These Almond Blueberry Cookies are delicious 4-ingredient cookies made with no eggs, no dairy, and no refined sugar but with 6 grams of protein each. They are also gluten-free with a moist and chewy texture.
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Almond Blueberry Cookies
These Almond Blueberry Cookies are delicious 4-ingredient cookies made with no eggs, no dairy, and no refined sugar but with 6 grams of protein each. They are also gluten-free with a moist and chewy texture.
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Servings: 8 cookies
Calories: 258 kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups Almond Flour - (note 1)
- ⅓ cup Maple Syrup - (note 2)
- ¼ cup Coconut Oil - melted, cooled (note 3)
- ½ cup Blueberries - (note 4)
Optional
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- Sliced Almonds
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 °F (180 °C). Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and lightly oil the paper with coconut oil. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, stir almond flour, maple syrup, and melted coconut oil. Add vanilla extract, and salt if used.
- Stir with a rubber spatula until the dough forms.
- Fold in fresh blueberries, and gently stir to incorporate without breaking them.
- Divide the dough into 8 balls. The dough is sticky, so you may want to oil your hands to roll the dough balls.
- Place each dough ball onto the prepared baking sheet leaving an inch between each and press the top slightly if you want to flatten the cookies. Sprinkle sliced almonds on top and press lightly to stick them in. These cookies do not spread very much as they bake, which means the shape you give them now is almost what you get after baking them.
- Bake the cookies in the center rack of the oven for 15-18 minutes at 350 °F (180 °C) until golden brown on the edges.
- Let them cool them down for 15 minutes on the cookie sheet, then slide a spatula under each cookie and cool down on a wire rack for 1 hour.
Notes
Note 1: The recipe works with an almond meal, but it doesn’t work with coconut flour or regular flour. Sesame seed flour might work, but I haven’t tested it.
Note 2: You can use any liquid sweetener like agave syrup or coconut nectar.
Note 3: Make sure the melted coconut oil is measured melted. You can swap coconut oil for melted vegan butter, olive oil, or avocado oil.
Note 4: The smaller the blueberries are, the better the cookie holds together. Frozen blueberries make the cookies really fragile and I don’t recommend that option.
Storage: Store the cookies in the fridge for up to 4 days in an airtight container. You can freeze the cookies in Ziploc bags and thaw them at room temperature the day before.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 258kcal | Carbohydrates: 16.5g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 20.6g | Saturated Fat: 6.6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Sodium: 100.5mg | Potassium: 38.1mg | Fiber: 3.2g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Vitamin C: 0.9mg | Calcium: 88.8mg | Iron: 1.1mg | Magnesium: 3.5mg | Phosphorus: 6.6mg | Zinc: 0.1mg
Ingredients and Substitutions
This paragraph gives you all my tips about picking the right ingredients. For the full recipe with measurements, scroll to the recipe card at the bottom of the post!Go to Full Recipe
You only need 4 base ingredients for these cookies, here’s how to pick them.
- Almond Flour – This forms the base of the cookies, providing a naturally gluten-free and protein-rich structure. Almond meal also works. Coconut flour wouldn’t work. The only potential alternative is sesame seed flour but I haven’t tried that.
- Maple Syrup – This sweetens the cookies. Agave syrup or coconut nectar also work. I don’t advise using sugar or crystal sweetener in this recipe.
- Coconut Oil – This adds moisture and richness. Melted vegan butter, olive oil, or avocado oil also work. Make sure it’s measured after melting and cooling.
- Blueberries – These add bursts of fresh, fruity flavor. Fresh, small blueberries work best but you can use frozen ones.
How to Make Almond Blueberry Cookies
This recipe is super simple. Here’s how to make these cookies in a few pictures.
Pour all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
Stir them very gently to combine the batter without breaking the blueberries.
Form cookie dough balls and place them on a baking sheet. Flatten them with your hands. You can add some sliced almonds on the top.
Bake the cookies in the center rack of the oven for 15-18 minutes at 350 °F (180 °C).
Carine’s Baking Tips
Let me share a few more tips for perfect cookies
- Limit Blueberry Addition – Use the exact amount of blueberries specified to prevent fragile cookies.
- Avoid Frozen Blueberries – Fresh blueberries are recommended as frozen ones release too much water.
- Wild Berry Option – Small wild blueberries can make the cookies even firmer.
- Oiled Hands for Rolling – Oil your hands to easily roll the sticky dough into balls.
- Slight Flattening – Press the dough balls slightly if you prefer flatter cookies.
- Almond Slice Topping – Sprinkle sliced almonds on top for added texture and visual appeal.
I made these over the weekend, and they turned out so good! Just love them! I did add a bit of vanilla and topped them with the almonds. I also used frozen wild blueberries (I thawed them really really well and made sure they were very dry) – they are a really nice size for this cookie, plus a little extra sweetness. Stored them covered at first, but they were a bit soft the next day, so I put them back in a low oven for 10 or so minutes and it crisped up the outside, and the inside has such a nice chew. I will make these often.
It’s so nice to hear!
Hi. Did you try with cranberries or any other dry fruit?
Thank you
You can absolutely bake them with fruits like cranberries, raspberries, or any dried fruit.
I made them with dry cranberries. Wow! they are so good!
So simple to make. These are a keeper for sure.
Thank you.
I am so happy to hear that, and now I want to try this idea too!
I used this recipe but subbed butter for coconut oil because I didn’t have C.O. I also added pecans and pumpkin seeds instead of slices almonds. It’s so good!!! Thanks for the delicious recipe!
That’s sounds delicious, thanks for sharing!
i brought all my things today, made them so good, thank you, trying other ones know,
Thank you so much for trying my recipes, and for this lovely feedback!
These cookies are delicious. I added walnuts. So simple to make and great for morning coffee. I love that it uses only a few ingredients that most people will already have in their pantry.
Thank you for sharing how you adapted the recipe! I am so happy you love them.
Can’t wait to make it
Thank you! Let me know how it goes.
I just want to say how much I appreciate your generous notes as options for ingredients and responding to comments that ask re:substitutions! I always look as an SOS free gal! Going to try this with applesauce bc these cookies are SO enticing!!
Let me know how it goes!
These cookies are delicious! And, they are very easy to make–yay! The hard part was waiting for them to cool so I could eat one! Thank you for sharing your recipe!
Thank you!
Do you think applesauce could be used in place of the oil? TY
It should work, but expect the cookies to be softer they won’t firm up as well, and get even softer after a few days.
These cookies turned out exactly how I had hoped which is easy and delicious.
Thank you!