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An easy recipe for gluten-free chocolate chip cookies baked in just 8 minutes with no chilling time. This gluten-free cookie recipe also has a dairy-free and vegan option.
Originally posted December 2018, post last updated July 2021
Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
If you have been looking for the best gluten-free chocolate chip cookie, look no further! I am so excited to share my easy recipe for gluten-free chocolate chip cookies with you.
My favorite type of chocolate chip cookies is the Nestle Toll House Cookies. So I like my chocolate chip cookies crunchy on the edges but soft and chewy in the center.
Making these cookies only takes a few simple ingredients and the recipe also has a dairy-free and vegan (egg-free) option too.
You can see just how easy these gluten-free chocolate chip cookies are to make in recipe step photos and the recipe video.
How To Make Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- In a large bowl, beat the softened butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until creamy.
- Add the egg (or egg replacer), molasses, and pure vanilla extract to the butter mixture and mix until fully combined. (photo 1)
- Add the gluten-free flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt to the butter mixture and mix until fully combined. (photo 2)
- Either stir in the chips with a spoon or use your mixer on low to mix the chocolate chips into the cookie batter. (photo 3)
- Drop by rounded tablespoon or use a greased cookie scoop. (I used a 1 1/2 tablespoon cookie scoop). (photo 4)
- Place the cookies 2 inches apart on a parchment-lined cookie sheet. (photo 5)
- Bake for 8-10 minutes until they start to turn golden brown (the centers of the cookies will be soft). Please watch your oven because all ovens are different. (photo 6)
- Cool and store leftovers in an air-tight container. Enjoy!
Tips For Making The Best Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Don’t skip the step to soften the butter. Take the butter out of the refrigerator and allow it to soften on the counter for 15-30 minutes. If you are using dairy-free or vegan butter you should not need to soften it.
- I always use a greased cookie scoop. I use a 1 1/2 tablespoon cookie scoop.
- I also like to use Reynolds Kitchens Cookie Baking Sheets. It has a smart grid that makes it super easy to line up your cookies on your baking sheet. I buy it at Walmart.
- If you want your chocolate chip cookies to be gooey, the trick is to not over-bake them (bake for 8 minutes).
- If you want your cookies to be more fluffy, chill the cookie dough for 30 minutes.
Can I Freeze The Cookie Dough?
Yes, freezing cookie dough is so easy! The best way to freeze this cookie dough is to freeze portions out of the dough on a baking sheet just like you are making cookies. Then place them in the freezer to flash freeze them for 10 minutes.
Once the cookies are flash-frozen (a little frozen), place the cookie dough balls into a freezer bag. Frozen raw cookie dough can actually last 3 months in the freezer.
You do not need to thaw the cookie dough before you bake them. You may need to bake the cookies for an extra minute or two, so please watch your cookies.
Gluten-Free Flour
These gluten-free chocolate chip cookies were made with Pillsbury gluten-free flour. It is a rice flour cup for cup blend.
A cup for cup all-purpose gluten-free flour blend is one that already has the starches and xanthan gum it. The xanthan gum helps replace the elasticity and texture of gluten.
So make sure to check the ingredients of your gluten-free flour as not to add any extra xanthan gum to your flour if it already includes it. If you do, you will get gummy cookies!
My preferred gluten-free flour is Pillsbury gluten-free flour. Not all gluten-free flours are created equal. You may experience different baking results depending on the gluten-free flour blend you choose.
This recipe will not work with almond or coconut flour.
Pro Tip For Measuring Gluten-Free Flour
I have found the best way to measure gluten-free flour is the “spoon & level” method. I use a spoon to scoop the flour into the measuring cup. Then I use the back of a knife to level off the top of the measuring cup.
Please do not scoop the flour out of the bag with your measuring cup. If you do, you could end up with more flour than is called for in the recipe because the flour often gets compacted in the bags.
Dairy-Free Baking
For the dairy-free option of this recipe, I used Smart Balance butter and Nestle Toll House Simply Delicious Morsels. I also like baking with Enjoy Life Mini Chocolate Chips.
