These easy healthy brownie cookies are made with simple wholesome ingredients like almond flour, cocoa powder, coconut oil and coconut sugar in just one bowl. Moreover, they are pretty magical because they disappear in no time.
Healthy Brownie Cookies
The thing that makes these healthy brownie cookies so amazing is that they’re rich, chocolatey and actually pretty nutritious. They do have sugar (though it’s coconut sugar, it still is sugar), but they also have more nutrients than your regular chocolate cookies.
That’s because we won’t be using regular flour, but ground nuts. And nuts like almonds or cashews (which I used when I was updating the recipe) are rich in fiber, protein, magnesium, zinc, iron and some B vitamins.
We’re also using cacao and dark chocolate, both rich in magnesium, iron and polyphenols. At the same time, the cookie recipe is what people would consider paleo – there’s no dairy, no soy, no gluten or grains.
And all that comes in the shape of tasty brownie cookies.You can enjoy these as healthier dessert, snack, breakfast or dinner…No judgment here, only compassion and chocolate. Compassion and Chocolate. Sounds like a blog name. Nothing beats HHHM though…hh-hm for president.
Also, the cookies are super easy to make – just one bowl and throwing things into it as if you’re a crazy scientist. A little bit of sodium bicarbonate, some H2O, COH, HOC…Those chemistry classes really paid off.
Healthy Brownie Cookie Ingredients
We’ll basically use many things made out of coconut and almonds here. Here’s the ingredient list:
- blanched almond flour (or finely ground cashews)
- cocoa powder
- coconut sugar
- an egg
- coconut oil
- baking soda
- dark chocolate chunks
How To Make Healthy Brownie Cookies
The motto is “Make it uncomplicated”. And basic. It’s the only way I know how to cook or bake or do anything, really.
Start by putting all ingredients for the brownie cookies into a bowl. I first mixed the egg with sugar and coconut oil and then added the rest of the ingredients.
Then mix everything together and add chocolate chunks.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, shape cookies and let them bake for about 10 minutes.
No more, because you want to keep them rather underbaked than overbaked. You want to keep them fudgy. Don’t worry about the egg. It’s a good one. It’s not raw, it’s cooked, so don’t panic and wonder whether you should just give the cookies to the cat and get it over with.
Now we’re done. Take the cookies out, let them cool off – they’ll crisp up. And then you’re going to eat some of them before everyone else finds out there are fresh chocolate cookies in the kitchen.
Oh, and you’ll also need to preheat your oven, but I know you guessed it. It’s called telepathy.
How To Store
I don’t know whether it’s weird, but I like to store my cookies in the fridge. And I seem to like their taste even better the day after. So, that’s my tip – keep in the fridge. They will hold longer and they won’t get too soft/too dry as they age like we all do.
More Easy Healthy Cookie Recipes:
I hope you enjoy these delicious rich and chocolatey healthy brownie cookies! In case you want to try some other healthier cookie recipes, give these a go:
And if you need other healthy or gluten-free chocolate dessert recipes, check out this collection.
Healthy Brownie Cookies
These easy healthy brownie cookies are made with simple wholesome ingredients like almond flour, cocoa powder, coconut oil and coconut sugar in just one bowl. They're rich, chocolately and the perfect sweet snack!
Ingredients
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ cup chocolate, chopped
- ¼ cup coconut sugar
- 1 egg
- ⅓ cup almond flour
- ¼ cup coconut oil
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180C/350F.
- Mix the egg with melted coconut oil and coconut sugar. Add in the cocoa powder, baking soda and almond flour. Then stir in the chocolate chunks.*
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, shape the cookies and bake for about 10 minutes; don't overbake.
- Take out, cool off and enjoy!
Notes
*If you decide to put everything into a bowl and just blend with an immersion blender, you won't go wrong either.
Update 2025: Last time I shot the photos for the recipe, I changed some things - therefore, the photos look a bit different. Mainly, I ground 1/2 cup of cashews into flour using the Nutribullet (no almond flour). I also added only 2 tbsp of coconut oil and 3 1/2 tbsp of cacao powder. The other thing I changed was when I was shaping the cookies - I didn't press them down too much, therefore they didn't flatten like in the previous photos. All of this resulted in less fudgy, cookies that weren't as rich, but still super tasty without as much fat.
Nutrition Information
Yield 10 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 126Total Fat 9gSaturated Fat 6gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 3gCholesterol 20mgSodium 73mgCarbohydrates 9gFiber 1gSugar 7gProtein 2g
Originally published in November 2021, last updated with new photos in December 2025.