Cassava Chocolate Chip Cookies (Gluten Free)
Cassava chocolate chip cookies are soft and fluffy. They are naturally gluten free and paleo friendly. If you are looking for an easy and and tasty cookie recipe, then these cookies are for you!
Servings: 18
Calories: 150kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup cassava flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¾ cup coconut sugar
- ½ cup cashew butter or almond butter
- ¼ cup refined coconut oil OR butter softened
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 egg
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl add the cassava flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Mix and set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream together the coconut sugar, cashew butter and softened butter or coconut oil with a hand mixer (you can soften your coconut oil in the microwave in 5 second increments. It should resemble softened butter). Cream until smooth.
- Then add in the egg and vanilla and continue to cream until smooth.
- Fold in the dry flour mixture to the wet ingredients with a wooden spoon or spatula. Mix until fully combined. And then fold in the chocolate chips.
- Scoop 16 cookies onto the cookie sheets. Lightly flatten the top of each cookie using a spatula or your hand.
- Bake at 350 for 11-12 minutes. Let the cookies cool slightly before enjoying.
Nutrition
Calories: 150kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 62mg | Potassium: 44mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 13IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 1mg