Soft, chewy, cookies with melt in your mouth dark chocolate morsels…do I have your attention yet? These Gluten Free Coconut Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies are just what your body desires. It doesn’t matter if you’re not Gluten intolerant or have a Gluten Allergy/Sensitivity, you can still enjoy theses delicious cookies.
You may have noticed my trend with gluten free baked goods, this is not because I believe in following a Gluten Free diet (I believe you should only follow a Gluten Free diet if it is medically necessary), but because another one of my friends was diagnosed with a wheat allergy.
It has been fun looking for recipes that I want to modify and make gluten free. I find something that I want to use as a base and then add ingredients here and remove some there, and these bad boys came out perfect! A lot of the time when I have bought gluten free products at a super markets they tend to be missing something. Whether the texture is wrong or they don’t taste the best, I don’t know but there is always something off about them, but not these cookies. These taste just like chewy oatmeal chocolate chips cookies with a hint of coconut!
You may ask me, why are you buying Gluten Free products if you are not Gluten Intolerant or have a Gluten Sensitivity? Well the answer is simple, I do not recommend products that I do not try and like myself. I hate wasting money, especially on food, so if I can save someone else money by recommending a better tasting product I will.
I usually by ingredients in bulk to save money. I’m so happy Sam’s has been getting more organic products. I try to by organic whenever possible, if there is not too much of a price difference. Also other foods that are best to buy organic are those that you eat the skin (peaches, apples, grapes, tomatoes etc) and spinach and lettuces). I am lucky enough that my parents live close by and that I can grab some organic hydroponic lettuce, spinach, strawberries, tomatoes, beets, and chives whenever I run out (depending on whether or not they are in season).
Gluten Free Coconut Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 3 large eggs
- 1/4 cup Truvia Brown Sugar Baking Blend
- 1/4 cup Organic Coconut Sugar
- 1 cup Gluten Free Oats not instant
- 1/4 Cup Organic Coconut Flour
- 1/2 cup Organic Coconut Oil melted
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- a pinch of Himalayan sea salt
- 1/2 tsp xanthan gum
- 1 Tbsp pure vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup Organic Unsweetened Coconut Flakes
Instructions
- In a medium bowl combine oats, coconut flour, cinnamon, baking powder, xanthan gum and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl or mixer combine eggs, oil, sugars, and vanilla extract.
- Next slowly add in dry ingredients.
- Stir in chocolate chips and coconut flakes.
- Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- With a cookie scoop or two spoons (I have mastered this since I do not have a cookie scoop), spoon out dough onto lined cookie sheets about 1 1/2 to 2 inches about.
- Freeze dough for 1.5 hours or refrigerate for 4 to 5 hours (this is so the coconut oil does not spread).
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Remove cookie sheets from freezer.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Recipe makes 2 dozen cookies.
- Let cool and enjoy!
Nutrition
I saw coconut flour for the first time at Sams a few weeks ago. Do you just use it like normal white flour?
Oh no definitely not. Read my coconut flour pineapple upside down crumb cake recipe from last week. I explained how I mastered altering recipes with with and my disastrous failed recipes LOL. Basically add egg and xanthan gum (for binder because of no gluten) and reduce coconut flour because it is high fiber and very absorbent. I hope this helps!
can i make this recipe without the xanthan gum ? have you tried to do that?
You should be able to. Maybe just add another egg yolk. It’s used to act like gluten add to keep the cookie together.
I’m not the biggest fan of coconuts, however this looks really good. I know it’s something I can make and the kids wouldn’t touch, so there’s a better chance of actually getting some. I will have to pin it to try later, now I’m hungry at 1am lol.
The good thing about this recipe is that it doesn’t have an overpowering coconut flavor!
Ohhhhh yum! Seriously, I hate reading food posts when I’m already hungry. I’m gonna have to give these a shot 🙂
You should! They are super easy to make and delicious!
Gluten or no Gluten those look delicious! It is nice to have a gluten free recipe or two for friends who need them. Pinning for later.
I totally agree. I am not gluten intolerant or sensitive, but I enjoy them nonetheless!
Himalayan sea salt? I thought I was a foodie but this I never heard of. I love coconut though so I need to try this.
