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These paleo slice and bake cookies are surprisingly easy to make, studded with chocolate chips and dipped in chocolate! They’re grain free and refined sugar free with dairy free options. Perfect for holiday baking or anytime!
I wasn’t super confident that I could create an easy slice and bake paleo cookie, but magic happened here!
I tweaked my sugar cookie recipe to make it slice-and-bake friendly and I was thrilled with the result.
These grain free and dairy free cookies have the best buttery flavor with a shortbread texture.
I decided to add chocolate chips and dip them in chocolate as well, but you have lots of options with this basic cookie recipe.
Let’s get into the recipe details!
What You Need to Make These Paleo Cookies
The ingredients are simple and if you are familiar with paleo baking, you probably have all the ingredients on hand.
Here’s everything you’ll need to make these slice and bake cookies:
ghee or vegan buttermaple sugar, or coconut sugareggspure vanilla extractblanched almond flour tapioca flour, or arrowrootsea saltdairy free dark chocolate chips
How to Prepare the Paleo Cookie Dough
In a large bowl using an electric mixer, cream together the ghee or butter and maple sugar until creamy, then beat in the egg and vanilla until smooth.
In a separate bowl, combine the almond flour, tapioca and salt. Stir this mixture into the wet ingredients to form a thick dough, then fold in the chocolate chips.
If the dough is too sticky to form into logs, you can chill it until it’s more manageable.
On two sheets of plastic wrap or parchment paper, separate the cookie dough into two logs about 2” in diameter.
Chill in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours or overnight.
How to Slice and Bake the Cookies
Once the cookies have chilled and you’re ready to bake, preheat your oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Using a very sharp knife, slice the logs into 1/2” circles, placing each one on the prepared baking sheets about 1 1/2” apart.
Using quick motions with a very sharp knife makes slicing easier. You will make 18-20 cookies.
Bake each batch for 11 minutes. Once done, allow cookies to cool on the baking sheets for about 5 minutes, then transfer to cooling racks.
Use a microwavable bowl to melt the chocolate chips and ghee (or vegan butter) in the microwave on high for 30 second increments, stirring in between.
Once melted. Line a baking sheet or large tray with parchment paper. Dip half of each cookie in the melted chocolate, then place on the parchment to set.
How to Store Paleo Slice and Bake Cookies
These cookies are great stored at room temperature or in the refrigerator.
When they’re at room temperature, I like to keep them loosely covered to allow them to breathe and keep the texture. Keep them this way for up to two days.
In the refrigerator, they should be kept in a sealed container. They’ll last in the refrigerator for up to one week.
I hope you’re ready for a new go-to cookie recipe that everyone will love! Grab your ingredients and your favorite mixing bowls because it’s time to bake – let’s go!
Paleo Slice and Bake Cookies
Paleo Slice and Bake Cookies
These paleo slice and bake cookies are surprisingly easy to make, studded with chocolate chips and dipped in chocolate! They’re grain free and refined sugar free with dairy free options. Perfect for holiday baking or anytime! Prep Time: 25 minutesCook Time: 11 minutesChilling Time: 4 hrsCourse:baking, DessertCuisine:Gluten-free, PaleoKeyword:baking, chocolate chips, cookies, gluten free, paleoServings: 20 cookies
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Ingredients
Cookie Dough:
1/2cupgheeor vegan butter, softened1/2cupmaple sugaror coconut sugar1largeeggat room temperature1teaspoonpure vanilla extract2cupsblanched almond flour1/2cuptapioca flouror arrowroot1/4teaspoonsea salt1cupdairy free dark chocolate chips
Chocolate Coating:
1/2teaspoongheeor vegan butter 3/4cupcup dark chocolate chips
Instructions
In a large bowl using an electric mixer, cream together the ghee or butter and maple sugar until creamy, then beat in the egg and vanilla until smooth.In a separate bowl, combine the almond flour, tapioca and salt. Stir this mixture into the wet ingredients to form a thick dough, then fold in the chocolate chips.If the dough is too sticky to form into logs, you can chill it until it’s more manageable.On two sheets of plastic wrap or parchment paper, separate the cookie dough into two logs about 2” in diameter.Chill in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours or overnight. Once ready to bake, preheat your oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.Using a very sharp knife, slice the logs into 1/2” circles, placing each one on the prepared baking sheets about 1 1/2” apart. Using quick motions with a very sharp knife makes slicing easier. You will make 18-20 cookies.Bake each batch for 11 minutes. Once done, allow cookies to cool on the baking sheets for about 5 minutes, then transfer to cooling racks.Use a microwavable bowl to melt the chocolate chips and ghee (or vegan butter) in the microwave on high for 30 second increments, stirring in between. Once melted. Line a baking sheet or large tray with parchment paper. Dip half of each cookie in the melted chocolate, then place on the parchment to set.Store the cookies at room temperature, loosely covered for up to two days, or keep in a sealed container in the refrigerator for longer. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
* Other add ins in place of chocolate chips:
Chopped pecans or walnutsMini white chocolate chips with cranberries
*Nutrition is calculated for chocolate dipped cookies
Nutrition
Calories: 224kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 4gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 50mgPotassium: 120mgFiber: 2gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 15IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 78mgIron: 1mg
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