more chocolate chunks on top if desired.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes or until golden.
- Let cool at least 15 minutes before touching, or they will fall apart!
- Sprinkle with sea salt.
Fran says
Similar experience to another recipe I’ve tried from this website, the measurements seem off ? I’m in Australia if that changes anything but my batter ended up looking very wet so I had to make some adjustments and decided to add some almond flour to the mix. Final product was good but didn’t look like the same as the photos. Mine came out more crumbly, flat - a sugar cookie texture. Still delicious ofcourse (i do love any sort of baked good especially if it is a little “healthier” with the oat flour) but I find it difficult to rely on the recipe in getting the same results as what the cookies look like in the photos. But thank you anyway !
Erin says
Hi Fran, yes there probably are some differences but glad you still liked them!!
Eliza says
Hi Erin! Avid ELW recipe comer here! Tried these out for the first time and the flavor was absolutely amazing. However when I took them out of the oven the cookies were completely flattened and melted together. I rechecked myself and followed the recipe and ingredients exactly how you instructed. Do you know what could have gone wrong?
Erin says
Hi Eliza, thanks so much for all your support!! It sounds like your dough was too warm or your baking leavening agents were not fresh. Make sure you replace any baking sodas or powders every 3 months! Also, if your dough was too warm this could cause that. Hope this helps and you can make them again soon!
Bridget says
I used almond flour and cashew butter because it’s all I had at home and these were delicious!! So quick and easy to throw together too.
Erin says
Hi Bridget, so happy you loved them and made them your own!!
Carly Weist says
Love the healthier substitutes for an OG cookie! Tastes just as sweet and yummy!
Erin says
Hi Carly, so happy you loved them!!
lana says
can i use applesauce to replace the egg? and can i use avocado oil instead of coconut oil? 🙂
Erin says
Hi lana, that should be fine for both subs. I have not tried that before so let me know how the cookies come out!!
Taylor says
These are absolutely delish!!! I made them for my family after making another one of your chili recipes for dinner and they were incredible! My entire family said they were the best cookies 🍪 thank you for another amazing sweet treat!
Erin says
Hi Taylor, I am thrilled everyone loved the cookies AND the chili! Thank you for sharing!
tina says
my cookies turned out great! i was a bit suspicious at first because it seemed like a lot of coconut oil but luckily they didn’t taste too oily or come out oily! the one thing i would recommend is to not flatten the cookie because they spread out perfectly while still keeping a good thickness!
tina says
my cookies turned out great!! i was a bit suspicious at first because it seemed like a lot of coconut oil but luckily they didn’t taste too oily or come out oily! the one thing i would recommend is to not flatten the cookie because they spread out perfectly while still keeping a good thickness!
Erin says
Hi Tina, so happy you loved the cookies and thanks for sharing!! 🙂
Meghan says
Hi Erin! Can I omit the nut butter and replace with another egg? Or is there another replacement you suggest for it? Thanks!
Erin says
Hi Meghan, I wouldn't suggest doing that, if you are nut free - try sunflower butter! Let me know how they come out!!
Sara T says
These are the closest I’ve had to normal chocolate chip cookies (not healthy ones haha). I made them yesterday for the first time and they are delicious!!!
Erin says
Hi Sara, so happy you loved them! 🙂
Katelyn says
I am IN LOVE with this recipe! When I’m feeling extra snazzy, I add 2 Tbls of espresso and use dark chocolate, and wow oh wow.
Erin says
Hi Katelyn, so glad you loved them and great idea!!
Ali says
Made these cookies this weekend just for fun! They were so good (and super easy to make too!) I have a feeling these will be my go to cookies 🙂
Erin says
Hi Ali, so happy you love them!
Jordan Poire says
Absolutely loved these! Mine didn’t look at pretty but they tasted great!
Erin says
Hi Jordan, glad you liked them and it is ALL about the taste anyway!
Renee johnson says
Is this right? One cookie has 302 calories?
Erin says
Hi Renee, yes that is what my calculator came out to.