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★★★★★ 4.6 from 9 Reviews

Chewy Chocolate Brownie Cookies

20+ min
GF Gluten-Free VG Vegetarian
Avatar by: Lindsay Grimes Freedman
November 21, 2019 (Updated: February 25, 2022)
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Gluten Free Chocolate Brownie Cookies are a decadent dessert for any chocolate lover! They’re chewy around the edges of fudgey in the middle!

You know how brownies have those crisp edges and are chewy gooey in the center? You know how they have that flakey top, but that soft, satisfying middle?

These cookies are dead ringers for brownies. You know, except they’re in cookie shape and have those chewy edges all around.

Chocolate Brownie Cookies aka…

These cookies are known by a few names: gluten-free double chocolate cookies, gluten-free chocolate chocolate chip cookies, chocolate brownie cookies, fudge brownie cookies, mudslide cookies, and more.

Listen, I don’t care what you call them! I just call them delicious 🙂

This is a side view of a cutting board with a piece of parchment paper on top of a bunch of chocolate cookies. The cookies have crinkle tops and salt sprinkled on top. A small bowl of salt is to the bottom left of the image and a glass of milk is in the back to the top left of the image.

Ingredients for gluten free chocolate brownie cookies:

  • unsalted butter
  • semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • coconut sugar
  • eggs
  • blanched almond flour
  • cocoa powder
  • baking powder
  • salt
  • flaked sea salt for sprinkling on top
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How to make chocolate brownie cookies:

Melt. First, melt the butter and chocolate chips in a large bowl and whisk together until completely smooth. Check out my tutorial for How to Melt Chocolate Chips!

Add the rest of the ingredients. Add the coconut sugar and eggs to the bowl and whisk until combined. Then, add the blanched almond flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Whisk again until combined.

Chill then bake. Chill the cookie dough in the fridge for 30 minutes. Then, line a baking sheet with parchment paper and use two tablespoons to drop a ball of dough onto the sheet.

I fit 6 – 8 cookies per batch. The dough is sticky, so using spoons or a cookie dough scooper is the best bet to get a round mound. Bake for 10 minutes.

Cool on the pan. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and allow to sit for 15 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack. I sprinkled my cookies with flaked sea salt while they were sitting on the baking sheet but this is optional if you don’t want to add the salt on top.

This is an overhead view of a cutting board with a piece of parchment paper on top of a bunch of chocolate cookies. The cookies have crinkle tops and salt sprinkled on top. A small wood bowl filled with flakey salt and chocolate chips are next to the cookies.
This is a stack of chocolate cookies on a cutting board with parchment paper. More cookies are around the stack of cookies and a glass of milk is blurred in the background.

More brownie recipes to try:

  • Fudgey Gluten-Free Cheesecake Brownies
  • Chocolate Strawberry Brownies
  • Homemade Brownie Brittle
  • Fudgey Cosmic Brownies
  • Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies
  • The Best Gluten Free Brownies

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This is an overhead view of a cutting board with a piece of parchment paper on top of a bunch of chocolate cookies. The cookies have crinkle tops and salt sprinkled on top. A small wood bowl filled with flakey salt and chocolate chips are next to the cookies. Recipe
GF Gluten-Free VG Vegetarian

Chewy Gluten Free Chocolate Brownie Cookies

Gluten Free Chocolate Brownie Cookies are a decadent dessert for any chocolate lover! They’re chewy around the edges of fudgey in the middle!

AvatarRecipe by:Lindsay Grimes Freedman
★★★★★ 4.6 from 9 reviews
Prep: 10 minCook: 10 minTotal: 20+ min
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Servings: 18 cookies 1x

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter (can sub ghee to make it paleo)
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 2/3 cup coconut sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup blanched almond flour
  • 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • flaked sea salt for sprinkling on top (optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F.
  2. Melt the butter and chocolate chips in a large bowl, either in a double boiler or in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds. Whisk together until completely smooth.
  3. Add the coconut sugar and eggs to the bowl and whisk until combined.
  4. Add the blanched almond flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Whisk until combined.
  5. Chill the cookie dough for 30 minutes.
  6. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and use two tablespoons to drop a ball of dough onto the sheet. I fit 6 – 8 cookies per batch. The dough is sticky, so using spoons or a cookie dough scooper is the best bet to get a round mound.
  7. Bake for 10 minutes.
  8. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and allow to sit for 15 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack.
  9. I sprinkled my cookies with flaked sea salt while they were sitting on the baking sheet but this is optional if you don’t want to add the salt on top.

Tips

  • Photography by Eat Love Eats

Nutrition Info:

  • Serving Size: 1 cookie
  • Calories: 304
  • Sugar: 28.5g
  • Sodium: 110mg
  • Fat: 17.1g
  • Saturated Fat: 10.2g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 0g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 34.8g
  • Fiber: 0.5g
  • Protein: 3.8g
  • Cholesterol: 32mg
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  1. AvatarMaria says

    Posted on 11/21/19 at 2:26 pm

    Do you think a chia or flax egg would work? 

    Reply
    • AvatarLindsay says

      Posted on 12/1/19 at 10:17 pm

      I haven’t tried it, but I think it should be fine. If you do try a flax egg, let me know how it turns out!! xo

      Reply
  2. AvatarDeen Sayegh says

    Posted on 11/21/19 at 2:39 pm

    Hi can I use coconut oil instead butter 😊

    Reply
    • AvatarLindsay says

      Posted on 12/1/19 at 10:42 pm

      Hey Deen! I haven’t tried them with coconut oil, so I’m not quite sure how they’ll turn out. If you experiment with them, let me know how it goes!

      Reply
  3. AvatarPatsy says

    Posted on 11/29/19 at 5:45 pm

    Hi! 
    My husband and I loved these cookies! So chocolaty!! The only change I made was using unsalted butter and left out the salt completely inside and outside (I know it’s not popular but I leave salt out of all my baked goods). My husband does not like sweet and salty together. They were delicious and chewy!
    Thank you!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • AvatarLindsay says

      Posted on 12/1/19 at 10:05 pm

      Yay!! I’m so glad you guys enjoyed them!! I’ve bee obsessed with them lately! xo

      Reply
  4. AvatarWillow Rogers says

    Posted on 2/18/20 at 10:35 am

    These cookies were an outrageous hit from my littlest child up through the grandparents! Definitely will become a staple in our house! 

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • AvatarLindsay Grimes Freedman says

      Posted on 2/18/20 at 1:00 pm

      Yay!! I’m so happy everyone loved them!! They’re one of my favorites!! xo

      Reply
  5. AvatarCayla says

    Posted on 3/12/20 at 9:54 pm

    INSANELY easy and delicious. Not too sweet, but SUPER chocolatey. Ate three right after baking and had to hide them from myself to keep from eating more. Will definitely be making these again!!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • AvatarLindsay Grimes Freedman says

      Posted on 8/7/20 at 8:49 pm

      hahaha it’s so hard to stop! I’m so happy you love them!! xo

      Reply
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