Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies (AIP)
With all of the treat recipes that I have here on my blog, something was missing. My favorite treat of all was totally absent from my blog… until now. Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies have arrived!
Chocolate Chip Cookies have always been my all time favorite dessert. We had them around entirely too much when I was growing up, and I have dozens of memories of eating them. I loved them straight from a box, a boxed mix, or homemade. But the thing with chocolate chip cookies is that they can vary greatly depending on how they’re made. They are not all created equal by any means.
I love chocolate chip cookies that are soft and pillowy right out of the oven and are still easy to bite into once they cool. I always had trouble finding exactly what I’m looking for… until now! A paleo chocolate chip cookie that’s AIP, egg-free, dairy-free, soft and delicious.
How to make these paleo & AIP Chocolate chip cookies
- Sift together the tigernut flour, tapioca starch, baking soda, and gelatin
- Next pour in the vanilla, maple syrup, and coconut oil and stir well to combine
- Finally, mix in the chocolate (or carob for AIP) chips and sea salt
- Form the batter into cookies about 1-1.5 inches in diameter. You’ll have 7-8 cookies
- Bake in the preheated oven for 8-10 minutes
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool (preferably on a cooling rack) for at least 20-25 minutes.
The Ingredients You Need for the Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies
Tigernut flour
One of my favorite flours for AIP baking. You can get this at health food stores, or on Amazon.
Tapioca Starch
You can also sub arrowroot here.
Maple syrup
I haven’t tried to swap honey here, but I assume it would work!
Coconut oil
I have listed some coconut free alternatives below, but I have not tested these cookies to be coconut free.
Grass-fed gelatin powder
You cannot sub collagen.
Dairy-free chocolate chips (sub carob for AIP)
I use enjoy life chocolate chips, but you can also sub this for AIP.
Coconut Free Alternatives…
If you want a coconut free alternative that’s similar to this recipe, check out these recipes from Grazed and Enthused and Grass Fed Salsa. These cookies are both amazing!!
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Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Ingredients
- 1 cup tigernut flour
- ¼ cup tapioca starch
- 1 tbsp dry gelatin, vital proteins is what I use
- ⅛ tsp baking soda
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- ⅓ cup coconut oil, softened
- 3 tbsp dairy free chocolate chips, sub these for AIP
- ⅛ tsp sea salt
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Sift together the tigernut flour, tapioca starch, baking soda, and gelatin.
- Pour vanilla, maple syrup, and coconut oil into the batter. Stir well to combine. Fold in the chocolate chips and sea salt until fully incorporated.
- Form the batter into cookies about 1-1.5 inches in diameter. You'll have 7-8 cookies
- Bake in the preheated oven for 8-10 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool (preferably on a cooling rack) for at least 20-25 minutes... these cookies will break if they don't cool!
- Store in the fridge or enjoy immediately.
Notes
This recipe first appeared on unboundwellness.com in February of 2018 and was updated with February of 2020.
Wow, I wasn’t expecting gelatin to be an ingredient! What does it do? Have you made the biscuits successfully without it?
Last week, I started on the Autoimmune Protocol (hard core paleo). I already feel better and I’m investigating baking alternatives ….
The gelatin acts as a binder, like an egg would, but with less liquid!
These are delicious! The texture was perfect – crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside. I’m planning on making another batch to use for s’mores with some homemade marshmallows when my family goes camping next week, so I can have a treat while all of the non-AIPers have theirs. Thank you!
Thank you!! The perfect camping treat!!
These were great! Really easy to make compared to so many other AIP desserts. Closest thing to an actual non-aip dessert I’ve had yet!
YAY, so glad you enjoyed the recipe!!
Can I substitute almond flour for the tiger nut flour? Has anyone tried this?
Can you use Almond flour ???
Almond flour may be a suitable swap for tigernut flour, but I haven’t tried it!
These taste fantastic and they’re easy to make! My whole family gives them two thumbs up! Thank you for sharing all these amazing recipes!
so glad, thank you!!
These are so delicious!! Very easy to make too! I doubled the recipe and it turned out great. My 3 year old and 1 year old loved them too and I don’t feel bad about letting them eat these!
I make these at least once a week! They are great with both carob and chocolate chips. My husband who is not AIP loves them too 🙂
YUM!
My FAVOURITE COOKIES!! These are a must-try.
This are very good. I also want to add these are very easy to make. My hubby wanted to make me cookies for our anniversary so I gave him this recipe. My hubby has zero kitchen skills. He made them with some supervision from our 22 year old daughter. If he can make them then anyone can make them.
I had to stop myself from eating all the cookies in 1 day.
Haha, I love this! Glad it was easy for him and that you loved them so much!
This was really really good! Next time I’ll reduce the maple syrup a bit though because it’s a tad too sweet. But no worries! I’ll be eating all of these cookies!
The dough is fantastic uncooked! I had some carob hearts I had made for Valentine’s day that I just broke up in pieces for the AIP friendly chips. Oh my goodness so so good!!!
These are amazing! The recipe was so simple and easy to make. Thank you for a great AIP recipe! So so good!
Hi
Could this be made without the maple syrup? Or is the maple syrup adding moisture to the cookies?
You would definitely need some kind of sweetener so I would try honey instead.
This is the most successful paleo/aip cookie recipe that I’ve tried in years!! I added about 3 tbs. of tigernut flakes and used raisins instead of chocolate chips. Made a great n’oatmeal cookie. I’m sure that the original with chocolate chips is amazing. Thank you!!