Most of my family is also dairy-free (including me), so I always try and have a dairy-free option to my recipes. So now, you too can enjoy a gluten-free and dairy-free chocolate chip cookie.
Vegan Baking
I also included a vegan (egg-free) option in this cookie recipe. I used Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-Free Egg Replacer in the egg-free version of this recipe and they turned out great!
By adding the egg replacer to my dairy-free option, these are gluten-free vegan chocolate chip cookies as well. So, if you also need to be egg-free or are vegan, you too can enjoy these cookies!
Easy Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
These gluten-free cookies are so easy to make. They only take a few simple ingredients and require no chilling time.
These gluten-free chocolate chip cookies are one of my family’s favorite cookies! I promise no one will even know they are gluten-free.
More Gluten-Free Dessert Recipes For You To Try!
- Gluten-Free Oatmeal Cookies {Dairy-Free Option}
- Gluten-Free Lemon Bars {Dairy-Free Option}
- Easy Gluten-Free Brownies {Dairy-Free Option}
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Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies {Dairy-Free & Vegan Option}
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened, For dairy-free use Smart Balance butter, or vegan butter.
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 teaspoon molasses
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 large egg , For egg-free/vegan use Bob's Red Mill Gluten-Free Egg Replacer.
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon gluten-free baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose gluten-free flour with xanthan gum, I like Pillsbury gluten-free flour. Not all gluten-free flours are created equal. You may experience different baking results depending on the gluten-free flour blend you choose.
- 2 cups chocolate chips, For dairy-free/vegan use Nestle Simply Delicious or Enjoy Life mini chocolate chips.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- In a large bowl beat the softened butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until creamy.
- Add the egg (or egg replacer), molasses, and pure vanilla extract to the butter mixture and mix until fully combined.
- Add the gluten-free flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt to the butter mixture and mix until fully combined.
- Either stir in the chocolate chips with a spoon or use your mixer on low to mix the chocolate chips into the cookie batter.
- Drop by rounded tablespoon or use a greased cookie scoop. (I used a 1 1/2 tablespoon cookie scoop). Place the cookies 2 inches apart on a parchment-lined cookie sheet.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes until they start to turn golden brown (the centers of the cookies will be soft). Please watch your oven because all ovens are different.
- Cool and store leftovers in an air-tight container. Enjoy!
Video
Notes
- I like Pillsbury gluten-free flour. Not all gluten-free flours are created equal. You may experience different baking results depending on the gluten-free flour blend you choose.
- I always use a cookie scoop. I use a 1 1/2 tablespoon cookie scoop because I like a bigger cookie. It was a game-changer for me!
- I also like to use Reynolds Kitchens Cookie Baking Sheets. It has a smart grid that makes it super easy to line up your cookies on your baking sheet. I but it at Walmart.
- For the dairy-free option, I used Smart Balance butter and Nestle Simply Delicious Morsels. I also like Enjoy Life Mini Chocolate Chips.
- For the vegan (egg-free) option use Earth Balance butter, Nestle Simply Delicious Morsels, or Enjoy Life Mini Chocolate Chips (or your favorite vegan butter and chocolate chips) and Bob's Red Mill Gluten-Free Egg Replacer.
- Store leftovers in an air-tight container.
- The cookie dough can be frozen for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This is our go to recipe! Instead of the 3/4 cup each of sugar and brown sugar, we substitute 1 1/2 cups organic coconut sugar – madhava brand. We also use Enjoy Life chocolate chips. They turn out SO well, and make great gifts to our other GF friends!
These look delicious! I can’t wait to try them for my family. Two of my nieces have food allergies (one cannot have gluten/wheat and the other cannot have diary, eggs, peanuts, sesame or chia)…so, finding items for both has been interesting (but is getting a little easier, thankfully). I hope to make these for them soon.
Do you have any suggestions or tips to make these into giant cookies? I keep seeing the ones from Gideon’s bakery online and they look delicious so I thought it would be a fun treat to make giant cookies like that for everyone.
Hi Raeshelle, you should be able to make these bigger by portioning them into larger cookies and baking them for longer. The final bake time will vary, so check often!
Thank you for this recipe!
