Paleo Double Chocolate Cookies
Even your most intense chocolate craving doesn’t stand a chance against these Paleo Double Chocolate Cookies! These super chocolatey cookies are gluten-free and refined sugar-free. Ready in 30 minutes!
Let’s talk about these glorious paleo double chocolate cookies you’re looking at. You guys know I’m a cookie girl – I make these paleo chocolate chip cookies almost every week and I still always want to try out new, delicious cookie recipes.
These gluten-free double chocolate cookies are definitely in the rotation now. They’re the perfect, extra chocolatey version of my go-to favorite.
These cookies are ULTRA chocolatey and fudgy, just the way a double chocolate cookie should be. The big chocolate chunks definitely help out in that department. They’re naturally flourless, made with just cocoa powder to hold it all together. They’re also refined sugar-free since they’re sweetened with coconut sugar.
A sprinkle of flaky sea salt adds that salty/sweet combo that I love. But the salt is a personal preference so if salty sweet isn’t your jam, skip it.
If you want thick cookies, place dough in the freezer for 15 minutes before baking.
Want to make the cookies ahead of time?
You can place the cookie dough in the fridge for up to 3 days before baking. You can either place it in the fridge in a bowl or scoop out the cookies individually and refrigerate them in cookie dough balls.
Take 10 minutes today to give your chocolate sweet tooth the best treat it’s had all week – you deserve it! These paleo double chocolate chip cookies will make you swoon. Enjoy :)
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Gluten-Free Double Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies
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Gluten-Free Chocolate Ginger Cookies
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Paleo Double Chocolate Brownie Cookies
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup coconut oil, solid at room temperature, similar to softened butter
- 3/4 cup coconut sugar
- 1 egg, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chunks, make sure they’re dairy-free or make your own
- Flaky sea salt, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- Thoroughly mix together the coconut oil and coconut sugar until completely combined. Add the egg and vanilla and stir until combined.
- Add in the baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder and mix until smooth. Stir in the chocolate chunks. Use a cookie scoop to shape cookie dough balls. Sprinkle with flaky sea salt, if desired.
- If you want thick cookies, place dough in the freezer for 15 minutes before baking. You can also place the cookie dough in the fridge for up to 3 days before baking.
- Bake for about 10 minutes or until set around the edges but still gooey in the center. Let cool for 15 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely.
These look so amazing! Loved reading about your trip–I haven’t gotten to drive along the West Coast but it’s definitely on my bucket list :).
Thanks Becky, you’ve got to do the trip sometime in your life!
I’ve been living vicariously through you the past few weeks on your road trip!! It seriously sounds like you had the BEST time and such a fun way to bond with your dad too! I definitely want to see replications of these amazing recipes STAT. ;) For now I’m just gonna dream about eating these GORGEOUS chocolate cookies for breakfast. ;)
Yay so glad you’ve been enjoying the snaps, Sarah! There’s definitely a few recipes that need to be made ASAP! Thanks, girlie :)
Sounds like you had the most amazing trip, Rachel! I absolutely LOVED all of your snapchats…such gorgeousness! I’m sure you’re happy to be home, and yay for apartment hunting! :) These cookies look so good! I’m wishing I had a few for breakfast. I love all of the chocolate in here!
Thank you so much, Gayle!
Nevermind having a brownie or a cookie, I’d rather have BOTH! These brownie cookies are the real deal, all in one, two for the price of one. DROOL!
Right?! Both is better :) thanks, Beth!
I LOVE that these are gluten free with no weird ingredients! And they look SO rich! I am totally jealous of your drive down the coast — we have done it a couple times and we love it! SO so gorgeous!
It’s the best trip! Thanks so much, Ashley :)
Yay welcome to San Diego! I loved watching your road trip on Snapchat! Looks like you all had so much fun and the views were gorgeous! These cookies look amazing! I could eat a dozen and not feel bad one bit. Hugs!!
Come visit Cyndi!! I’ll make you cookies ;) thanks so much, girl!
These look great, the texture of the cookies especially. My mom is getting into paleo so I must try these for her!
These look too good! Definitely adding to my list to make. I also love that Instagram of you in the forest- incredible shot!
dear…..hello u and ur dad….all amazing..safely u reached yr home plc. thks god. i see snapchat i love it. and good recipe thks….but i don t yr pic.
Thanks Muzammal!
These cookies look absolutely scrumptious! Mouth-watering! :)
Thank you bunches Marsha!
I cannot wait to try these cookies! Your road trip sounded like so much fun!
I loved watching your snaps from your trip, Rachel! It looks like you had such a great time! I’m also super excited that you posted these cookies. I just picked up a new bag of coconut sugar and can’t wait to use it ;)
Mendocino is so beautiful — I haven’t been in years and need to go back! Glad to hear you’re now in your official residence, Rachel, and good luck getting organized! These cookies look fabulous and I would love half a dozen right about now!
