One bowl and 5 simple ingredients is all you need to make these irresistible flourless almond butter cookies!
This week was a week of firsts here in the Spoons kitchen! On Monday, I shared a recipe for the first batch of homemade maple almond butter that I ever made, and today I’m sharing a recipe for my first batch of flourless almond butter cookies. I’m no stranger to the world of flourless baking, with a handful of flourless muffin recipes under my belt already, but this was my first go at flourless cookies, and I have to admit that I may never go back to tradition cookies again…
You guys — these are beyond amazing. Beyond. Not only are they super easy to whip up, requiring only 5 minutes, 5 ingredients, and 1 bowl to clean, but they taste — they feel — incredible. They’re so similar to classic chocolate chip cookies that you’d be hard pressed to tell that they’re made without any flour or butter.
Picture this. You sink your teeth into a jumbo-sized cookie with a slightly crisp exterior that gives way to a soft and chewy interior. The cookie begins to melt in your mouth, releasing a wave of sweet maple flavour punctuated by a hint of roasted almonds. Oh gawl. Please excuse me — I need a moment with my plate…
Mmmmmkay. Where was I? Ahhh yes. Like I said, these cookies are incredibly easy to whip up (read: you should go make them right now). Because there’s no flour involved, you don’t have to worry about being too rough with the dough and ending up with hockey pucks in place of cookies — you just toss all the ingredients into one big bowl and use those strong arms that you’ve been working on in the gym to mix ’em all together.
As for the ingredients themselves, there are only a handful and they’re probably ones that you already have lying around. I used my homemade maple roasted almond butter for these, but feel free to use whatever almond butter you have on hand. And if you don’t have maple syrup, you could probably get away with using honey, but as a biased Canadian, I’m really going to have to encourage you to run out and buy some [real] maple — that stuff is amazing. So are these cookies. Have I said that already? I feel like I have, but it’s worth repeating…
These cookies… they’re amazing. They’re quick, easy, delicious, and cater to a variety of special diets since they’re dairy-free, refined sugar-free (if you use dark chocolate chips), gluten-free, and grain-free. So make them, eat them, love them, share them, and repeat the whole process over again [and again, and again, and again]…
Happy eating!
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Thick and Chewy Flourless Almond Butter Cookies
- Total Time: 15 mins
- Yield: 12 cookies 1x
Ingredients
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup almond butter*
- 1/3 cup (80 ml) maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 cup (130 g) mix of butterscotch and white chocolate chips**
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F (176C) and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a non-stick baking mat. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the egg with a whisk until it is slightly frothy. Add the almond butter, maple syrup, and baking soda, mixing well until fully combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
- Using a cookie scoop, tablespoon, or your hands, take 1.5 Tbsp. of dough, roll it into a ball, and place it on the cookie sheet. When all the dough has been used up, take a paper towel and gently press down on all the balls to flatten them slightly – this will help shape them since they don’t spread too much, and also help absorb some excess oil.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until the edges begin to turn golden brown. Remove from oven and allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container for up to a week
Notes
* Feel free to use whatever nut butter you have on hand, or use a soy nut butter to make these nut free. Try and use a creamy store-bought nut butter, though, as the oils in the natural kind could affect the texture.
** Replace these with dark chocolate chips to make this recipe refined sugar-free.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
Looking for more flourless recipes? Try one of these!
Flourless Banana Bread Muffins
Flourless Chocolate Chip Almond Butter Muffins
Flourless Double Chocolate Chip Muffins
Oh. my. goodness. I neeeeeeed these in my life! So many things to love— simple ingredient list, nut butter, and hello— COOKIES. ♥
Totally convinced! You had me at chewy!! These look soooo soft..I don’t trust myself around these cookies.
seriously…lol
Um, can I say YUM? My tastebuds have been drooling this whole week at the preview pics, and your description definitely hasn’t helped! (Not that I mind that much…haha). Great recipe and I definitely can’t wait to try!
Gotta make these with my next batch of almond butter!! I think I’ll go with dark chocolate chips and maybe nuts.
Btw, how on earth is it possible that you already got sooo many comments in this post but I got the email only half an hour or so ago?? 😀
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The baby started kicking around when I read this recipe! I think I better make them!
Yup, I need them. Your description of them is unreal 😯 . MUST EAT.
These look so awesome! To be quite honest, flourless baking scares me. My head just can’t fathom that baking is possible WITHOUT flour. Obviously, you are a magician. Or, I’ll just have to trust you and try one of your flourless recipes. Haha.
Definitely give it a shot! I was skeptical at first too, but it’s pretty amazing what you can do without flour!
Ok… these look simply amaaaaazing!! I love me some butterscotch!
These cookies look seriously so amazing I may have just tried to grab one through my computer screen.
I love how simple this ingredient list is! And wow – they sure do look yummy!
mmm mmm mmmm. You have outdone yourself this time lady! These look phenomenal!
