Ok you guys!! I am always always on the lookout for new fun flours that I can experiment with in my recipes. Almond flour will forever be my favorite and most versatile, cashew flour is so fun, tapioca flour has some great uses and now…. drum roll puhhlease….
TIGERNUT FLOUR!! I’ve been meaning to try tigernut flour ever since I first heard of it. So here’s the deal. It’s a great gluten free and grain free flour. Tigernut isn’t a nut, it’s a root vegetable that typically grows in North Africa and in the Mediterranean.
It’s high in fiber, protein, iron, healthy fats and loads of other things that I won’t bore you with here. The two other fun things I want to point out are: 1) it supports prebiotic growth, and 2) can lower blood glucose levels and improves insulin sensitivity.
Tigernut flour is said to have a nutty taste. To me, it reminded me of coconut flour but wasn’t as dry and granular as coconut flour. I wouldn’t say it’s as versatile and mild as almond flour, but I think tigernut flour will for sure be a new staple in our house! I’m so psyched it lived up to the hype!!
I’ve made these cookies twice and I am in looovee. My kids were grabbing for them, I was grabbing for them, they were crowd pleasers. Plus, they’re super simple and fun to eat. They are soft-baked, chewy, and remind me of those soft Entenmann’s cookies I used to eat by the boxful as a kid.
If you want to browse recipes by flavor, check out these chocolate recipes, lemon recipes, mint recipes, and strawberry recipes!
Ingredients for Tigernut Flour Cookies:
- refined coconut oil
- vanilla
- coconut sugar
- egg
- tigernut flour
- baking soda
- sea salt
- chocolate chips
How to Make Tigernut Flour Cookies:
In your electric mixer, whisk together the melted coconut oil, vanilla, coconut sugar, and egg until smooth.
Add in the tigernut flour, baking soda, and sea salt.
NOTE: tigernut flour does tend to clump up, so I think it’s best to use a handheld or standing electric mixer to make sure everything gets nicely combined. The first time I experimented with these the handheld whisk left some clumps.
Fold in the chocolate chips. Use a cookie scooper to scoop the dough onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for 10 minutes.
Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet before transferring them to a cooling rack. The cookies are pretty delicate when they first come out of the oven so they need to set and cool before you move them.
More cookie recipes to try:
- Chocolate Chip Tahini Cookies
- Healthy Monster Cookies
- Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookie Bars
- Banana Bread Breakfast Cookies
- Hot Cocoa Cookies
Recipe
Tigernut Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies
Delicious soft baked, dairy free, and gluten free Tigernut Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies will be your new favorite dessert! So easy to make and perfectly chewy!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup refined coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 cup tigernut flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- In your electric mixer, whisk together the melted coconut oil, vanilla, coconut sugar, and egg until creamed together and combined.
- Add in the tigernut flour, baking soda, and sea salt.
- NOTE: tigernut flour does tend to clump up, so I think it’s best to use a handheld or standing electric mixer to make sure everything gets nicely combined.
- Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Use a cookie scooper to scoop the dough onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Gently press the tops of the cookie dough mounds down just the slightest.
- Add a coupe extra chips to the top.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet before transferring them to a cooling rack. The cookies are pretty delicate when they first come out of the oven so they need to set and cool before you move them.
- Sprinkle with additional sea salt and enjoy!!
Nutrition Info:
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 201
- Sugar: 12.7g
- Sodium: 187mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 10.2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 16.3g
- Fiber: 2.9g
- Protein: 1.4g
- Cholesterol: 14mg
Enjoy!! xo
Great Recipe. I did my cookies today though with the chocolate chip (not available due to COVID-19 lock down). By the way, i added just a little bit of the tiger but milk and sweetened with dates. LOVELY! LOVELY!!
Sounds so delicious!! I’m so happy you enjoyed them! xo
These cookies were fantastic. I substituted chia seeds for the egg (soaked 1 tbsp chia seeds mixed with 3 tbsp water, stir and let sit for at least 10 minutes). I also added about a tbsp coconut flour. So chewy and a great flavor! A great use for tigernut flour.
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Love it!! I’m so happy the chia seeds worked!
I loved these! I made them vegan by using egg replacer and they came out beautifully. Soft and chewy. Delicious! This will be my new go-to gf/vegan chocolate chip cookie recipe. Thank you!
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Awesome!! I’m so happy the egg replacer is a good option! xo
Made these in the UK (luckily I have the measuring cups!) and they are really yummy! I only had a cup of TN flour (leftover from making tigernut milk) so added almond and coconut flour to make up the quantity. Worked fine! I think I’ll just halve the salt content next time so it’s a little less prevalent. The 70% dark choc chips are divine in these cookies. Really good, thanks!
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Yum!! I’m so happy you have measuring cups! I’ve had a lot of requests to use grams in my measurements, so may need to start doing that for my international friends 🙂 I’m glad you enjoyed them!! xo
Wow! Amazing recipe! I wasn’t expecting that it would taste this good 🙂 I have added some walnuts to the recipe and turned out very nice. Thank you!
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Yay! I’m so happy you loved them! I love the idea of adding in some walnuts! xo