Paleo Edible Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Recipe - Wicked Spatula (2025)

Robert Hadley

Can I use maple syrup in lieu of honey in choc. chip cookie dough recipe? Thanks.

Olivia Mirco

Hey
By any chance could we cook the cookie dough and make it into a cookie?

Amanda

Would Bob’s Red Mill all purpose flour work? I’m allergic to almond. I’m also allergic to vanilla, so what would be a good replacement, besides almond extract? Thanks!

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Payge

I have an almond allergy, is there something you could substitute the almond flour for?

Ellie

Hi! I don’t have any tapioca flour… Would coconut flour work? If not, what alternative would you suggest?

Dee

I found the texture to be gritty or grainy….is that how it’s supposed to be?

• Lauren

  ReplyJanuary 20, 2019

  It may be the type of almond flour you used, did you use raw or blanched?

Oola

May I ask how many servings this makes? Because the calorie count on the “label”is way lower than what all these ingredients would add up to. (Sorry if this has been answered. I didn’t read all the comments.) tx

Annabelle

Can I hand mix this or us a spoon instead of using a blender? I need to do this in class and do not know if I can use a blender during the presentation.

Melissa

Just made this today for a BBQ I’m going to so that I can have a paleo-friendly dessert for myself (I also made a regular cheesecake for others to enjoy). This is delicious!! I couldn’t believe it tasted exactly like regular cookie dough. Next time I’m going to use this recipe and try your paleo-friendly cheesecake! YUM!!

Amanda

This is soo good! I am ultra picky when it comes to cookie dough! I used cornstarch instead of tapioca, swerve instead of honey, and doubled the vanilla. Best I’ve ever had next to the real thing!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!❤

Becky Winkler

This sounds so delicious! I am craving cookie dough now. Totally making this over the weekend!

Katherine

Do you know the net carbs for this recipe?

Benjamin

Would almond-meal work in this recipe?

• Lauren

  ReplyFebruary 18, 2017

  Yes!

Dinah Sutton

I just made this and I didn’t have tapioca flour so I used cornstarch and Arrowroot to make up the 1/4. I ended up using a bit more honey and vanilla and then added choc chips…I am going to let this cool in the fridge and then roll in small balls and freeze them and use them in my Paleo ice cream…Yum!

Amy

I make this recipe frequently for my daughter and me and we love it! I did have a lot of trouble blending the ingredients in my Vitamix because they were fairly dry before mixing. I had to stop and stir multiple times, and then I had difficulty getting the cookie dough out of the bottom of the blender. So I switched to the food processor and problem solved! I dump all the ingredients in, turn the food processor on, and wait for it to form the dough. It takes a minute or two, but requires no stirring and is much easier to remove from the food processor than the blender. Thanks for such a fabulous recipe.

Crystal J.

Game CHANGED. I cannot say enough good things about this cookie dough. I thought I’d have to live the rest of my life without my favorite treat, but you have hit the nail on the head for this gluten intolerant foodie. The texture and consistency are perfect…the flavor is to die for. It’s so good that I don’t even use the chocolate chips (no sleep on any bit of caffeine). I subbed maple for honey out of personal preference, but then saw your wildflower honey tip so I’ll give that a try next time. Seriously, THANK YOU Lauren – you are a freaking goddess! I rarely comment on blogs but I needed you to KNOW that my dopamine is dancing. =]

• Lauren

  ReplyJanuary 5, 2017

  Crystal, thank you so much for your awesome comment! I’m SO glad you enjoyed this, it’s one of my favorites as well!

Jens

I tried it yesterday and OMG… It was so delicious!
I only made one mistake… I made too little:-(

Joanna

amarullis

Really good! I only had 1/4 cup of almond flour in the house, so I made a half batch. It was a little hard to blend up a smaller amount, but worth it. Half was plenty to fill me up.

Amanda

Can you add protein powder to it?!

• Lauren

  ReplyJune 15, 2016

  Maybe? I haven’t tried it and I’m sure it would change the texture but let me know if you try it!

Madeline

Hi! I have oat flour, would that work vs buying a whole other flour like tapioca? Do you ever use it since oats are good for you & GF? Thank you!