Question, did you use Smart Balance butter which is salted? Or unsalted? I’m having trouble finding unsalted. Is there a modification to the recipe of we use salted Smart Balance butter?
Hi Ashley! You could add less salt to the cookie dough to account for the salt in the butter.
I really like these. I have been gluten free over 25 years and am also dairy and egg free. When I can make something the rest of my family will eat and not know they are gluten free it’s a win. Especially my husband. When I make these he always wants them.
Best chocolate chip cookies ever!
Very nice
I used one banana as an egg replacer and it turned out great! I would love a one dozen cookie recipe with typical baking measurements however, since the online measurement converter only uses decimals – making some ingredients really hard to measure.
Amazing! We’ve been mostly gf for 90 days and I’m originally a baker with regular gluten flour. I was getting frustrated with gf flowers. All of the different brands, textures, ingredients. Recipes taste different every time considering which gf flour you use. I almost threw in the towel. Your website is truly amazing! You have tested every gf flour and you let us know which ones work best and which won’t work at all. I truly appreciate you and what you are doing! Every thing I’ve tried has been amazing and I’ve never seen one bad review. Also the ease of your recipes because your instructions are concise and clear! Clearly you know what you are doing and I thank you for sharing your experience with the rest of us!
I’m new to gluten free and I really wanted a recipe that was also sugar free. I made recipe as is, just left out the molasses, used half salted butter with the half unsalted butter, and substituted a Lakanto sugar free substitute and Swerve brown sugar substitute. They taste just like real chocolate chip cookies, with only that slight aftertaste from the erythritol. The dough was super friendly and easy to work with too. I’m happy it wasn’t too complicated nor weird-fancy.
DELICIOUS! Our house is GF and my sister, who is visiting, was a skeptic about GF recipes. But I had her make these cookies and she was surprised and delighted.
FANTASTIC! Best glute-free, dairy-free recipe I have found. Mama sure does know gluten-free!!! Thank you!!!
Do you use baking or table molasses? Thank you. Susan
Hi Susan! I used Grandma’s® Molasses (Original). I hope you enjoy the gluten-free chocolate chip cookies.
Amazing! I’m a cookie mom-ster and these were spot on with texture and taste. I’d make these even if my husband wasn’t gf and df!
really good great texture, really good.
Great cookies! We did gf/df/egg free options and they turned out really good! I’ve recently started cooking this way for my husband and not everything has turned out good, but this recipe is a winner!
The best cookie dough and cookies! Thank you!
I have tried countless vegan cookie options and nothing comes out better than these!!!!! People are shocked they’re “clean” when they have them. I’ve substituted brown sugar for coconut sugar and white sugar for organic cane sugar. And I’ve used both vegan butter and coconut oil as butter replacements. Also I’ve used almond flour and added xanthum.
Loved these cookies. I will use this recipe again!!
My grandchildren really liked these cookies.
These are the best gf/df cookies I have ever made! Thank you.
My daughter is newly GF and DF and it’s such a struggle trying to think of things she can and actually LIKES to eat now so just made these and they are DELICIOUS!!!! I didn’t have Xanthan gum but didn’t matter and I substitute the molasses with organic coconut syrup and worked perfectly!! Thanks so much for this recipe!
I have a friend who is newly diagnosed with a gluten allergy. So I am experimenting with gluten free recipes. I tried this chocolate chip cookie recipe but I didn’t have any molasses. But it didn’t matter, these are delicious!! Thank you for your recipes! I will definitely try others
I make amazing gluten & dairy filled chocolate chip cookies, but have been in search of a great gluten and dairy free recipe for years! This is it! I think the molasses and the baking powder/soda combo are what make it so good. I used Namaste gluten-free flour, Miyokos vegan butter, and Artisan Kettle (vegan) semi-sweet chocolate chips. I baked on convection at 375 for ten minutes. They are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside—a perfect, perfect texture and taste. Love it so much!
This si the BEST chocolate chip recipe that I have made!!! May family loves them & I’m the only one in my household that is gluten-free. Thank you so much for the recipe.
This was great! I made two batches- one was in the oven for about 10 minutes and came out soft and chewy, the other was in the oven for about 12 minutes and came out more crispy. Both were delicious! I’ve tried many gluten free recipes and this was by far the best! Thank you!
