These gluten free cake cookies are soft, sweet, and taste just like a small piece of cake in cookie form.
They have that perfect cake like texture that melts in your mouth, but they’re easy to hold and eat like regular cookies. The best part is that they only need a few simple ingredients that you probably already have in your kitchen.
Making gluten free desserts can sometimes feel complicated, but this recipe proves that it doesn’t have to be.
You don’t need any special equipment or hard to find ingredients. Just mix everything together, shape the dough, and bake. The whole process takes less than 30 minutes from start to finish, including the time in the oven.
These cookies work perfectly for anyone following a gluten free diet, but honestly, even people who eat gluten all the time will enjoy them.
What Makes This Recipe Special
Only 5 Simple Ingredients: You don’t need to buy a whole list of expensive or hard to find ingredients for these cookies. Just almond flour, powdered sweetener, vanilla extract, egg whites, and chocolate chips.
Perfect Cake-Like Texture: These aren’t your typical hard or crunchy cookies. They have a soft, tender texture that’s more like eating a small piece of cake.
The almond flour creates this amazing texture that’s moist and satisfying. When you bite into one, it has that perfect give that makes you want to eat another one immediately.
Keto and Low Carb Friendly: When you use powdered keto sweetener instead of regular sugar, these cookies become perfect for anyone following a ketogenic diet.
Almond flour is naturally low in carbs compared to wheat flour, and using a keto sweetener means you can enjoy sweet treats without breaking your diet.
Ingredients
- 2 cups Almond Flour (I recommend this one – amazon)
- 1 cup Powdered Sugar / Powdered Keto Sweetener
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2 large Eggs – Egg white only
- Chocolate Chips / Sugar Free Dark Chocolate Chips (for melting)
- Sprinkles (optional, for decoration)
How To Make
Follow these simple steps:
Step 1
Heat the oven to 370°F (188°C). In a mixing bowl, whisk together almond flour and powdered keto sweetener until well blended.
Step 2
Add the vanilla extract and egg whites to the dry ingredients. Mix and knead the mixture until it comes together into a smooth dough.
Step 3
Shape the dough into small balls and arrange on a parchment lined baking sheet. Flatten each ball and use a fork to make decorative ridges on top.
Step 4
Place in oven and bake for 10-12 minutes until edges turn golden brown. Then, remove from the oven.
Step 5
While the cookies cool, melt the chocolate chips (I used sugar free ones) in microwave until smooth (stir every 15 seconds).
Once cookies are cool , dip each one into the melted chocolate. If using sprinkles, add them immediately while chocolate is still wet. Place in the frtidge for 15 minutes to set.
Tips
1. Don’t Overmix the Dough
Once you add the egg whites and vanilla to your dry ingredients, mix just until everything comes together into a dough.
Overmixing can make the cookies tough instead of tender. Almond flour behaves differently than wheat flour, and it doesn’t need as much mixing to develop the right texture.
Mix until you don’t see any dry spots of almond flour, but stop as soon as the dough looks uniform.
The dough should be soft and slightly sticky, but it should hold together when you squeeze it. If you mix too long, the cookies might come out chewy instead of having that nice cake-like texture you’re looking for.
2. Shape Cookies Evenly for Best Results
When you roll the dough into balls, try to make them all about the same size so they bake evenly.
If some cookies are much bigger than others, the small ones will be done while the big ones are still raw in the middle.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can I make these without the chocolate coating?
Absolutely! The cookies are delicious on their own without any chocolate coating. They’ll still have that perfect cake-like texture and sweet vanilla flavor.
Gluten Free Cake Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 cups Almond Flour (I recommend this one – amazon)
- 1 cup Powdered Sugar / Powdered Keto Sweetener
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2 large Eggs – Egg white only
- Chocolate Chips / Sugar Free Dark Chocolate Chips for melting
- Sprinkles optional, for decoration
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 370°F (188°C). In a mixing bowl, whisk together almond flour and powdered keto sweetener until well blended.
- Add the vanilla extract and egg whites to the dry ingredients. Mix and knead the mixture until it comes together into a smooth dough.
- Shape the dough into small balls and arrange on a parchment lined baking sheet. Flatten each ball and use a fork to make decorative ridges on top.
- Place in oven and bake for 10-12 minutes until edges turn golden brown. Then, remove from the oven.
- While the cookies cool, melt the chocolate chips (I used sugar free ones) in microwave until smooth (stir every 15 seconds).Once cookies are cool , dip each one into the melted chocolate. If using sprinkles, add them immediately while chocolate is still wet. Place in the frtidge for 15 minutes to set.