• Lauren

  ReplyJune 9, 2016

  Hi Madeline! I don’t believe oat flour will work in this recipe. Tapioca has the consistency of cornstarch which gives it a fluffy texture which oat flour wouldn’t. Hope this helps!

  • Melissa

    ReplyOctober 5, 2016

    I am so greatful for this recipe! I did make it last night substituting he tapioca flour for casava flour and it was amazing! It gave a true cookie dough texture.

Denise

Hi there! I have a dairy allergy and I’m just dieing for a sweet treat right now. Could I use coconut oil in place of butter? I’ve done it in the past with baked cookies.
Thanks!

• Lauren

  ReplyJune 6, 2016

  Hi Denise! There’s been a few people who’ve tried subbing coconut oil with subpar results. I do have a recipe for Paleo and vegan chocolate chip cookies that may satisfy your sweet tooth. The recipe for the full batch (8 cookies) can be found here. Hope this helps! Please let me know if you try either one of those.

Abby in Ohio

Do you think this chocolate chip dough could be rolled into balls? Thank you!

• Lauren

  ReplyMay 24, 2016

  Hi Abby, YES! Just refrigerate the dough a bit and then roll it into balls.

Shannon

I tried making this and it wouldn’t blend at all. It did not become creamy like cookie dough either. What am I doing wrong?! This sounds like just what I need!!

• Lauren

  ReplyApril 12, 2016

  Hi Shannon, so sorry for the late reply…your comment landed in my spam filter. What butter are you using and what type of food processor or blender? I’ve never had the problem of it not blending or becoming creamy. Let me know and I’ll try to help!

Dawn Egan

Hi Lauren! I finally tried this for the first time this week and holy Hannah, it was gooooood. I can’t believe how easy it was to make and you’re right it’s spot on to what I remember from my childhood. I have to go now before I start drooling over it again 😉

• Lauren

  ReplyMarch 19, 2016

  Yay! I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks Dawn!

Morgan

• Lauren

  ReplyMarch 12, 2016

  Hi Morgan, I’m not a doctor so I can’t give any recommendations regarding that. I would suggest speaking with your doctor or naturopath.

doty

Almost a half stick of butter and it’s healthy?

• Lauren

  ReplyMarch 10, 2016

  Hello Doty! It depends on what your version of “healthy” is. For me, something that is void of processed ingredients, refined sugar, and grains is healthy. While not something that I would eat every day this recipe is a treat that is much healthier than your typical cookie dough. Plus, grass-fed butter is packed full of beneficial fatty acids, brain protecting cholesterol, and vitamins A, D, and K.

Jessica Lodal

• Lauren

  ReplyFebruary 29, 2016

  Thanks so much Jessica! I’m thrilled that you enjoyed it! I sometimes use maple syrup too!

Rachel

• Lauren

  ReplyFebruary 29, 2016

  Hi Rachel! Leaving out the tapioca won’t give it the light and fluffy texture that normal cookie dough has. You can also use arrowroot flour or even cornstarch if you’re not concerned with it being 100% paleo. Tapioca is usually in the speciality baking section at most stores and you can order it on Amazon too. Hope this helps!

Jenny

Holy moly, my husband and I are eating this right now! !! Delicious!!!

• Lauren

  ReplyFebruary 22, 2016

  Thanks Jenny! I’m so glad you guys loved it!

Kai

This sound delicious and I so want to eat some, but I can’t have almond flour or tapioca powder or arrowroot . Is there something I could replace them with? I know, I’m allergic to TONS of stuff.Thanks!

• Lauren

  ReplyJanuary 30, 2016

  Hi Kai, Are you allergic to other nuts? If not you could sub hazelnut flour or pecan flour for the almond. For the tapioca the closest thing that’s not arrowroot either would be cornstarch. That wouldn’t be Paleo but if you don’t react to it it should sub out just fine.

Ashley

I love love Love this recipe! I do it with half butter half coconut oil! Mmm

Ivey

We made this tonight and left out the chocolate but added some cashew butter for some “peanut butter” cookie dough and it was yummy! Nice sweet treat…wish I could shovel in some more but I know how many calories are in it!