This should be a staple in everyones house!!
This recipe is so good. Granddaughter is GF now and she loved them. Her dad is diabetic and wants them SF. Has anyone made these SF as well? Thanks for the great recipes.
I just made these and they are very good! I used ghee in place of the butter, and egg replacer for the egg. Did very well! Thanks for sharing the recipe!!!
Sooo good, my son is allergic to alot of foods (37 in total), including chocolate. I was able to substitute chocolate chips with Missy J’s Carob chips and I am so happy he can enjoy “chocolate” chip cookies again 🙂 Thank you tremendously for this Gluten Free and Dairy Free recipe!
So delicious and easy to come together! I used margarine instead of oil for the buttery flavor. Soooooo so good. Will make again and again. My no. gF wife keeps trying g to steal my cookies!
Delicious, warm and gooey out of the oven. Must admit I taste tested more of them than I should have , I used Bob’s Red Mill 1 to 1 flour. Will definitely be making these again and again.
These are too DIE FOR. I used Bob’s AP GF mix (the one without the bean flour – yuck) and Melt (a DF butter sub), then chilled the dough for 30 minutes (I find Melt lives up to its name and gets very soft very fast). The first batch I let get golden on the outside and the second batch I pulled out before they started to brown – both are so good! The first batch is airy and crispy on the edges and soft in the middle and the second batch is soft and chewy all the way through. Even my non-GF/DF partner can’t stop eating them and requested I save the recipe. Thank you!
Thank you so much Kalypso for the awesome 5-star recipe review, it really made my day! I am so happy that you enjoyed the cookies and they are to die for. Thank you for sharing the brand of gluten-free flour you used that you used Melt butter, as I know it will help others. You are so welcome, I love sharing the recipes I make for my family. Thanks again!
Awesome recipe, worked a treat!
Thank you so much Jade for the awesome 5-star recipe review! I am so happy that you enjoyed the chocolate chip cookies. Thank you again!
These are really good I’m 12 years old and I made these and my fam loved them! Thx so much!
Thank you so much Nadia for the awesome 5-star recipe review! I am so happy that you enjoyed the cookies and your family loved them. You are so welcome, I love sharing the recipes that I make for my family. Thanks again!
Amazing as always!
Thank you so much Briana for the awesome 5-star recipe review, it really made my day! I am so happy that you enjoyed the cookies and they were amazing. Thanks again!
Hi, this recipe is super amazing, I substitute butter with olive oile, and I use gluten free flour with my own blend gluten free flour (rice flour, tapioka flour, and corn starch), and I only use brown sugar. It is very delicious, thank you so much for sharing this superb recipe, thank youuu!!!
Thank you so much Linda for the awesome 5-star recipe review! I am so happy that you enjoyed the chocolate chip cookies and the recipe is super amazing. Thank you for sharing your gluten-free flour blend, as I know it will help others. You are so welcome, I love sharing the recipes I make for my family. Thanks again!
Love this recipe! I always use honey instead of molasses.
Thank you so much Shekinah for the awesome 5-star recipe review! I am so happy that love the chocolate chip cookies. I’ve never tried the recipe with honey, but I am going too. Thank you for sharing as I know it will help others. Thanks again!
This is the closest recipe I’ve found to the Nestle Toll House cookie recipe. I’m seriously not feeling well because I ate so much of the batter! 🙂
I used Melt Organic butter from the tub (it’s what I had on hand), Bob’s Red Mill 1:1 gluten free flour blend and Bob’s Red Mill egg replacer. Seriously, I haven’t found a recipe for chocolate chip cookies this good since I started baking this way years ago. I’m so glad I found it today!
Now I have to run around my farm for a bit to work this extra “dough” off. 😉 Thanks for the recipe!
Thank you so much MKS for the awesome 5-star recipe review, it really made my day! I am so happy that you enjoyed the chocolate chip cookies. Thank you for sharing which brands you used in the recipe, as I know it will help others. You are so welcome, I love sharing what I make for my family. Thanks again!
Delicious! I made these df and they are so good! Thank you for all of the great recipes!
