Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies (5 Ingredients!) - The Big Man's World ® (2024)

These paleo chocolate chip cookies are perfectly soft, chewy, and loaded with paleo friendly chocolate chips! 5 ingredients, no flour, and made in just one bowl!

Chocolate chip cookies should be their own food group.

I have yet to find a cookie I don’t like. I’ve tried them in tons of ways, too, including for breakfast, in the air fryer, and all kinds of dietary styles. I know I shouldn’t play favorites, but I love paleo cookies.

If you aren’t familiar with what the paleo diet entails, essentially, it omits wheat, processed sugar, and pretty much anything processed. Don’t fret, though- these cookies taste like any good cookie out there.

Why this recipe works

• 5 Ingredients. Minimal ingredients but full of flavor!
• Ready in 12 minutes. The entire baking time is less than 12 minutes (and just two minutes prep time).
• Soft and chewy. These cookies tick the texture boxes completely.
• Made in one bowl. No cleanup or huge mess made with these.Also, no hand mixers, kitchen mixers, or anything annoying.

These cookies are so darn delicious that no one will know they are paleo, grain-free and gluten-free. They taste like any good chocolate chip cookie out there. You won’t stop at one!

Ingredients needed

As mentioned earlier, this recipe calls for just 5 simple ingredients and nothing that is hard-to-find. Here is what you’ll need:

• Almond butter– Smooth almond butter with no added sugar. Skip the expensive store-bought kind and make your own.
• Coconut sugar– A paleo-friendly sweetener that is like brown sugar and white sugar.Maple syrup will also work.
• Eggs– Room temperature.
• Baking soda– Helps the cookies from overspreading and yields thicker cookies.
• Paleo chocolate chips– Dairy-free chocolate chips.You can also use chocolate chunks or dark chocolate chips (without dairy).
• Extras– Optional, but I like some vanilla extract and a sprinkling of sea salt for that sweet and salty flavor.

Find the printable recipe with measurements below.

How to make paleo chocolate chip cookies

Step 1- Make the cookie dough: In a large bowl, cream together the almond butter, coconut sugar, eggs, and baking soda. Fold through the chocolate chips.

Step 2- Refrigerate the dough: Cover the bowl and refrigerate the dough for at least an hour or up to two days.

Step 3- Bake the cookies: Roll out balls of cookie dough or use a cookie scoop and place them on two baking sheets. Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are done.

Recipe tips and variations

• Refrigerate the dough. Let the dough chill for at least an hour to help the cookies remain thick. I find 45 minutes to be the perfect amount of time.
• Add chocolate chips on top. I like to reserve a handful of chocolate chips to top the cookies with, both for aesthetic purposes and to ensure there are chocolate chips in every bite.c
• Do not over-mix the dough. This risks the cookies becoming flat and thin instead of thick and chewy.
• Use two baking sheets. There is nothing worse than cookies spreading into one another, so I recommend baking them on two baking sheets.
• Swap out the almond butter. Cashew butter, tahini, and sunflower seed butter are all paleo-friendly nut/seed butter.
• Make it eggless. Try one of these egg substitutes instead of eggs.
• Add some mix-ins. Chopped nuts, raisins, or even a chopped-up unsweetened chocolate bar.

Storage instructions

To store: Leftover cookies can be stored at room temperature, covered, for up to two weeks. If you’d like them to keep longer, store them in the refrigerator.

To freeze: Place the leftover cookies in a ziplock bag and store them in the freezer for up to 6 months.

Frequently Asked Questions

More cookie recipes to try

• Keto chocolate chocolate chips
• Vegan chocolate chip cookies
• Peanut butter cookies
• Coconut flour cookies
• Almond flour cookies

Recipe originally published May 2020 but updated to include new information for your benefit.