Name: Chocolate Chip Sweet Potato Cookies (Paleo, Vegan)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 27 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup sweet potato flour (70g); 2 Tbsp ground flax; 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon (optional); 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1/4 tsp salt; 6 Tbsp water; 2 Tbsp melted coconut oil; 2 Tbsp honey (maple syrup for Vegan); 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; 2-3 Tbsp mini chocolate chips

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These healthy Chocolate Chip Sweet Potato Cookies are Paleo friendly, grain free, dairy free, egg free and nut free. They are made with sweet potato flour, toddler approved and have a deliciously gooey center bursting with chocolate chips.

Throwing another sweet potato flour recipe at you all today. You know, because I introduced you to those Sweet Potato Crepes last week, and I didn’t want to leave you hanging with just one sweet potato flour recipe.

So, here we have these delicious, gooey, miniature Chocolate Chip Sweet Potato Cookies. These cookies are:

made with sweet potato flour
grain free & gluten free
dairy free
nut free
egg free
Paleo friendly
Vegan (use maple syrup instead of honey)

Not ashamed to reveal that my family devoured these cookies for breakfast on multiple occasions. What can I say, breakfast cookies have been a thing over here lately!

And you see that cute little hand (see above photo), that is my 2.5 year old stealing a cookie. Yes, my kids LOVE these sweet potato cookies.

So, safe to say that this healthy cookie recipe is toddler friendly. Plus, for those that have allergens, these cookies are free of all common ones. Nut free, dairy free, egg free, gluten free, etc. Kids with allergies can enjoy these too!

Cookies made with sweet potato flour

What makes these cookies healthier than your “average” cookie? Well, besides the fact that they are Paleo friendly, these cookies are also made with Glean sweet potato flour.

Is sweet potato flour healthy?

My answer to that question is yes. Yes, sweet potato flour is healthy, so long as you consider sweet potatoes healthy.

The flour that I used is made of 100% sweet potatoes. No fillers, gums or additional flours – simply sweet potatoes!

Okay, okay…so let’s get down to the ingredients in sweet potato cookies. Obviously, sweet potato flour is an ingredient. But there’s more to making these mini Vegan cookies than just flour.

Ingredients in Chocolate Chip Sweet Potato Cookies

Here’s what you need to make these cookies:

sweet potato flour
ground flax (or ground chia seed)
cinnamon (optional)
baking soda
salt
coconut oil
honey (or maple syrup)
vanilla
water
chocolate chips

Because I know someone will ask… yes, sweet potato flour is required for this recipe. If you’re interested in other healthy Paleo cookie recipes, take a look at the others on my site (not containing sweet potato flour).

The only ingredient substitutions that have been tested include swapping the ground flax for ground chia seeds and the honey for maple syrup. I cannot recommend any other alterations.

How to Make Sweet Potato Cookies

Making these cookies only takes a few simple steps. First, combine all of the ingredients in a medium-sized mixing bowl. Then, let the batter rest for 10 minutes. This allows the ground flax to gel and the batter to thicken.

Next, scoop the dough onto a baking sheet using a small cookie scoop (or a tablespoon measuring spoon).

Bake the cookies in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for 12 minutes. And that’s it!

These cookies are extremely easy to make. Which, is just another reason why they’re a great breakfast option. Little prep time, minimal ingredients, few instructions and absolutely delicious!