Thank you so much for the awesome 5-star recipe review! I am so happy that you enjoyed the chocolate chip cookies. You are so welcome, I love sharing what I make for my family. Thank you again!
I made this recipe for my son who has Celiac disease. I used just chickpea flour as he also cannot have corn, rice, quinoa, dairy, or any nuts along with the gluten. Sorghum flour is plant based (corn). The recipes that you offer are a godsend. Thank you so much. I have tried a few of your recipes and all are wonderful. Once again thank you.
Eleonora
Nov 10, 2019
Thank you so much for the wonderful 5-star recipe review Eleonora, it really made my night! I am so happy that you and your son enjoyed the cookies. Thank you for sharing what flour you used, as I know it will help others. You are so welcome, I love sharing what I make for my family. Thank you so much for your kind words and encouragement!
Just made these for my husband and he really liked them. I love your site and will be making many of your dishes Thank you for sharing.
Thank you Beverly for the wonderful 5-star recipe review! I am so happy that you and your husband enjoyed the chocolate chip cookies. Thank you so much for your kind words, I hope you enjoy the other recipes you try. You are so welcome, I love sharing what I make for my family. Thank you again!
Hello:
I am starting my journey of the gluten free and Is I thought it is very hard, specially when trying to purchase food to eat. I use to do all our desserts and other food homemade but now with my gluten issue is hard to change and it takes time.
Where do you find your gluten-free baking powder? Is very hard to find it here in Texas where I am .
Thank you for your site, It helps me a lot
Fam
Hi Fam! I buy the gluten-free baking powder at Walmart. I usually buy the Great Value brand (Walmart), Argo or Clabber Girl. I have never seen a brand of baking powder in the US that was not gluten-free, but I know in other countries some of the baking powders contain wheat. Please let me know if I can help you in any way. Happy gluten-free baking!
Everything turns out fantastic and delicious
Thank you so much Ida for the wonderful 5-star recipe review! I am so happy to hear that everything turns out fantastic and delicious. Thank you again!
These cookies were delicious. I have tried several gluten free cookie recipes and I never know what to expect. Instead of using chocolate chips, I used dried apricots, dried blueberries, and dried cranberries. I had several bags of odds and ends and I tried using up what I had; I do that a lot to clear up my pantry. I have to say that the cookies were quite delicious. I will save this recipe because the cookies were not too hard or too soft. They had a delicious flavor, easy to bake when I used a small ice cream scoop to place them on the cookie sheet. Very easy, very delicious, very quick to bake. A keeper for sure. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much for the wonderful 5-star recipe review! I am so happy that you enjoyed the cookies. Adding dried fruit to the cookie batter sounds delicious. I am going to have to try that. I am also glad that this recipe was easy, delicious, and you will be making them again. You are so welcome, I love sharing what I make for my family. Thank you again Diane!
These cookies are so good! I do not need to do gluten/dairy free but my sister and family do. So when they were at our house today I made the cookies!
I am so happy that you and your family enjoyed the cookies! Thank you so much Joyce for the wonderful 5-star recipe review.
Ok this just is not right . What else does a girl do on chilly snowy Sunday in Canada..she makes cookies.
I need help! I can’t stop eating them.
SUPER DELICIOUS
Thank you so much Paula for the wonderful 5-star recipe review! I am right there with you friend, I can’t stop myself from eating them too. They are one of my favorite cookies. Thank you again!
If I don’t have molasses, what can I substitute in lieu of it?
Hi Maribeth! You could just leave the molasses out. I have never tried using something else in its place. I hope you enjoy the cookies!
Super yummy!
Thank you so much for the wonderful 5-star recipe review Helena! I am so happy that you enjoyed the chocolate chip cookies. Thank you again!
Just made these cookies using aquafaba and vegan butter so I can share with all my friends with allergies. They’re super yummy!
Hi Miri thank you so much for the wonderful 5-star recipe review! I am so happy that you enjoyed the cookies. I have not tried them using aquafaba, but I just made some today to try in some other cookies. I am glad that it worked for the recipe as well. How much of the aquafaba did you use? I’ll have to try it the next time. Thanks again!