Wow!! Sounds like an amazing trip! What a lovely hotel room! Sounds beautiful. And such fun stores/ restaurants! Also, these cookies look AMAZING!! I can’t even believe that they are Paleo! That’s amazing! They look so delicious and chocolatey!! YUM!
xoxo Cailee!,
What I wouldn’t do to get my hands on one of these babies!
Sounds like an amazing trip! That’s great that you were able to see and experience so many great things along the way!
These cookies look incredible! I know they wouldn’t last long at our house!
I have driven the California coast twice now and it never gets old.
These cookies are insane in the best possible way – all that chocolate!
Good luck on the apartment hunt.
What an adventure Rachel! Good luck with the apartment hunt! LOVE these cookies! The more chocolate the better!
Your road trip sounds so fun! We meant to drive up the coast before we moved but never got around to it. My parents still live in SD so some point we’ll get the chance to. Good luck with the apartment hunt!! We looked around for awhile before ultimately deciding to move to TN, but I know it’s tough out there. We found a nice studio we were considering in Banker’s Hill until while we were there a plane flew so close it sounded like it was going to come through the ceiling! hahaha
Oh your road trip just sounds so amazing! That picture from the redwoods! So cool, just so cool! And these cookies! I’ll take one please!
Yay, glad you arrived safely to San Diego :) Your trip sounds like the best time!! And these glorious double chocolate cookies? Swoon! I’ll take a dozen!!
Hi Rachel, just checking before I make these. Is there supposed to be any type of flour in these?
Hi Marit – nope, they’re naturally flourless! :) Enjoy.
I made these last night with a couple girlfriends and we all loved them! And I’m the only paleo one. I was skeptical when I saw they were flourless but they really don’t need any! Fantastic, thanks for posting. :) Now I have a recipe for when I want a treat.
So happy to hear that, Hanna!!
Wow! These look so good! I love anything double chocolate! Bring it on!
WOW what an amazing trip! I want to visit Cali sooo bad!
and girl, as usual, these cookies look amazing and I can’t believe they’re paleo! pinning!
Hi there, do you have the nutritional info on these delicious cookies?
Hi Maria! I don’t, because a lot of times it can differ based on ingredients used. You can calculate it on the site My Fitness Pal, here’s the link.
Oh Em Geee! These look amazing! Along with everything else on your blog:)
YUM….DOUBLE YUMM!!! Added 1/4 cup more sweetener….and these are super easy and delicious….thank you!! I froze them also before baking
So glad you enjoyed them, Rosalyn!
These cookies look great, can’t wait to try them! We keep the coconut oil in solid form? No melting?
Hi Stephanie. Yes, as mentioned in the instructions, the coconut oil is solid when combined with the sugar.
It says coconut oil solid at room temp, but mine was liquid at room temp. When I made them they flattened all over the pan. What can i do next time? How do I keep my oil from being liquid, the house is set on 73.
Hi Kristine. Sorry you had trouble! You can solidify liquid coconut oil in the refrigerator. You want the consistency to be similar to that of room temperature butter.
Ok so in the cookie instructions why does it say add the egg? When it doesn’t even mention an egg in the ingredients? Is there supposed to be one or ______eggs or no eggs? Thanks
Hi Krystal. There is one egg in the recipe and it is listed in the ingredients, third on the list. Hope this helps.
Hi there..could you provide the nutritional information for these? Would they be considered low carb for a Keto diet?
Thanks
Hi Maria – unfortunately, I’m not too familiar with Keto diet requirements so I’m not sure. If you would like the nutritional info for the cookies, you can calculate it here: myfitnesspal.com/recipe/calculator
Ready to make the cookies now but first Avenue of the Giants is my favorite drive in all of California! My son lives up there in Fortuna (just south of Eureka). I now live in TN and whenever I make it back there I make sure to hit that drive. Now off to make some cookies!
Isn’t it the most beautiful place, Nancy?! It’s one of my favorite drives too. It just feels magical. I hope you love the cookies! :)
Hi! Do you think dark chocolate chunks will do well in this recipe? I love dark chocolate vs. semi-sweet. Can’t wait to try them!
Hi Lisa – yes, definitely! I’m always a fan of dark chocolate chunks :)
How many does one recipe make?
It depends on how large your cookies are, but if I remember correctly, I got about 16 or 18 out of this recipe.
I tried making these cookies and they spread all over :( They were still delicious but do you have any tips for keeping them from spreading? I even froze the dough before baking
Hi Jessie! I’m sorry you had trouble. It’s hard to say what went wrong without being in the kitchen with you. I’ve never had trouble with these spreading too much – was the coconut oil solid? If you can give me some more details, I can try to help you figure it out!
