Gluten-free Almond Butter Cookies (Dairy-free)

Perfectly easy gluten-free almond butter cookies that are made with just 6 ingredients and ready in 35 minutes. Bake a batch of these soft, chewy cookies today to share this sweet treat with your family and friends during this Christmas and holiday season! Dairy-free too, but no one would care!

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• Let the Christmas Baking Begin!
• The Easiest Soft and Chewy Cookies
• Why This Recipe Works:
• Ingredients You’ll Need:
• Ingredient Notes/Substitutions:
• How to Make Gluten-Free Almond Butter Cookies
• Dish by Dish Tips/Tricks:
• Recipe FAQs:
• Other Gluten-Free Cookies You’ll Love:
• Gluten-Free Dessert Recipes to Indulge In:
• Almond Butter Cookies (Gluten-free, Dairy-free)

Let the Christmas Baking Begin!

Our oven is kept very busy these days – as we bake our way to Christmas, and I’ve been baking cookie recipes one after the other.

From snickerdoodle cookies, to crunchy almond biscotti and to the cutest gingerbread cookies, I’ve been on a cookie-baking marathon this holiday season.

To fix our cookie cravings, I’ve also been making classic oatmeal cookies, soft sugar cookies, peanut butter cookies and these amazing chocolate chip cookies.

And let’s not forget these delicious easy almond butter cookies.

The Easiest Soft and Chewy Cookies

I first made these flourless cookies when we were still living in New York back in 2018. I’d baked them to bring over to my friend Silvie’s house while we assembled her walnut brown table that she’d ordered from Ikea.

Since then, I’ve called these “friendship cookies“, which are perfectly apt, because these are meant to be shared!

Why This Recipe Works:

• Simple Ingredients: All you need is 6 easily accessible ingredients that you might already have in your kitchen!

• Easy To Make: I’m a big fan of easy, no-fuss recipes, and this recipe is exactly that. The dough comes together very quickly, and chilling the dough makes it easier to roll into balls. Then bake, and violà, cookies are ready!

• Ready in No Time: These gluten-free almond butter cookies are ready in just 35 minutes, which means you can enjoy a fresh batch of cookies in half an hour!

• Soft and Chewy: With a soft and chewy texture, and filled with almond flavor, these cookies are going to be on heavy rotation in your house I’m sure!

• Totally Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free: Given that this is flourless recipe (in the sense that it doesn’t use regular wheat flour), and coconut oil is used instead of butter, these cookies are 100% gluten-free and dairy-free, which means that even those with Celiac disease or gluten or lactose intolerances can still indulge in these cookies!

Ingredients You’ll Need:

Here’s a visual overview of the ingredients required for make these gluten-free almond butter cookies.

(For exact measurements and quantities, please scroll down to the recipe card at the bottom of the post.)

Ingredient Notes/Substitutions:

• Almond Butter: I like using creamy almond butter, but feel free to use cashew butter, sunflower seed butter, or peanut butter too if you prefer.

• Sugar: I used light brown sugar, but go ahead and use normal white sugar, dark brown sugar or coconut sugar if you prefer. If you are diabetic or insulin-resistant, I highly recommend that you use Lakanto Monkfruit Sweetener (a 1:1 substitute for sugar with zero glycemic index).

• Coconut Oil: I prefer using refined coconut oil in my baking as it has a neutral taste (as opposed to extra virgin coconut oil that has a strong coconut flavor and smell). Alternatively, you can use vegan butter, or if you are not lactose-intolerant, feel free to use butter in equal quantities.

• Eggs: The eggs act as a binder in this recipe. However, if you are allergic to eggs, or simply want to keep this recipe egg-free, you can use an egg-replacer or replace the eggs with flax eggs (learn how to make a flax egg easily).

• Coconut Flour: I would not substitute coconut flour with other flours in this recipe as coconut flour has the ability to absorb liquids that other flours do not have. 

• Baking Powder: This flourless almond butter cookie recipe uses baking powder as a leavening agent, so make sure you don’t omit it. If you are Celiac or have a gluten intolerance or allergy, make sure to use certified gluten-free baking powder.

How to Make Gluten-Free Almond Butter Cookies

1. Preheat and Line

Pre-heat oven to 350F (175C) and line a large baking sheet or cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silpat.

2. Whisk

In a large mixing bowl, whisk the almond butter, light brown sugar, coconut oil, and eggs together until combined.

3. Combine Dry Ingredients with Wet Ingredients to Form Dough

Sift the coconut flour and baking powder into the large bowl with the wet ingredients, and then mix with a wooden spoon until you have a homogeneous cookie dough.

4. Chill Dough

Let the dough chill for at least 10 minutes.

(Tip: Chilling the dough is important as it makes handling the dough easier, or it might be a little too sticky to roll into balls).

5. Roll Dough into Balls

Once the dough is chilled, use a cookie scoop to scoop the dough by the teaspoon and then roll the dough into balls. Place each ball of dough on the prepared baking sheet, leaving at least 2 inches of space between each ball.

6. Bake

Bake the dough for 15 minutes, until the edges start to brown a little.

Let the cookies cool for a few minutes on the sheet before transferring them to a cooling rack and let them cooling completely.

Dish by Dish Tips/Tricks:

• Chill Dough Before Rolling: It’s very important that you chill the cookie dough for at least 10 minutes before rolling it into small balls. If you skip this step, the dough will be too sticky to handle and it’ll be difficult to roll it into balls.

• Grease Palms to Roll: To prevent the dough from sticking to the palms of your hands while rolling, I highly recommend that you grease your hands with a little bit of coconut oil to make things smoother.

• Line Baking Sheet: I always use either parchment paper or a silpat to line my baking sheets so that the cookies do not stick to the sheets.

• Optional Add-Ins: If you would like to jazz up your cookies a little, feel free to add in dark chocolate chips, raisins, or even a bit of vanilla extract for extra flavor.

• For Crispier Cookies: If you prefer your cookies to be crispier instead of soft and chewy, simply bake for an extra 3 minutes for the cookies to crisp up even more.

Recipe FAQs:

Other Gluten-Free Cookies You’ll Love:

• Easy Snickerdoodle Cookies (Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free)
• Crunchy Almond Biscotti (Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free)
• Chewy Molasses Cookies (Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free)
• Classic Oatmeal Cookies (Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free)
• Easy Gingerbread Cookies (Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free)
• Coconut Macaroons (Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free)
• Buckwheat Cookies (Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free)
• Soft, Chewy Pumpkin Cookies (Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free)
• Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies (Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free)
• Double Chocolate Almond Coconut Cookies (Gluten-Free)

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