Gluten Free Coconut Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies

Posted At : October 3, 2009 9:07 AM

Gluten Free Coconut Flour
Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Gluten free, dairy free

Servings: one dozen

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

1/2 cup Virgin Coconut Oil, melted
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
4 eggs
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup coconut flour
1/2 cup shredded coconut
3/4 cup chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Mix together coconut oil, sugar, vanilla, eggs, and salt together. Blend thoroughly. Add flour, coconut and chocolate chips; mix thoroughly.

Form into small cookies on a parchment lined pan and bake in preheated oven for about 15 minutes, or until lightly browned.

Recipe submitted by Mara, Hoffman Estates, IL

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Just starting a gluten-free diet so this recipe makes it sound not so bad LOl Mmmmmmm can't wait to try it

# Posted By Julie Cowart | 10/3/09 3:04 PM

I was wondering can you substitute agave nectar for granulated sugar and do you have to add the shredded coconut? I don't want the cookie to be too coconuty? Any suggestions? Thanks!

# Posted By Lara Kadillak | 10/11/09 11:10 AM

The shredded coconut does not have to be added if you don't want it too coconutty but I wouldn't try to swap a liquid sweetener for the sugar. To do that you would have to reduce another liquid and the only other two liquids used is eggs and oil and both are needed and cannot be reduced.

You could probably substitute about 2 tablespoons or so of the sugar for something like brown rice syrup or maple syrup and reduce about that much oil but I can't guarantee that it would turn out that way.

# Posted By Sarah | 10/11/09 5:34 PM

I sub honey for almost all my recipes that call for sugar. Honey however has a higher sugar content per volume and therefore less is needed. Reduce by 1/4. So far, I have not had any problems and my family has not been able to tell the difference in most cases. You can always try you agave nectar and keep us posted on how it worked although agave is not as sweet as honey nor as think so it may not work as well as honey. You could try half and half of each for starters and see how that goes. I figure, once I'm it the kitchen, it's my creation weather its success or a flop and it's always a good learning experience. So have fun with it!

# Posted By Sherry | 10/15/09 7:06 AM

When you use honey, do you use more dry ingredients to make up for the wetness?

# Posted By Sara | 11/7/09 6:48 PM

I suppose it'll depend. Generally you reduce a liquid, but you could add a tad more flour if needed. Just follow Sherry's directions for substituting honey for sugar and then "eyeball" it and see if the mixture is too wet or not. My guess is that it'll be fine considering it's coconut flour (which is a very thirsty flour). Just play around with it and see what you come up with. :)

# Posted By Sarah | 11/7/09 10:00 PM

I made this recipe today. I made a double batch and added white chocolate chips to one and chocolate chips to the other. They tasted great but were a little on the dry side. other than that, super recipe!

# Posted By Doreen | 1/4/10 7:33 PM

We're making them right now, and we're not using the coconut flakes. They look good, and we'll let you know how they taste in 15 minutes! :D

# Posted By Matthew | 2/27/10 11:32 PM

When substituting agave for sugar, we always use less (because we find agave sweeter) and add a healthy scoop of flaxseed meal (to help balance the liquid/dry balance and add health benefits).

# Posted By lkat80 | 3/7/10 8:44 PM

Thanks for the tip. I'll try to add a scoop of flaxseed meal the next time. They are delicious!

# Posted By Doreen | 3/8/10 6:52 AM

Do you know if you can make this with egg subs? If so what would you recommend? I really want to make these but I have one egg free kiddo in the house and I think it would be tourture for him if I did not share :-)

# Posted By Kara | 3/18/10 5:05 PM

Try the flax egg sub (1 tablespoon ground flaxseed steeped in 3 tablespoons water for 2-3 minutes = 1 egg). Also, a tablespoon each of milk and cornstarch mixed together will substitute for 1 egg. I'd give either one of those two a go. :) Let me know how it turns out for you!

# Posted By Sarah | 3/18/10 7:30 PM

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