Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies- Award Winning! - The Big Man's World ® (2024)

These healthy chocolate chip cookies are the kind of recipe that would convert ALL non-healthy eaters! Soft, chewy, and loaded with chocolate chips, this healthy chocolate chip cookies recipe will be your new go-to!

I consider myself an expert on chocolate chip cookies. I’ve shared a fair few on here too, like my vegan ones and keto ones. However, when we want to eat cookies ALL the time and not feel guilty about it, we NEED to whip up a batch of these healthy chocolate chip cookies.

Hands down, these are the BEST healthy cookies that don’t taste healthy at all.

In fact, I’ve brought these cookies to many events, and people always question me on whether I’ve secretly bought them from a bakery or dessert shop- they are THAT good.

These healthy choc chip cookies need no white flour, no eggs, no sugar, and no grains, but they still taste fantastic. Sweet, buttery, and with mouthfuls of chocolate in every bite. The soft and chewy texture which we ALL love in any good cookie.

How to make healthy chocolate chip cookies

No fancy mixers or kitchen gadgets needed to make these healthy chocolate cookies!

Start by combining your dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl. Then, you’ll heat up the maple syrup and coconut oil together, either using the microwave or a small saucepan. Add the coconut oil and syrup mixture into the dry ingredients, along with the vanilla extract and milk, and mix until just combined. Fold through the chocolate chips.

Finally, form 16 small balls of dough and place on a lined baking tray, pressing down on each one to form a cookie shape. Bake the cookies for 12-15 minutes, or until lightly brown. Remove from the oven and let cool on the pan for 5 minutes, before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

The Ingredients and Substitutions

• Almond flour– Blanched almond flour gives the chocolate chip cookies a light texture. It’s also grain free, so keeps the cookies low carb, too. Avoid using almond meal, as it will make the cookies denser.
• Arrowroot starch– Works with the almond flour to keep the cookies soft and chewy, without falling apart or needing eggs. You can also use corn starch if you’d like.
• Baking powder– Gives the cookies some rise and width.
• Coconut oil– Replaces any need for butter, while keeping the cookies buttery and soft.
• Maple syrup– Gives sweetness to the cookies, without being overpowering. You can replace this with agave nectar.
• Vanilla extract– A MUST for any good cookie recipe.
• Milk of choice– I used unsweetened almond milk, but any milk of choice will work.
• Chocolate Chips– Use a mix of mini chocolate chips and standard chocolate chips to ensure there are mouthfuls in every bite. I used dairy free ones (that are also vegan and paleo!) but use whichever you prefer!

Can I make these chocolate chip cookies keto friendly?

I already have flourless keto chocolate chip cookies, but you can also adapt this recipe to be low carb too.

Instead of arrowroot starch, you can use ground flaxseed. Replace the maple syrup with keto maple syrup and also use sugar free chocolate chips.

Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookie Tips

• As these cookies contain no eggs and no sugar, they won’t spread. As such, you can be quite flexible with how thick or thin you want these cookies to be. I generally prefer them on the thicker side.
• DO NOT overbake the cookies! Again, these cookies are eggless, so if they are a little undercooked, it’s no issue.
• If your coconut oil and syrup mixture is still warm, let the cookie dough sit for a little bit, before folding through the chocolate chips- we don’t want the chocolate chips to melt!
• Avoid overmixing the batter- overmixing will make the cookies more prone to falling apart.

Storing and Freezing Cookies

• To store: Cookies should be stored in a sealable container for up to 1 week. You can also store in the refrigerator to keep them longer, for up to 2 weeks.
• To freeze: Healthy chocolate chip cookies are freezer friendly and can be stored in the freezer to keep longer. Place cookies in a ziplock bag or freezer friendly container. Cookies will keep fresh for up to 6 months.

More healthy cookie recipes

• Flourless Monster Cookies
• No Flour Cookies (6 flavors!)
• Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Peanut Butter Cookies
• Almond Butter Cookies

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