These Easy Almond Flour Cookies are soft, chewy, and slightly nutty, with a delicate texture that melts in your mouth. The cookies are made with finely ground almonds and are naturally gluten free. They have a slightly crisp exterior while remaining tender inside, making them a great alternative to classic flour-based cookies.
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Since almond flour has a naturally mild sweetness, these cookies don’t need processed sugar and are sweetened with honey instead. You can add different flavors like vanilla, cinnamon, chocolate chips, or even a bit of citrus zest to make them unique.
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Ingredients
Gather the following ingredients to make these almond flour cookies:
- Almond flour - use finely ground almond flour
- Baking powder and salt
- Butter - use unsalted butter. Melt and cool slightly before starting the recipe.
- Honey
- Vanilla extract - use pure vanilla extract and not imitation vanilla
- Optional cookie topping - bittersweet chocolate chips and crushed almonds
See recipe card for quantities.
Almond Flour Cookies Instructions
Follow these easy steps, and you'll have a batch of delicious almond flour cookies ready in no time:
1 - Combine almond flour, baking powder and salt in a large mixing bowl. Stir well to distribute ingredients evenly.
2 - Add melted butter, honey and vanilla extract to the mixing bowl. Stir until no dry pieces of almond flour remain.
3 - If the dough looks crumbly, press it together with your hands until it holds its shape. Then, place the mixing bowl in the refrigerator for 30 minutes so the flavors can mix and the dough can firm up.
4 - Scoop approximately 1 ½ tablespoons of dough for each cookie. Using your palms, roll dough into a ball and lightly flatten. Place cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone mat, leaving approximately 2" of space between each cookie.
5 - Bake at 350℉ (177℃) for 10 - 12 minutes. Edges should be light brown when finished baking. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheets for 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.
Optional topping instructions
This step is optional, but it gives your cookies extra flavor and texture.
1 - Place chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl. Heat for 30 seconds at 50% power. Stir chips. Continue to heat in 30 second bursts at 50% power until melted, stirring between each heating.
2 - Dip half of each cookie in chocolate, drip off excess and place on prepared sheet pan. Sprinkle generously with crushed almonds.
Variations
These simple almond flour cookies are delightful on their own, but you can easily customize them to suit your taste. Try one of these delicious add-ins:
- Chocolate - fold in a handful of mini chocolate chips—bittersweet or white chocolate—as the final step in making the dough
- Nuts - for even more almond taste add a few almond slivers to the top of each cookie before baking
- Dried apricots - any dried fruit works well with these cookies - especially dried apricots. Chop up ½ cup of dried apricots and fold into the dough
- Citrus - leave out the vanilla extract and use lemon or lime juice instead. Also, mix in 1 teaspoon of lemon or lime zest into the cookie dough.
Equipment
You don't need any fancy equipment to whip up the easy almond flour cookies. Just gather up the following items before starting the recipe:
- Bowls, measuring cups and spoons
- Rubber spatula
- Sheet pans
- Parchment paper or silicone baking mat
Storage
Place the cookies in an airtight container and store at room temperature for up to 4 days. For longer storage, wrap well and place in freezer for up to 2 months.
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I hope you enjoy these easy almond flour cookies as much as my family and friends have over the years!
📋 Recipe
Almond Flour Cookies
Equipment
- Bowls, measuring cups and spoons
- Rubber spatula
- 2 Cookie baking pans
- 2 Parchment paper or silicone baking mats
Ingredients
Almond flour cookie dough
- 2 Cups Almond flour finely ground
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Baking powder
- ¼ Cup Unsalted butter melted and slightly cooled
- 3 Tablespoons Honey
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
Chocolate and almond topping (optional)
- ½ Cup Bittersweet chocolate chips melted
- 2 Tablespoons Almonds chopped
Instructions
Almond cookie dough
- Combine almond flour, baking powder and salt in a large mixing bowl. Stir well to distribute ingredients evenly.2 Cups Almond flour, ½ teaspoon Baking powder, ½ teaspoon Salt
- Add melted butter, honey and vanilla extract to the mixing bowl. Stir until no dry pieces of almond flour remain. If the dough still looks a bit crumbly, squeeze dough together using your hands.¼ Cup Unsalted butter, 3 Tablespoons Honey, 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- Place mixing bowl in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350℉ (177℃)
- Line two baking sheet pans with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- Scoop approximately 1 ½ tablespoons of dough for each cookie. Using your palms, roll dough into a ball and lightly flatten.
- Place cookies on a baking sheet leaving approximately 2" of space between each cookie.
- Bake for 10 - 12 minutes. Edges should be light brown when finished baking.
- Allow cookies to cool on baking sheets for 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.
Chocolate and almond topping (optional)
- Prepare a sheet pan by lining with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
- Place chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl. Heat for 30 seconds at 50% power. Stir chips. Continue to heat in 30 second bursts at 50% power until melted, stirring between each heating.½ Cup Bittersweet chocolate chips
- Dip half of each cookie in chocolate, drip off excess and place on prepared sheet pan.
- Sprinkle generously with crushed almonds.2 Tablespoons Almonds
- Set aside until chocolate has set.
Sara Lynn says
Turned out great! I didn't add the chocolate - I used white chocolate instead and sprinkled with pieces of dried apricot.
dessertswithstephanie says
Hi Sara, thank you for the feedback. Sounds like a nice variation - almonds and apricots are so good together!
Lisa says
Can you replace honey with date syrup? And, use melted dark chocolate?
dessertswithstephanie says
Hi, I have not used date syrup but have used maple syrup. Yes - dark chocolate will work well.