• Lauren

  ReplyOctober 29, 2015

  I’m so glad you enjoyed it! While it is higher in calories it’s very low in sugar which I personally believe is more important. My husband would love a cashew butter version, thanks so much for sharing!

Ashley

THANK you for posting this! I have already made it once and have my second batch in the fridge – FYI if you can o it, it’s better when it’s chilled. 😉

George Gray

• Lauren

  ReplyOctober 12, 2015

  Hi George! This is just edible cookie dough, you can’t actually bake it into cookies as it has too much butter that would just melt. If you’re looking for a cookie recipe there’s a fabulous one in my Perfectly Packable Lunches eCookbook. If you join my newsletter you can get 25% off too.

Jenni Bryan

I’m new to Paleo but I thought butter was out?

• Lauren

  ReplySeptember 24, 2015

  Hi Jenni!

  A lot of Paleo folks still eat grass-fed butter if they tolerate it well as it’s extremely nutritious. If you have a very high dairy intolerance (I can eat butter and aged/goat cheese but not soft cows milk cheeses) then you can use ghee here instead of butter. Hope that helps!!

Bobbi Robinson

Where has this been all my life! This was so good! Finally, a little sweet treat that I can have every once in a while (I pray that I have that kind of willpower). Thank you for sharing. I made my family happy today 🙂

brennan

Lauren, first off, I love your name. I have a daughter that is 6 and her name is Lauren :).
This is SO delicious. My diet has been primarily Paleo for over a year now with the exception of my one cup of coffee with organic cream in the morning….However, it has been hard to find a ‘sweet treat’ that satisfies me. I have also been sugar free for a few years and I found that even a tsp of honey with the dark chocolate is perfect! I think the Arrowroot Flour gives it that ‘fluffy’ delicious cookie texture. I recently threw in a few tablespoons of unsweetened shredded coconut and that was really good. The more texture, the better! Thank you! Now, if I can just keep myself from NOT making this every night!!

• Lauren

  ReplySeptember 15, 2015

  Hi Brennan! Thanks so much for your sweet comment! I’ll have to add coconut the next time I make it!!

• Shannon

  ReplyJanuary 23, 2016

  You said you used arrowroot flour. Was that in place of tapioca flour? I would like to know because I am allergic to tapioca and wanted to know a substitute. Thanks!!

  • Lauren

    ReplyJanuary 24, 2016

    Hi Shannon! You can sub arrowroot, there won’t be a difference at all.

    • Shannon

      ReplyJanuary 25, 2016

      Yay! Thanks, my birthday is this Wednesday and my husband and I will be making this for the occasion (I’m not big on paleo cakes, always too “eggy”). So happy you created this recipe!!

Amber Keller

You’re right. SO GOOD!! I used cacao nibs instead of dark chocolate. I also cut the honey in half and used part Xylitol. Thanks for the recipe!

Liz

This is amazing. Truly. Amazing.

• Lauren

  ReplyAugust 23, 2015

  I’m so glad you enjoyed it Liz!

Whitney

i was so excited to try this and found where arrowroot powder could be subbed for tapioca, which is what I had! And I also subbed with coconut oil–needless to say it was brown and clumpy and oily. Haha will try again with correct ingredients!

• Lauren

  ReplyAugust 9, 2015

  Hi Whitney! I don’t work with arrowroot too often but it is similar to tapioca. I can’t vouch that the ratios would be the same though. For the fat you’ll need to use butter or ghee. Coconut oil is indeed too oily and won’t give you the classic cookie dough flavor. Let me know how it turns out if you make it again!

Jamie

this is so good!! So easy, clean, and so delicious

Phyllis

This looks incredibly delicious. Gotta try it.

Anna

Yummy!, . Love having real treats to go with my Paleo life style change. You should try it with a handful of crushed pecans! Lick the spoon delicious!!! Thank you Lauren for the master piece!!!

molly

Oh my sweet heavens this was too delicious. It needs to come with a warning!!! I ate the entire serving for 1 and then wondered all too late how many calories that little temptation was. While healthy enough – it packs a whopping 1100 calories without counting the chocolate…… As my daughter says “sad panda” but happy tummy.

