Almond Meal Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Chewy super nutty chocolate chunk cookies made with almond meal. A one bowl recipe that needs a quick rest and leads to the chewiest, most hearty cookies packed with dark chocolate.  

If you were to ask me while I was pregnant what I would be eating and baking repeatedly in the weeks after I gave birth to my second, I would’ve guessed I’d be munching on the chocolate chip cookies I froze before she was born. And I did do that the first week or two, but then I started needing something a bit more substantial than the basic ccc. I wanted all the chocolate (dark, of course) but in a cookie that had a filling quality to it. Something that would sit in my belly for longer than ten minutes, and give me more stamina for baby+toddler care.

So when I had the chance to bake something (you know, those precious 20 minutes when dad held her and the toddler was napping) I made cookies, but instead of sticking with ap flour, I threw in a ton of almond meal. And then I made them again, and again, and again (and this is a testament to how easy and quick these come together – considering I barely have time to wash my hair these days!)… and we all found ourselves just loving them.

They do not at all taste like a ‘healthy’ cookie (a cookie never should imo!) and yet, they are full of nutritional nuttiness which complements the chocolate so well. The texture is chewy (always) and the dough makes for a cookie that has more character than your average ccc. It took me about 4 tries to perfect the ratios (and to get proper photos because, argh! fussy newborn!) so now I know you will love these as much as I do.

Ingredients for Almond Meal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Almond Meal: You could use almond flour but I think the ‘meal’ works better here.

All purpose flour: If you desire to make these gluten fry try a gf 1 to 1 substitute like KAF.

Brown sugar: Light or dark is fine.

Chocolate: Either chocolate chips or chop up a bar of chocolate. Use whatever percentage you like, be sure it’s the kind you’d like to ‘eat’ so you know if it’s too sweet or not sweet enough (sample a bit before you add it to the dough).

Almond Meal Chocolate Chunk Cookie Recipe

Almond Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Chewy, hearty chocolate chip cookies made with almond flour.

Yields: 16 cookies

5 from 2 votes

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Ingredients

• ½ cup or 113g unsalted butter melted
• ¾ cup or 160g brown sugar
• 1/4 cup or 55g granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¾ teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups or 180g almond meal
• 1/2 cup or 60g all purpose flour
• 200 g chopped chocolate

Method

• In a bowl, whisk together the melted butter and sugars for a good few minutes until it’s well-combined.
• Add the vanilla and salt, whisk for another minute.
• Add the egg, combine.
• Add the baking soda, almond meal and ap flour and switch to a rubber spatula to combine.
• Fold in the chocolate.
• Set dough in fridge to set for about 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350. Prepare two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• Drop in 1.5-2 tablespoons onto cookie sheets.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes.

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