It’s the pink sea salt. I haven’t seen it at our local grocery stores, but I actually found one at marshall’s!
I have started embracing Gluten Free recipes, not because we need to be gluten free but because some are just so good and this look like one of them!
Love a good gluten free cookie recipe. Thanks for sharing.
These sound delicious. You can never go wrong with a chocolate chip cookie – chocolate fixes everything!
That looks really good and gooey! YUM!
Thanks for linking my recipe. I’ve had disastrous results using coconut flour as well. I find Pamela’s baking mix and Better Batter are good substitutes for regular wheat flour.
No problem! I have never heard of those, I must them though. Thankfully I finally mastered cooking with coconut flour, I hated wasting all of the food!
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This looks amazing! I probably could down a dozen right now! LOL 🙂
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These look so yummy. I went grain-free recently and I really miss oatmeal.
These look SO delicious.
I absolutely have to pin this for all my GF followers, great post!
Awesome! Thank you!!! They are delicious, I do not follow a gluten free diet, but still enjoy making GF recipes for my readers and eating the GF cookies 🙂
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Oh man these look and sound amazing! I am GF because of an intolerance to gluten so I am always on the lookout for GF baking alternatives. Thank you!
How yummy do these photos look? Delish! Love coconut and chocolate so I’m so going to try baking these at home!
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Mmmmm, those cookies sound phenomenal! I love homemade cookies like this warm right out of the oven.
These sound amazing! I love anything with coconut. I am going to have to make this for my niece.
Coconut flour is a funny thing isn’t it! Tried some about a year ago and so fickle. I have some almond flour that needs using so you may have inspired me to go make some cookies!
These look and sound delicious, gluten free or not! I love using coconut in cookies 🙂
wow, these look melt in your mouth good. They look like cookie bites I used to make. My god were they divine.
I never thought I’d find a gluten free cookie I wanted to eat! I know, that’s silly. These have changed my mind!
These look delicious. I am a huge fan of coconut and cholate. I need to try coconut flour sometime.
These look amazing! And I love that they are gluten free. We have a few family members who are gluten free, and I always want to have some little treat on hand for them when they visit. These look perfect!
I experiment myself with a lot of grain free baking. I need to get some of that xanthan gum!
The chocolate morsels got my attention and then i read gluten free. For the win!
These are amazing and especially for those with gluten issues will definitely be making these for my daughter’s class love it
Oh my goodness, these look so decadent! I love that they are gluten-free, my sister just had to go on the diet and she would love these!
I am a sucker for anything coconut. These look delicious! Thanks for sharing.
I love this and totally think I could trick my kids with it. They would have no idea that it’s gluten-free!
oh my do these sound amazing. And really, you had me at chocolate and coconut . . . 😉
I have been on whole 30 for two weeks now. As soon as I get off these cookies look delicious yet still healthy. I can’t wait to give them a try!
I love this recipe!! I love all the ingredients you used and that it is gluten free!! Can’t wait to try these!
These look absolutely divine. I would so love to make myself these – they are so indulgent and yum. I also love coconut!
I am actually looking for more gluten-free recipes and this is just perfect! It has all my favorite ingredients! Definitely will try. Thanks for sharing!
Yum! These look amazing! This is such a yummy treat that I am sure people dealing with the gluten disease would appreciate!
I love coconut and dark chocolate! What a delicious combination and the fact that they’re gluten free is awesome.
Love a good chocolate chip cookie! I haven’t ever tried a gluten free one before but after reading the list of ingredients I have to admit it sounds delicious. Will have to see if I can find all of those ingredients at our local grocery store.
Some Gluten-Free recipes taste better than the originals! Just read the ingredients list first to make sure it’s not full of crap. You should be able to find everything at your local grocery store except for maybe the xanthan gum.
These look delicious! How wonderful for people with gluten restrictions to be able to enjoy a tasty treat!
I am going to show this one to my daughter. She is a gluten free fanatic!
OMG these look so good!!! I love a good chocolate chip cookie, anything with coconut is even better. I was diagnosed with a gluten intolerance about a year ago so it’s nice to find a good gluten-free recipe.
Thank you! I’m sorry to hear that! I hope you enjoy these cookies!