4-Ingredient Chocolate Almond Flour Cookies {Grainfree, Vegan, Paleo, Oil-Free}

4-ingredient chocolate almond flour cookies that are rich, decadent, and good for you! They are vegan, oil-free, grain-free, Paleo, & only 61 calories per cookie

Oh. My. Chocolate.

I can hardly contain my excitement for these cookies, they are so luscious, fudgy, and decadent!

And easy. EASY. As in mix-the-dough-in-under-1-minute easy.

They require no more than 4 ingredients (plus water & salt), too

Did I mention that they are also healthy? Looks like I just did. I’ll get to the specifics in a moment.

Oh, and then there’s supercalifragilisticexpialidocious fact that with one recipe you can make umpteen variations. Here’s a brief tableau of blissful possibilities:

It’s easy to understand my excitement, yes? I hope that it is rubbing off.

These wonderful cookies are great year-round (chocolate is always in season), but are guaranteed to deliver heaps of joy, both to makers and eaters, during the holidays ahead.

Here’s a quick summary of their healthful attributes:

• Grain-free
• Vegan
• Gluten-free
• Oil-free
• Paleo friendly
• Rich in healthy fats (from the almond flour)
• Rich in antioxidants (from the cocoa powder)

The cookies have a deep, dark chocolate flavor and have a tender yet fudgy texture. Yum!

Here are  the four humble ingredients:

(1) Blanched almond flour

(2) Unsweetened cocoa powder

(3) Coconut sugar (or the granulated sweetener of your choice)

(4) A bit of baking powder

Add some water and salt (the salt boosts the flavor significantly). Confessions, I actually add 1/8 teaspoon and an extra pinch of salt, because I like salt + sweet. However, feel free to reduce the salt if needed for dietary/health reasons).

Stir. The mixture will seem dry for the first 5 seconds of stirring, but keep stirring (do not add more water). The dough will come together in another few seconds of stirring.

Scoop the dough by tablespoons onto a parchment paper-lined cookie sheet. I use a small size cookie scoop to do the job. You can also roll the dough into balls if you do not have a scoop and want perfectly sized cookies.

Licking the bowl is strongly encouraged.

Bake in a 350F oven for 12 to 14 minutes until the surface of the cookies appears dry and small cracks begin to appear. The centers should feel just set when lightly touched with your fingertip.

Hello, gorgeous.

Customize Your Cookies {with Ease}

I have included the six variations pictured above in the recipe, but go ahead and experiment to the moon and back. Here are some other ideas to consider:

Mocha Almond Fudge Cookies: Replace the water with 4 tablespoons of cold espresso or strong cold coffee.

Tipsy Chocolate Cookies: Replace half of the water with the spirt of your choosing (e.g., bourbon, liqueur, rum, oh my!)

Zests, Spices, and Extracts: Add a teaspoon of finely grated citrus zest (e.g., lime, orange, lemon), or a 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract, or anywhere from 1/4 to 3/4 of a teaspoon of ground spice (chocolate + cardamom is the bomb!).

Can I get a Joy to the World?!

More Grain-Free & Vegan Almond Flour Cookies to Try:

• 3-Ingredient Almond Flour Cookies
• 3-Ingredient Banana Almond Flour Cookies
• Almond Flour Gingerbread Cookies
• Pumpkin Almond Flour Cookies
• Sweet Potato Almond Flour Cookies
• 3-Ingredient Fresh Apple Almond Flour Cookies
• 4-Ingredient Almond Flour Blondies