This recipe doesn’t list any form of flour. I baked these cookies exactly to the recipe (finding the lack of flour suspicious, but proceeding anyway). I made small cookies decently spaced out, but when I took them out of the oven they were strangely textured (but still yummy) cookie bars.
I have a feeling it’s a typo.
Also, these cookies taste strongly of coconut. So expect them to be Coconut Chocolate cookies. Not just chocolate cookies with coconut oil in them.
I stirred in some psyllium powder and actual coconut into the second half of my batch in hopes of more structure. It gave a little bit, but not a lot. I think if I’d added more I could’be gotten it right.
Hi Carol. I’m sorry you had trouble with this recipe. Actually, these cookies are intentionally flourless. I’m not sure what happened and it’s hard to tell without being in the kitchen with you, but I’ve made this recipe a number of times and they’ve always turned out as pictured. Are you sure your coconut oil was solid? That can make the cookies spread a lot. If you want less of a coconut flavor, try using refined coconut oil – it doesn’t have any flavor.
Hi I tried these and the mixture was so dry that I had to mix and roll it by hand. The finished product also did not spread and looks good, but crumbles on bite. Is there a missing liquid ingredient? Thanks
Hi June, how odd. Are you sure you used enough coconut oil and included the egg? Or is it possible you over-measured the cocoa powder? If you packed it into the measuring cup, it could’ve made the cookies too dry. Sorry you had trouble!
Thank you so much for your reply. I actually tried again but doubled the recipe, this time they actually spread all over the place :) I am going to try again just one recipe and measure more carefully, I find it hard to measure the coconut oil properly when it is firm as I have to scrape it out with a spoon, any recommendations?
I had the same problem, right after I put in the cocoa powder as the final ingredient, there was no way it was going to come out “smooth”. It was more crumbly so I had to roll them into balls with my hand. I did the “put them in the freezer for 15 minutes”, but they ended up staying in balls and only the outside got softer/cooked so I had to put them in longer. I used all measuring cups and measuring spoons so I don’t think the portions were off, but seemed like it needed more liquid or another egg or something.
Hi Courtney, sorry you had issues! Could it have been that too much cocoa powder was added? Cocoa powder should always been spooned into the measuring cup and then leveled off, or it’s easy to pack too much into the cup, causing a dry product.
Hi Rachel.I’m from Brazil and there coconut solida oil is really expensive. Can I sub it for canola oil or sunflower oil? If I have no restrictions about food, may I use butter? Thanks and congrats for your page. Greetings from Brazil. Happy Holidays!
Hi Fernando! I’d recommend using butter if it’s okay for your diet. Enjoy the cookies! So glad you’re a fan, and happy holidays to you too! Hopefully I’m able to come to Brazil one day :)
I am new to Paleo cooking and these cookies are AMAZING, delicious, and easy to make. Thank you for sharing it.
So glad you enjoyed them, Cyndi!! Thanks for sharing your feedback with me :)
Not really Paleo. They contain eggs, and they are NOT free of refined sugar. Look at the ingredients on the chocolate chips.
Hi Anna, eggs are in fact paleo, and I encourage using refined sugar free chocolate, either bought or from making your own. With that adaptation, they are indeed paleo-friendly.
If I use regular AP flour and regular sugar would they come out the same?
Hello,
Great recipe! Satisfied my chocolate craving thats for sure! How many weight watcher points?
Hi Heather, I don’t follow the Weight Watchers plan so I’m not sure how their Points system works. Sorry I can’t be more help!
I made these today and they taste delicious but spread out all over the cookie sheet and turned out pretty thin and crunchy after I left them to cool. My coconut oil was solid and I put the dough in the freezer for 15 minutes. The only thing that was different from the recipe was that I only had 1/2 a cup of cocoa. Any ideas on what I should do differently next time?
Hi Whitney – it could definitely be from the missing cocoa powder, since it acts a bit like flour here to help provide some structure. I’d recommend following the recipe exactly next time and they should keep their shape. Hope this helps!
I was skeptical about how these would come out without flours but they are amazing. 5gis is the 3rd time I’ve made them since discovering like 3 weeks ago. Quite possibly the best cookies I have made paleo or not! Delicious!! Now I’m making a double batch :-D thanks for this recipe!
I’m SO happy to hear you’re loving them, Brittani! Thanks so much for letting me know you’re enjoying the recipe :)
They were delicious but crumbled and never fully set as a cookie. I assume from the coconut oil ratio. Any suggestions?
