Best Dark Chocolate Almond Butter Cookies
These Best Dark Chocolate Almond Butter Cookies are rich, soft, and chewy with deep chocolate flavor and nutty almond butter richness. Naturally gluten-free and easy to make in one bowl, they’re the perfect not-too-sweet cookie for chocolate lovers.
Ingredients
- 1 cup creamy unsweetened almond butter
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup dark chocolate chips or chunks 60–70% cacao
Instructions
- Preheat oven: Preheat to 350°F (175°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix wet ingredients: In a large bowl, stir together almond butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until smooth. Add the egg and vanilla and mix until fully combined.
- Add dry ingredients: Stir in cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt until a thick dough forms.
- Fold in chocolate: Gently fold in dark chocolate chips or chunks.
- Shape cookies: Scoop dough into balls and place on the baking sheet, spacing them apart. Lightly flatten each cookie.
- Bake: Bake for 9–11 minutes, until edges are set and centers look slightly underbaked.
- Cool: Let cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
Notes
- Stir almond butter well if it has separated oil.
- Cookies will firm up as they cool—don’t overbake.
- For thicker cookies, chill dough for 15–20 minutes before baking.