Chocolate Chip Cookies (Gluten Free & Dairy Free & Egg Free & Grain Free)

I have been wanting to try a chocolate chip cookie recipe that was gluten free, dairy free, and grain free (as much as possible).  I found this recipe on the Spunky Coconut website.  I love the website, however she uses expensive ingredients like coconut oil and coconut flour.  I don't use the ingredients on a regular basis, so I don't worry too much about using them.

Chocolate Chip Cookies:

Add to bowl:

1/2 cup applesauce (I used unsweetened)

3 tbsp flax seed meal or 1.5 tbsp Chia seed meal (I used flax)

1/2 tsp guar gum (I substituted xanthan gum which is not grain free)

1 tbsp apple cider vinegar

12 drops vanilla liquid stevia (I omitted this and still thought the chocolate chip cookies were sweet enough)

1 tsp vanilla extract (I use burbon vanilla which does not contain any added sugar and i)

1/4 tsp sea salt

1/4 cup honey or coconut sugar (I use honey)

1/4 cup coconut oil, liquified  (can also you ghee or butter)

Mix with electric mixer (I use my kitchen aid mixer)

Add:

1 cup almond meal flour (I use Honeyville grain blanched almond flour)

1/2 cup coconut flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder (you can make grain free baking powder but I used regular)

1/3 cup dairy-free chocolate chips (I use Guittard Dark Chocolate Chips because they are dairy free and I used about 1/2 cup)

Mix again.

Roll into balls and flatten the balls in your hands. (they don't really change shape in the oven)

Or roll out with a rolling pin and use cookie cutters =)

Bake on a greased cookie sheet at 350 degrees for about 12 minutes.

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