Sugar-free Chocolate Cookies

These cookies are a tasty treat for kids and a guilt free dessert for adults. This is a simple, quick and zero skill recipe for you to try with few ingredients. These cookies can be stored for a long time and can become a pantry staple.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup oat flour
    • 1 cup almond flour
    • ¼ cup cocoa powder
    • 1 egg
    • ½  cup chocolate chips
    • 1/3 cup maple syrup
    • 3 tbsp olive oil
    • ½ tsp baking soda
    • ½  tsp salt
    • 2 tbsp warm milk
    • 1 tsp instant coffee
    • 1 tsp vanilla extract
    • ½ cup almond flakes

Tips:

  • Use the egg at room temperature.
  • Try to keep the size of the dough balls same, using 2 tbsp spoon, so that each of them takes same time to bake.
  • The shape will come out like a ball but after baking when cookies are just out of oven and warm press them at the top with a spatula for a more cookie like shape.
  • Baking time depends on the kind of oven you are using so keep an eye on the cookies after 10 mins minutes. They can easily get over-baked.
  • Don’t open the oven often while baking, it can soften up the cookies.

Directions:

Sugar-free Chocolate Cookies
  •  Preheat the oven to 350 degree F.
  • Warm the milk in microwave for about a minute and add instant coffee, mix well and keep aside to cool.
  • Take a big bowl and add all the wet ingredients including maple syrup, olive oil, milk+coffee mixture, vanilla extract, egg and mix well.
  •  Add the  almond and oat flour, baking soda, cocoa powder and salt into the mixture.
  •  At the end, fold in the almond flakes and chocolate chips.
  • Cover the dough and put it aside for 15 mins.
  •  Prepare a baking tray by lining it with a parchment paper baking sheet.
  •  Use a 1tbsp spoon to make cookie balls and arrange them on the baking tray about 2-3 inches apart.
  •  Bake for 15 minutes until brown at the bottom.
  • Let the cookies cool and then enjoy.