These are hands down the best Paleo chocolate chip cookies I have ever made. And have ever tried. They are to die for.
Crumbly, golden edges, soft insides, sweet, balanced, HEALTHY. What more can we ask from a cookie? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. This cookie takes the prize.
I have become a big fan of cookies lately. Such a fan, in fact, that my favorite souvenirs I bring from my international travels are…you guessed it…cookies. No joke, I bring cookies from most countries I go to. I way rather cookies than fancy home decor, colorful clothes or purses, or traditional alcohols…all I want the country’s top rated cookies.
Now, I know that sounds a bit strange, but I can’t help it. Cookies are my current obsession and there is nothing I can do about it. I just go with it now.
Last time I went to Ecuador I stocked up on coconut cookies, and I am sad to inform that those are almost gone. My husband and I find ourselves opening the “secret” drawer where we keep these cookies hidden very frequently, and one by one, those cute little red packets that carry 4 cookies each have slowly disappeared.
And since I am definitely a planner, I am already testing new yummy cookie recipes to replace my beloved Ecuador cookies. It was either that, or jump on a place and go back to Quito to buy some more. Obviously, I went with the most cost effective option.
These cookies are not like my Ecuadorian coconut cookies, but they are one hundred percent hitting my cookie-spot. They are SERIOUSLY SO GOOD.
These are cassava flour based, which is actually another really popular ingredient in Ecuador and we grew up eating it non-stop…and they also contain a nice little dose of collagen peptides, which does wonders for your hair/skin/nails/bones/ligaments.
Also, I feel it’s really important for me to tell you that the added vanilla, dark chocolate chips, sea salt and ghee, take these cookies to a next-level state of goodness.
These babies will satisfy every last one of your taste buds and fill your home with that amazing-freshly-baked-cookie scent that seduced everyone and their mother. Sorry I sound a bit dramatic here…but I speak truth.
These Chocolate Chip Cookies are:
- Gluten Free
- Dairy Free
- Paleo
- Protein Filled
- Crumbly
- Chocolate-y
- Good For You
- DELICIOUS
Don’t forget to watch the easy-to-follow recipe video below.
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WATCH HOW TO MAKE MY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES (1 MIN):
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Awesome! Thank you so much for sharing the video! I got excited to try making this cookies! ?
Hi Sarah! Of course, recipe videos are so much fun to watch…makes baking/cooking less intimidating, by showing how easy these recipes can be! You should definitely try making them, they are so YUM!
HI Mariel, I’m having a lot of fun browsing your site. I am looking at the chocolate chip recipe and wondering if another flour could be used instead of cassava. I have almond and tapioca flours but I’m not sure whether either would be a good substitute for cassava. Do you have any idea? Thanks!
Hi Taunya! So happy to hear you’re enjoying the site! 🙂 I have not made this particular cookie recipe with any other type of flour, so I cannot tell you what would work well. Cassava flour is one of those flours that is hard to sub. I hear that whole wheat flour can do the trick (1:1 ratio), but if you want to keep the recipe 100% gluten-free/paleo, that wouldn’t work.
I do have other cookie recipes made with almond flour that you may want to check out:
https://www.amazingpaleo.com/2018/12/16/paleo-chocolate-covered-cookies/
https://www.amazingpaleo.com/2012/12/29/chocolate-chip-n-macadamia-nut-cookies/
If you do get your hands on cassava flour, though, do give this recipe a go! I think you’d really like it.
Hi, how much (measurement) is a “scoop” of peptides? I use a different brand. Thanks!
Hi Rachel! It’s 10 g. per scoop. So you’ll need 20 g collagen total, since it calls for 2 scoops.
Thank you!
Can I leave the coconut sugar out?
You could, but the cookies would lack flavor and sweetness. I would not really recommend that.