I had a serious craving for cookies last night, so I took to the internet to search for a recipe. I bought a brand new bag of almond flour the other day, so I Googled “almond flour cookies,” which turned up my friend Evan‘s Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies and, boy, did they look delicious! I didn’t have any chocolate chips on hand (and I was too lazy to run to the grocery store), so I swapped them out for dried cherries and walnuts.
I wasn’t sure what to expect baking cookies with almond flour, but Evan’s recipe assured me they’d turn out well””and they did! Holy deliciousness!
The flavor of these cookies is slightly sweet and sort of buttery with a soft, doughy texture and a little chew and crunch from the dried cherries and walnuts. I’m a big fan of these babies. I’ll definitely make them again!
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups almond flour
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/3 cup dried cherries
- 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 375*F.
- Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Mix well until batter is blended evenly.
- Roll batter into 1-inch balls and place on a greased baking sheet.
- Bake cookies for approximately 12-15 minutes.
- Remove cookies from baking sheet and allow to cool on wire rack.
- Eat and enjoy!
Makes 12 cookies
Speaking of almond flour, I’m hosting a giveaway for a bag of it on Trading Up Downtown this morning!
These cookies look my ideal cookie- a little chewy on the inside!
Looks great! I haven’t experimented with any nut flours yet, but hazelnut intrigues me. It’s so darn expensive though!
Mmmmmmm! Those look yummy! And now: I’m going to be craving cookies all day. Thanks A LOT! 🙂
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I am always so surprised at how amazing anything almond tastes”¦almond extract is an amazing ingredient to any baked good!
the texture of those looks buttery and amazing! yum!
OOoh, I love the taste of almond flour! These cookies look fabulous – they remind me of those Dough Ball cookies!
@Erika – The Teenage Taste: Yes! They reminded me a lot of Mama Pea’s Dough Balls!
@Tina: Ok, hearing that, I’m in. 🙂
Yum! Cherry-almond is always a winning combo! Looks great 🙂
These cookies look amazing! I’ve never tried almond flour before. I’m curious about it 🙂
Oooo I may need to try that recipe but I am not a fan of nuts in cookies so I may try dried cranberries – sounds heavenly!!!
Looks good…even though cookies aren’t my fave.
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Do u think they’d come out ok with regular flour? Is there a reason why u switched to almond flour? It’s so expensive!
@Corinne: I think they’d come out okay! I’m not totally sure since I’ve only made them once, but it couldn’t hurt to try! Let me know how they turn out if you make them!
those look delicious!! i probably sound nuts but i think i prefer dried fruit in cookies over chocolate! so weird…
Yum! I love the addition of dried fruit!
Ooo dried cherries with almond flour?!? That sounds like a good combo to me!!
Also for anyone who doesn’t want to pay $$$ for a bag of almond flour – just take the measurement amount of flour you need, in raw, whole almonds, and grind in a coffee grinder or food processor, just til a fine texture.
(Not too long or it’ll turn into raw almond butter)
You can usually save money doing this! Especially if you already have a big bag of raw almonds on hand!
Those look DELICIOUS! And almost scone-like in how doughy they are? Or duh… dough balls? Ha. Brilliant this a.m. 🙂
These look awesome!!!
I finally broke down and bought a bag of almond flour and I CANNOT wait to use it! I may just need to make these cookies…
These look so perfectly buttery. Mmm. I miss fresh summer cherries!
Glad you liked them! Walnuts in buttery cookies is always a big win.
These cookies look amazing! I made a batch of Gluten free chocolate chip cookies last night myself! 🙂
I hope I win your giveaway so that I can make these! 😉
These cookies look wonderful!! I’m going to make them tonight!! Thanks Tina!
I have ALL those ingredients at home and I plan to make them tonight after the gym!
These look delicious! Have you ever made your own almond flour, or did you buy the prepackaged? I assume Bob’s Red Mill makes almond flour. 🙂
@Alaina: I bought it! 🙂
I don’t have any cherries on hand because I’m not a huge fan. Does any one have thoughts on how cranberries would be?
If you ever get another craving, go to skinnytaste.com and search “chocolate chip clouds”…egg whites, chocolate chips.. and the best ever snack for chocolate craving. So easy to make too!
@Susan Updike: I’ve made those before, and you’re right, they are absolutely wonderful! My problem is that I can’t eat just one.
Looks delicious!! Cherries are one of my favorite foods.
Those cookies look delicious! I need to make them. They are gluten free too!
These look super yummy!!! And no choco chips in the house?! Blasphemy. 😉
I FINALLY got around to making these! They’re in the oven now and I added mini chocolate chips with the cherries and walnuts! All the ingredients in the recipe are staples in my pantry/fridge, so they were easy to whip up after dinner tonight!
Just wanted to pop in and say how much we love this recipe.
It’s on the short list at our house, love the texture so much.
Thanks for sharing!
So glad to hear that! 🙂
My favorite cookies are doughy in the center and I love that these cookies are too. I’m also very happy to use dried fruit and almond flour instead of chocolate and white flour because they are definitely healthier. I loved that you included so many pictures and that the recipe looked so easy.
These are AMAZING!!! My new favorite cookie. Next time I am going to double the batch and use almond extract 🙂