• Lauren

  ReplyJuly 6, 2015

  Hi Molly! I’m so glad you liked it! The serving size isn’t listed but it does yield 1 cup. I think my formatting in the recipe card left out the “cup” so I can see where it’s confusing. It’s definitely not a low calorie treat. My husband even uses it as a post run fuel since he needs a monstrous amount of calories on those days. I save it for those times I’m really craving cookies 😉

rebecca

will this work with regular wheat flour for those of us not on the paleo diet? i just want some cookie dough without eggs right now

• Lauren

  ReplyJuly 5, 2015

  Hi Rebecca! I honestly have no clue as I have a gluten allergy and have never tried it. I would start out with a bit less than the recipe calls for if you try it. Let me know how it works if you do!

Alex

i don’t know if you updated or not about it being in the frig. It gets super hard lol. So I am making this again and adding 1/8 cup of tapioca flour to see how that works for he frig method. Trial and error right? It is still delicious!

• Lauren

  ReplyJune 28, 2015

  Thanks Alex! So glad you like it. I have tried chilling it and it did harden up a bit but mine was still creamy. It might be the type of butter you use. I’ve tried it with two different types and the one I like the best is Kerrygold. It’s naturally softer so it doesn’t get rock hard.

Amber | Caleigh's Kitchen

I love this and want to eat some RIGHT NOW. YUM!
I’d love it if you came and shared on Try a Bite Tuesday Link Party on my page!

heather @french press

I cannot wait to try it – it even sounds delicious

Christie

Oh man, does this every sound good. Pass me a spoon.

emily

this looks awesome, is there any way to substitute almond flour for something nut/seed free?

• Lauren

  ReplyJune 14, 2015

  I’ve tried coconut flour and it didn’t work at all. Unfortunately almond flour seems to be the only flour that works with this recipe.

  • Bethany George

    ReplyNovember 24, 2015

    I saw someone commented on trying to use coconut flour. Coconut flour is a very unique flour, super absorbent. It really can’t be substituted for anything due to that fact. As for something other than Almond flour… I personally haven’t experimented with the flours much. Anyone else have a suggestion?

    I love these kinds of raw cookie dough recipes. I have always struggled with a severe sweet tooth and these really hit the spot. And since they aren’t baked, the chemistry doesn’t have to be as precise so more experimentation is possible. Mmmmmm

Real Food with Dana

omg YES. I’m all about the no-bake treats right now! I put up a no-bake almond joy cookie recipe a few weeks ago, and I’ve casually made it 3 times since then at least. Can’t wait to try this out!! These pictures are making me want to reach through the screen and grab it…

Kristin

I just made this using ghee instead of butter….AH-mazing! Thank you so much for sharing! I’m totally gonna freeze little bits and use it on top of some “ice cream”! LOVE! 🙂

Alyssa @ Simply Quinoa

This sounds AMAZING! I seriously love when I can eat dessert for breakfast!

eat good 4 life

Loving the fact that this is healthy 🙂

Caroline

OMGosh now I’m hungry…this looks AMAZING! And perfect for a gluten free gal like myself. Soooo making this!!

Trish - Mom On Timeout

This looks absolutely fantastic! Can’t wait to try this one!

Alisa Fleming

Wow, that really does look amazing Lauren and I can’t believe honey is the sweetener that worked. I love honey, but for some recipes, it’s a little too sharp – I would have thought so in cookide dough!

• Lauren

  ReplyMay 14, 2015

  I thought the exact same thing! I used a mild wildflower honey and honestly can’t taste the strong honey flavor at all.

  • Shelley

    ReplyAugust 28, 2015

    I made this what regular clover honey and still could not taste the honey sharpness.

    • Lauren

      ReplySeptember 1, 2015

      That’s great Shelley! Thanks for sharing.

Becca from ItsYummi.com

I need to figure out what tapioca flour is and get some of this cookie dough in my face!

pam (Sidewalk Shoes)

I confess I don’t even know what Paleo is, but I know I want this!

Kristen @ A Mind Full Mom

I want to reach into the screen and grab that spoon from you NOW. This looks incredible.