Cassava flour chocolate chip cookies (soft and chewy!)

These cassava flour chocolate chip cookies are soft and chewy, just like you’d expect from a classic chocolate chip cookie BUT without the grains, gluten and dairy. Of the friends I’ve shared them with, everyone has said they can’t even tell the difference!

Product brands I recommend for this recipe 

For consistency, these are the product brands that I use and recommend for this paleo chocolate chip cookies recipe. Feel free to use different brand names for the ingredients in this recipe, or check the recipe substitutions or variations section below if you want to swap some of the ingredients out. 

• Bob’s Red Mill cassava flour
• Omega Nutrition coconut oil
• Camino semisweet chocolate chips
• Real Salt 

Equipment you will need for this recipe

For this recipe, I used a KitchenAid stand mixer. This stand mixer is one of the best investments we have ever made! We use it for practically everything. Forget tiring out your arm by constantly having to hand mix everything. It also comes with a number of attachments and you can buy additional attachments. We have even made pasta with it!

Recipe substitutions or variations 

Cassava flour: If you can’t find Bob’s Red Mill cassava flour, you can also use Otto’s cassava flour. If you don’t have or can’t find cassava flour, you can swap it out 1-to-1 with a gluten free baking flour blend or with white rice flour.

Coconut oil: I suggest using Omega nutrition coconut oil because it is essentially flavourless and makes a fantastic substitution for seed or vegetable based oils. You can also use other coconut oils but just be aware that you may be able to taste the flavour of coconut in your cookies if you use a full-flavoured one. If you prefer using butter, you can also use vegan butter or regular cows milk butter if you tolerate dairy. Either way just make sure its melted.

Brown sugar: If you don’t have brown sugar, you can swap it out for granulated cane sugar or white table sugar. If you prefer to use a more natural sugar, you can swap out the brown sugar for coconut palm sugar which is actually quite similar in flavour and texture to brown sugar. 

Eggs (make it vegan): If you are allergic to eggs or want to make this recipe vegan, swap out the two eggs for two egg replacements. I’ve never tried this recipe with egg substitutes, so if you try it let me know in the comments how it went!

Pro tips for this recipe

Make sure the coconut oil or butter is fully melted: One time when I made this recipe I did not melt the coconut oil completely, and the cookies ended up being a bit dry and crumbly (even though they still tasted amazing). Using melted coconut oil or butter will ensure your cookies turn out super soft and chewy, and that the consistency is just as good as the taste.

Make sure your cookies are uniformly shaped: roll the dough for each cookie in your hands and make a small uniform sized ball. Place each ball on the parchment paper lined baking sheet and press down on each ball to flatten the dough out a bit. This will ensure your cookies are the same size and shape when they come out of the oven.

Recipe pairing ideas

These paleo chocolate chip cookies taste amazing served with a nice glass of dairy free milk. Oat milk is my favourite, but I imagine it would also taste fantastic with coconut milk, almond milk or cashew milk.

FAQS

How do you make cookies more moist and chewy?

The trick to making cookies more moist and chewy is to make sure they have a sufficient amount of fat and liquids. If your cookie dough seems dry, you will get a harder more crumbly cookie. It’s also important to not overcook your cookies. You’ll want to take them out of the oven when they still look a bit soft. They always harden up a bit once they cool.

Is cassava flour good for baking?

Cassava flour It is excellent for baking because it is very similar in texture and starchiness to white flour. It can be swapped out in recipes 1-to-1 which makes it an easy substitute.

Is cassava flour healthy?

Cassava flour is a healthy substitute to white flour because it’s free of nuts, grains, wheat and gluten. This makes it an excellent alternative for people with food allergies and sensitivities. It is suitable for anyone following a paleo or autoimmune paleo diet. Learn more about the benefits of cassava flour.

Is cassava flour AIP approved?

Yes, cassava flour is AIP approved because it does not contain grains, wheat/gluten, or nuts. It is made from a starchy root vegetable called cassava (also known as yuca).

Can you swap cassava flour 1:1 with regular wheat flour?

Cassava flour can easily be swapped out 1-to-1 with regular white flour because it is very similar in consistency and texture.

Want more paleo recipes? 

Check out my free 7 day paleo meal plan, and my other paleo recipes on the blog. 

If you are looking for a bit more, I also offer a 1 month paleo meal plan and a paleo recipe book that comes with 140 recipes (35 for breakfast, 35 for lunch, 35 for dinner and 35 for snacks/desserts).