These really are the Best Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies you’ll try. They’re perfectly chewy, with slightly crisp edges just like the cookies from Mrs. Fields or Subway Sandwich, but vegan, gluten-free, refined sugar-free and oil-free. Seriously!

Even better, this recipe calls for 10 ingredients, and a little bit of love, and the result is a chocolate chip cookie that can’t be beat!

To date, this is a reader favorite and probably my most-made recipe on the site! The cookies are so good that you can’t tell they’re healthy, vegan, gluten-free, refined sugar-free, and free of any added oil or vegan butters. They’re decadent, rich, and buttery thanks to almond butter. Plus, they’re crisp on the edges with a chewy center. 

Ingredients for The BEST Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Here’s what you need for this must-have recipe:

• Creamy almond butter. This is the most important element in your cookies. Use roasted, unsalted, unsweetened almond butter with no other added ingredients. 
• Maple syrup and Coconut sugar. I use a combination of maple syrup and coconut sugar for the best texture and sweetness with depth of flavor. When I tested the cookies using just maple syrup, they lacked the deep caramel-like flavour that by coconut sugar adds. 
• Flax egg. Make this by combining ground flax meal with water and letting it gel for a few minutes.
• Oat and almond flour. The recipe calls for a combination of oat flour and almond flour in order to make the cookies gluten-free and chewy. I recommend using fine oat flour because sometimes homemade oat flour can be clumpy and not milled finely enough. Almond flour is essential for chewiness, richness, and a buttery flavour without added butter.  
• Vanilla extract. Be sure to use real vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste, not imitation.
• Baking powder + baking soda. These help your cookies rise a bit in the oven.
• Chocolate chips (of course!). Just make sure they’re dairy-free!

Tips for Making the Best Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Because there’s no gluten in these cookies, you don’t risk overworking the dough or making your cookies tough. However, there are a few tricks to ensuring your cookies have the perfect texture.

Plus, this is a one-bowl recipe with just 10 ingredients.

To make the Best Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies, I strongly recommend using a nonstick baking mat or parchment paper. They can be somewhat delicate, especially right as they come out of the oven and you’ll risk breaking them if you try to scrape them off of foil or directly from a baking pan surface.

Next,, as you’re placing your cookie dough onto the baking sheet, if you run into any issues with dough sticking to your hand, try refrigerating or rolling with lightly damp hands. Work quickly, as the heat in your hands does warm the dough as well. Make flat cookie shaped discs, keeping in mind they will spread a little bit.

Finally, make sure you pull them from the oven before they’re fully cooked. They will continue to cook on the baking sheet for several minutes. If they don’t seem firm enough at first, wait until they cool.

If you’re making cookies on a hotter day, you may find your dough a little sticky. If so, you can add a touch of additional oat flour (by the tablespoon) or refrigerate the dough for about 10 minutes before prepping to bake.

Storage Tips

Store these healthy chocolate chip cookies at room temperature in an airtight container for up to five days. Or freeze them for up to six months.

You can also freeze the raw dough for up to six months. I recommend shaping the dough into cookie-sized balls before freezing. Then you can pop them directly into the oven, just add a few extra minutes to the baking time.

More Healthy Cookie Recipes to Try

• Taylor Swift’s Vegan Chai Sugar Cookies (Gluten Free Option)
• Maple Tahini Cookies
• Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies 
• Healthy Anzac Biscuits
• Hot Chocolate Cookies
• Flourless Avocado Fudge Cookies

If you try this recipe for the best healthy chocolate chip cookies, tag me on Instagram @veggiekins so I can see your delicious re-creations and feature them! As always, I love when you share your reviews in the comments below, and if you make any fun substitutions, let me know how it worked out below too.

Best Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies (vegan, gluten free, refined sugar free, oil free)

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★★★★★

5 from 34 reviews

• Author: Remy
• Total Time: 20 minutes
• Yield: 12-13 cookies 1x
• Diet: Vegan

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The Best Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies that are perfectly chewy! Vegan, gluten free, refined sugar free, oil free made in one bowl.

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Ingredients

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• 1/2 cup creamy almond butter (with no added sugars/oils)
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/4 cup coconut sugar (brown sugar, or another granulated sugar will also work)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 flax egg (1 tbsp ground flax seeds + 3 tbsp warm water)
• 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp fine oat flour
• 2 tbsp blanched almond flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder + 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/3 cup vegan chocolate chips (or as much as your heart desires) I like to use mini chips for best texture, or these oil-free, coconut sugar sweetened chips
• optional, pinch of salt

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Instructions

1. Start by pre-heating your oven to 350F while you prepare your cookie dough.
2. In a large bowl, whisk almond butter, maple syrup, coconut sugar and vanilla extract until smooth. Gently fold in your flax egg with a spatula.
3. Next, sift in all your dry ingredients (excluding chocolate chips), folding until dough is even and starts to pull away from edges of the bowl. See reference photo for texture. Add chocolate chips and refrigerate dough if needed (see “secrets to success”).
4. Scoop about 1 1/2 tablespoons of dough and quickly roll into a ball shape* then lightly flatten onto a non-stick baking mat lined tray. Leave about 2 inches between cookies as they will spread a little bit as they bake.
5. Bake for about 10-12 minutes, until tops are lightly golden brown and edges are cooked.* Remove from oven and let cool before lifting off the tray (don’t worry, they’ll still be soft and chewy!).

Notes

* If you have issues with dough sticking to your hand, refrigerate, and work quickly with lightly damp hands. You can also add additional oat flour by the tbsp, but do so sparingly because it will result in a drier cookie.

** Keep in mind cookies will continue to cook for a few minutes after removed from oven and will firm up as they cool. I like to bake mine for exactly 10 minutes.

*** To store cookies, make sure they are completely cool, and store in an airtight container with a piece of parchment paper between 2 cookies if stacking. You can also freeze them this way to enjoy later!

• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook Time: 10 minutes
• Category: desserts
• Method: baking

Keywords: chocolate chip cookies, cookies, chocolate, dessert, oil free, almond butter, refined sugar free, one bowl, under 30 minutes

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