Hmm, that’s odd! Sorry you had trouble, Rochelle. Did it seem like they had too much oil? If that’s the case, I’d try reducing the amount by a tablespoon or two next time you make the cookies.
Hello,
Can we freeze the dough?
Yes, form the dough into balls and then freeze it on a tray. Once the dough is frozen, you can put the dough balls in a zip-top bag for long term freezer storage. I like to mark the bag with date made, what they are, and baking temp/time. Enjoy!
Hi there! How many does this recipe yield?
Hi Anna, I mistakenly forgot to record it when I made these, but I think it’s around 12-16 cookies, depending on the size you make them. Hope this helps!
Was there supposed to be coconut flour in these? Mine turned into one big sheet of cookies-disaster:)
No these are flourless cookies, with the cocoa powder acting like flour. So sorry they didn’t turn out for you! Did the dough seem particularly soft or anything?
Just made these tonight, weighed everything and they turned out perfectly Very delicious, thank you!
So thrilled to hear you’re loving them, Andrea! Thanks for your feedback.
eating these right this minute with a cup of coffee….I make them with Swerve Stevia…but that’s the only difference….
LOVE LOVE LOVE these….they are my staple.
SO thrilled you’re loving them Jennie! Thanks so much for the feedback :)
LOOK ! I had already commented before…..had forgotten this….too involved in chocolate bliss, I guess….
hahahahaha
These are my go-to staple in my house….and suprisingly, for the first time, I sprinkled the salt on top of them. O.M.G. !. !. !. how did I miss this before…..wow….takes them to a whole new level.
I do make them with Swerve ( stevia confectioner’s sugar) and bring the calorie count to 50 per cookie….
they are ALWAYS at my house.
I love that you finally tried the salt, Jennie! I always think it brings out such delicious dimension to sweet treats, especially with chocolate. Thanks for sharing that it works with Swerve for a super low cal treat too. So happy you love these!
wondering if I could substitute honey for the coconut sugar? if, so would it be an equal equivalent?
Hi Ann, it would change the recipe since it would be adding a liquid to the dough, which would change the consistency of the dough and the cookies. You’d likely have to add more flour, but since I didn’t develop the cookies that way, I’m not sure how much.
These are my absolute favorite cookies of any I have ever made. I have made them at least 10 times and they flatten out every single time. I have followed the recipe exactly except I double it. I have froze them as balls for 2 hours, I have refrigerated them also. I keep trying everything to stop them from flattening. I obviously keep them refrigerated after they cool down. They are so darn good so please help me have a thick cookie not a paper thin cookie. I make sure the coconut oil is solid at room temperature, I spoon in the cocoa powder. I double the recipe every time could that be it? Any ideas?????
Hi! I’m so glad you’re loving the cookies, but I’m sorry you’re having issues when them spreading too much. Doubling it shouldn’t impact it, but maybe try using a little bit less oil or a little bit more cocoa powder. Either will adjust the ratio a little bit, and allow the cookies to stay thick instead of spreading. Enjoy!!
I added a scoop of Ideal lean chocolate brownie protein powder in place of part of the cocoa powder, they were amazing!!
Great idea, thanks so much for the feedback Rickell!!
Fabulous. But be sure to NOT use a different oil. I did the first time and they are much easier to work with when using coconut oil!
Thanks for the feedback, Wendy! Glad you’re loving them :)
My mom loved these! So rich and delicious!
So happy to hear that Ashley!
I’ve made this recipe about three times so far and have either doubled or tripled it. Each time I think I did something wrong, but regardless of my doing that, this is still my family’s favorite cookie recipe! I just made them for the fourth time, and I think I finally got it right, though I didn’t use solid coconut oil… I only had the bottled liquid form in my house. They still turned out great! I love that there’s no flour—just chocolate, chocolate and MORE chocolate!!
So glad you’re loving them, Dawn! Interesting to know it worked with the liquid coconut oil too – thanks so much for the feedback.
Dang, why did I ever doubt you? I was suspicious of this recipe (no almond flour or anything at all?? How could that possibly WORK??) but these babies deliver in a HUGE way! I subbed butter for coconut oil, (we’re not dairy-free) and maple sugar for coconut (just what I had this week) and I definitely used the freezer ahead of baking, and they came out astonishingly amazing. Melt in your mouth perfection, literally. Thanks so much for this unusual winner!
Woohoo!! So glad you loved them, Heather :)
I just put a batch in the oven. Can’t wait.
I hope you love them, Pat!
Hi! Do you know the measurements of the coconut oil in grams and also the cocoa powder? Thank you!
These are delicious!!!!! If you’re looking for a paleo chocolate cookie, this is IT. Even if you are not paleo, they are still just delicious! Make them!
Thanks so much for the review, Ashlee!