My favorite flourless cookie is the old 1 c PB + 1 c sugar + 1 egg + chocolate chips. When I was a dirt-poor student it was my go-to recipe for gifts, potlucks, and making food for my now-husband!
And now I know what I’m making for dessert next weekend when we have family dinner with my roomies. These sound amazing, and it’s been far too long since I’ve made a homemade baked good. Can’t go wrong with anything from you 😉
I think I might have just died a little.
Butterscotch AND white chocolate chips? And only 5 ingredients? Lord… give me these now….
WHy oh why do you post these amazing recipes the day AFTER I’ve gone grocery shopping! Now I’ve gotta go back to the store 😉
YUMM! Although I’ve told you my not-so-much desire to eat butterscotch or white chips, these look SO good. I kind of want to try them. Like right meow.
I imagine these would be really good with Justin’s maple almond butter, too. Although your version is much cheaper (woof), I am far too lazy to clean my food processor. Le sigh. Haha!
I’m amazed by how these look! I love me some flour free recipes, and this is legit. I may attempt this with a flax or chia egg and see what happens! They look amazing, well done!
Let me know if you try it with a flax or chia egg! That would be amazing if it worked.
You and I must seriously be on the same wave length. It’s starting to give me déjà vu. I made 4 ingredient cookies with almonds last week. Posting them next week though and of course my pictures will never be as good as yours.
Ok… Sadly I don’t think there are any vegan flourless cookie recipes out there that aren’t just dates/nuts. 🙁 These look really yummy, even so!
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Can I use my potentially salmonella tainted almond butter? Lol. Just kidding. Kind of.
I’ve made flourless cookies before! They take a lot more work for me to get the texture right though.
The ingredient list is so short! And yet they’re so perfect and beautiful. You are officially the master of almond butter.
THESE. ARE. PERFECT.
No convincing needed, friend….I am making these for sure!! I just made a batch of PB cookie dough balls so these will be happening as soon as those are over! I better start making some almond butter in the meanwhile. :-)! Any idea if these freeze well?
Unfortunately, I have no idea — the first batch only lasted a few days so I didn’t even think about freezing them 😛
Wow! These have like no ingredients – in the best way possible!! I can’t wait to try them.
SHARE them you say? I’m sorry I don’t think I know what that word means…
I will be making these this weekend. Every time you’ve posted a pic of these the last few days, I’ve drooled a little. Maple is my jam.
OMG even I could make these!! I will have to do that. i feel like these are almost primal? yes, yes thats what im going with 😀
I just added maple almond butter to my grocery list for the weekend! These look so good.
Annnnd now I need a cookie.
I happen to have a few left over 😛
Yes to flourless cookies! I’ve made them several times and everyone always loves them. You would never in a million years be able to tell that there isn’t flour in them. They’re so delicious, and these gems like fabulous! I love the white chocolate/butterscotch chip combo!
I make flourless peanut butter cookies a lot and they are awesome. I would never make a peanut butter cookie ever again with flour. They don’t need it.
I am so convinced – 5 ingredients and super quick? I am in!!
It is amazing you can make cookies like this with no flour – everyone should do it!
Amazing stuff right there!
Right?! I was pretty shocked too! It’s amazing how many delicious recipes you can come up with when you just start experimenting.
5 ingredients+5 minutes?? I’m on board. Well, I was already on board when you said “maple almond butter” 😀
Girl I almost took a bite out of my screen! Your descriptions and photos are unreal..as usual! Wouldn’t be surprised if you had another 100k+ share on Pinterest! <3
These sound—and look—awesome!
I love cookies/breads with almond butter in them! They get so chewy and delicious!
While flour always seems to add that “extra oomph” when it comes to cookies/baked goods in general, I’m a fan of flourless options simply because they typically involve less ingredients and time <—#lazy. I will definitely give these a try!
I am all about “jumbo-sized cookie(s) with a slightly crisp exterior” and “a soft and chewy interior” that release their sweet mapley almond flavor in my mouth!!!
I love this combo – I have tried flourless AB / PB ones with chocolate and brown sugar and/or agave before – but I haven’t tried maple and butterscotch yet – wanna send me a batch? 😉
Hope you have a wonderful weekend lovely lady!
I was eyeing those up yesterday and OH BOY did the recipe live up to my hopes – simple and flour-free! I’m a little bummed I don’t know where to get butterscotch chips over here, chocolate will have to do! (Note to self: stock up on butterscotch chips when I’m stateside next month!)
Chocolate is -never- a bad substitution, though! 🙂
I make everything flourless now, not just cookies! Although I haven’t baked in a long time because
A) I gobble THE ENTIRE BATCH UP if I do
B) I don’t have the time/don’t wanna do the labor
HAH!
Amazing! So few ingredients! I will HAVE to try them!