Paleo Chocolate Crinkle Cookies (Gluten Free, Vegan)

These Paleo Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are perfect for the holidays! This easy Paleo Christmas cookie recipe is made with almond flour, has a crisp exterior and fudgy center, and is not too sweet, but still tastes amazing.

Squeezing in one last Paleo Christmas cookie recipe and it's a good one! These Paleo Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are by far the best chocolate cookies I've made to date.

This is a delicious, small batch crinkle cookie recipe - perfect for sharing with your immediate family or doubling and sharing with a crowd. Either way, everyone is sure to love these secretly healthy cookies.

Here's the rundown...

Chocolate Crinkle Cookie Highlights

This paleo crinkle cookie recipe is:

• paleo, vegan and easily made keto
• only 8 ingredients
• crisp on the outside with a chewy, gooey center
• gluten free: made with almond butter and almond flour
• lower in sugar than your average cookie

I've tested these again and again and the outcome was delicious each time. I promise, the whole family is sure to love these gluten free, vegan chocolate crinkle cookies!

Ingredients in Paleo Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

These low sugar chocolate crinkle cookies require just 8 ingredients. They're paleo and vegan, and can easily be made keto with a few simple ingredients swaps.

Here's what you need:

• almond butter
• maple syrup
• vanilla extract
• almond flour
• cacao powder (or cocoa)
• baking soda
• salt
• tapioca flour (for rolling)

Nut Free Substitutions

I have not tested this recipe without almond butter and almond flour, so cannot stand 100% behind substituting these ingredients. However, I assume that sunflower seed butter and tigernut flour would work. The taste will change quite a bit with these subs, but it's worth a try if you want to make this recipe and cannot consume almonds.

Keto Substitutions

To make these keto chocolate crinkle cookies, you can substitute the maple syrup for a sugar free liquid sweetener (such as Lakanto maple flavored syrup).

In addition, the tapioca flour may be replaced with powdered monk fruit. One thing to note about this swap is that the cookies will look slightly different if they're not coated in tapioca flour. They taste just a great though!

How to Make Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

These vegan chocolate crinkle cookies are no chill - yes, the cookie dough doesn't require any chilling! Meaning, this cookie recipe is super easy and can be completed (start to finish) in under 30 minutes.

First, preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine the almond butter, maple syrup and vanilla in a medium-sized mixing bowl. Mix with a spatula until well combined.

Next, add in the remaining cookie ingredients. Mix with a spatula until well combined. The dough is thick and slightly greasy, but should easily form into a ball.

Grab a medium-sized cookie scoop (2 Tbsp in size) and scoop the dough, then form it into a ball. Roll the dough in tapioca flour, place it on a baking sheet and then press it down to form a disc (see photos below). Repeat until all the cookie dough is used up (recipe makes 7 cookies).

Place the cookies in your preheated oven and bake for 11-12 minutes. The cookies should slightly spread and crack on top - giving you that crinkle look.

Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a wire cooling rack. If desired, sprinkle the cookies with additional tapioca flour, or powdered monk fruit sweetener.

The cookies should have a crisp and crunchy exterior after baking, but be moist and chewy on the inside.

More Paleo Christmas Cookie Recipes

Looking for more easy Paleo cookie recipes to make this holiday season? Check out these popular ones from the blog:

• Cassava Flour Sugar Cookies
• Paleo Snickerdoodles
• Healthy Paleo Gingerbread Cookies
• Healthy Gingersnap Cookies

Enjoy!

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