Meet your new favorite cranberry pecan chocolate chip cookies! Perfectly crisp edges mixed with gooey chocolate chips and toasted pecans! The best homemade chocolate chip cookies to make for the holidays. Gluten-free, paleo, and vegan friendly!
Can we talk about these delicious cranberry pecan chocolate chip cookies for a second? I mean just look at that gooey melted chocolate! This recipe was actually created with my friend Lindsay from Weeknight Bite since she has always been a fan of my famous paleo chocolate chip cookies.
Given the holiday season, we made a version with warm cinnamon spices, toasted pecans, and dried cranberries! Needless to say, we devoured them!! They’re are incredible straight from the oven, and best served with a side of your favorite eggnog or hot cocoa 🙂
let’s chat about these incredible pecan chocolate chip cookies!
ingredients to make gluten-free pecan chocolate chip cookies
- Coconut oil: coconut oil will need to be slightly softened, similar to a butter texture! Therefore, the cookies come out soft and crisp!
- Coconut sugar: this keeps the cookies refined sugar-free while still providing a nice dose of sweetness.
- 1 egg: for a vegan option you can substitute a flax egg. See notes below on how to make it!
- Cinnamon: this adds nice warming flavors to the cookies.
- Sea salt & baking soda
- Almond flour: for the base flour you’ll use blanched almond flour which keeps the cookies grain-free. In addition, it also provides a nice texture! Make sure you use almond flour and not almond meal.
- Dried cranberries: I prefer to use apple juice sweetened cranberries in this recipe. Therefore, the cookies remain refined sugar-free & paleo. Feel free to use your favorite.
- Chocolate chunks: Hu Kitchen baking gems are my favorite to use or dark chocolate chips also work.
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PrintCranberry Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 16 cookies 1x
Description
Meet your new favorite cranberry pecan chocolate chip cookies! Perfectly crisp edges mixed with gooey chocolate chips and toasted pecans! The best homemade chocolate chip cookies to make for the holidays. Gluten-free, paleo, and vegan friendly!
Ingredients
- ½ cup coconut oil, solid but soft in texture, similar to softened butter
- ½ cup coconut sugar
- 1 egg, room temperature (see notes for vegan flax egg)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 2¼ cups (216g) blanched almond flour
- ½ cup (3 oz.) dark chocolate or chocolate chips, chopped
- ¼ cup dried cranberries, use apple juice sweetened ones to keep refined sugar free
- ¼ cup chopped pecans,
- Flaky sea salt, to sprinkle on top (optional)
Instructions
- Beat together the coconut oil and coconut sugar until smooth. Add the egg and vanilla and mix until smooth.
- Add the almond flour, salt, and baking soda to the wet ingredients. Mix until well incorporated. Fold in the chopped chocolate, dried cranberries, and pecans. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least an hour (can prepare up to 48 hours ahead of time).
- When you’re ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350ºF. Use a cookie scoop to form cookies and place on a parchment lined baking sheet; press down slightly. Sprinkle with flaky sea salt if desired. Bake for 10 minutes or just beginning to turn golden brown around the edges.
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days, or in the refrigerator for a week.
Notes
To make a flax egg: whisk together 1 tablespoon flax meal + 2.5 tablespoons water and let set for 10 minutes before using
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: cookies
Keywords: chocolate chip, vegan, paleo, gluten free, pecan, cranberry, cookies, healthy, dessert
Laura | Tutti Dolci says
These cookies look perfect, love the chocolate chunks!
Amanda says
These look absolutely dreamy! Cranberries, nuts and chocolate are so perfect for the holidays!
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Rachel says
Such a great combo! Thanks, Amanda :)
Adrienne says
Those cookies look so good!
Kathy says
I made a batch of these for the holidays and they were wonderful! I loved the chocolate chunks, cranberries and pecans mix— every bite is pure yummy-ness! thanks for sharing a great recipe!
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Debi says
What is the nutritional values of this cookies? I’m diabetic and I am going to try and make this sugar free if I can. I’m also on a low carb and gluten free lifestyle. This cookies look awesome and very simple to make. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Rachel says
Hi Debi! I just updated with the nutritional info. To make these sugar free, you could use a sweetener like Swerve and use Lily’s Chocolate Chips, which are sweetened with stevia, keeping them sugar free. I’d also seek out unsweetened or low-sugar cranberries. Hope this helps, and enjoy!!