Like mother, like son- Jack loves chocolate chip cookies. He also loves to cook. During these trying times, spending too much time at home, he’s taken to cooking. These amazing gluten-free, grain-free chocolate chip cookies are one of his most recent creations.
Yes, my 7 Year Old Came Up with This!
It started a few years ago, my independent little 3 year old would wake up and help himself to fruit or leftovers. Eventually, I would hear Jack in the kitchen at 6 am (he’s always been an early rise), like a little mouse rummaging through the pantry. I’d wake to find him preparing sandwiches! Since he turned 7, this April, he graduated to using the stove.
Jack now makes himself eggs, bacon, egg in a nest (on gluten-free bread), Pamela’s Pancakes (he follows the instructions perfectly), quesadillas (on Siete tortillas) and now these killer grain-free chocolate chip cookies!
I’m Proud of my Little Chef
Even if the mess he leaves behind is quite large, even if the early morning cooking always wakes me before I’m ready. With Justin deployed it’s just the two of us and I’m doing everything possible to keep him happy, occupied, and confident. In such an uncertain world, I love that he finds comfort in preparing meals, like me.
Jack’s Grain-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
They’re made with almond meal, crystalized brown sugar, pastured eggs, Hu Mint Crisp Chocolate, melted Kerry Gold Butter, and cinnamon. The result is a snickerdoodle, minty chocolate chip cookie with the PERFECT texture. I will list modifications in the recipe box to make them paleo and also for chocolate options!
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Jack’s Grain Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 12
- Total Time: 27 minutes
- Yield: 20 cookies 1x
- Category: cookies
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: dessert
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
Delicious chocolate chip cookies that have a good snap to them but still feel chewy on the inside. A hint of cinnamon and mint make them stand out!
Ingredients
- 2 scant cups almond meal
- 3/4 cup crystallized brown sugar (or coconut palm sugar)
- 1/2 tsp baking powder (see post for AIP recipe)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 3/4 cup chopped up mint chocolate bar (Jack used Crispy Mint by Hu or Alter Eco has a Mint Crisp)
- 2 large eggs
- 3/4 cup melted butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a baking sheet.
- Whisk dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
- In a separate bowl whisk eggs together, then slowly add in melted butter until thick.
- Pour the wet mix into the dry mix and fold in. Mix until it a dough forms.
- Shape cookies with aprx 1.5 tablespoons batter. Gently flatten. Bake for 10-12 minutes until golden around the edges.
- Let them cool for 10 minutes before using a spatula to lift off the sheet pan and enjoy!
- We baked 10 cookies and froze the remaining dough in a log. To bake the frozen dough, slice the log into cookies and bake 12-15 minutes at 350F.
Recipe Notes:
- you can substitute the crystallized brown sugar for coconut palm sugar or Lakanto Golden for low carb.
- if you can’t do butter, use coconut oil or leaf lard
- I like mint crisp from Alter Eco because it’s fair trade, but we used Hu Mint Crisp because it’s what we had on hand. But you can use regular chocolate too!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 151
- Fat: 10g
- Carbohydrates: 3g
- Protein: 2g
Lane says
Absolutely incredible young chef / baker Jack. What a lovely texture, sweetness and overall flavor synergy. We made these with Hu hazelnut chocolate bar, all coconut oil, and 1/2 c coconut sugar and 1/4 brown sugar. I’m so grateful you shared this brilliant lovely recipe and story.
Cristina says
Thank you so much!!!
Debra says
So incredibly awesome that your son shares your love of cooking. In these trying times it’s nice to find comfort in something you enjoy. My son’s much older (19) but also has been doing a lot of baking these days 🙂 Can’t wait to try your recipe Jack!!
Cristina says
awww thank you! I hope he never loses his love of cooking 🙂
Katherine McCallum says
Hey Jack ~ Just made your cookies and they were awesome! When they were cooking, the house smelled so good and then the cookies…just the right amount of sweet and chocolate and mint.
Thanks for sharing this recipe, I can’t wait to make some my son who works as a chef and was inventing recipes at a young age too.
Cristina says
Thank you for writing Jack this note! He loved it! He thinks it’s super cool!
Ron J Earl says
Many of your recipes look delicious but there are no nutrition values included. Can’t work with that, but thank you anyway.
Cristina says
MOST of my recipes do have all the macros listed! This one because the ingredients will vary so much depending on what ingredients you use I didn not include them, but you can use a macro app to figure them out yourself. I recommend cronometer.
Melanie says
Wow Jack this looks amAZInG”! Can’t wait to try it for my grain-free daughter!! Thanks