Everyone has been asking for this recipe after I showed it on instagram a couple of times over! Chewy, crispy and so completely delicious, no one will ever know that they are made with no dairy or eggs and are gluten-free!!! YOU GUYS, these have been the most popular cookie I have ever made IRL- all my friends and family are obsessed!

I know I have lots of good gluten free vegan cookie recipes on this site (see below for some of my favorites!) but Coco pointed out the fact that she didn’t feel like she had a recipe that was all hers (implying that Pia has plenty.)

So, one evening we decided that we would make a “Coco Cookie” and basically I emptied the pantry so that we could make whatever she wanted. She came up with almonds (shaved and slivered), butterscotch chips (I used vegan) and cinnamon and nutmeg. I added the generous amount of almond butter for texture, and now we have what is basically the most popular cookie recipe ever among friends and family.

I have been bringing them to the office, a public speaking engagement, lots of family and friend gatherings and let me tell you, these cookies just don’t get old. In fact- I have to stop making them, because once I do, it’s like a sure thing that I am going to eat like 3-5 in a sitting. Even when I try to hide them from myself in the freezer, I just keep going back for more- it is SUCH a problem.

A tasty problem. They are really good with an afternoon cup of coffee by the way!

Almond Butterscotch Cookies- Gluten-free and vegan from HeatherChristo.com

A couple tips on how to make the best possible cookie:

I bake them for 10 minutes and then smack them on the top with a spatula to deflate them and bake for another two minutes for chewy cookies and 3-4 minutes for crispy cookies.

On the flavors (which are awesome as-is) you could add white chocolate chips, caramel chips and even chocolate chips or dried cranberries to this combo for added excitement!

*A note on the butterscotch chips. I found non-dairy butterscotch chips on Amazon. I have found that the kosher brands do not add milk to theirs, so I stock up on them when I see them in stock!

Some of my other favorite Gluten-Free and Vegan cookie recipes:

Angel Thumbprints

Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Chocolate Dipped Toasted Coconut Macaroons

Molasses Cookies

Chewy Chocolate Caramel Cranberry Cookies

Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies

Almond Butterscotch Cookies (Vegan and Gluten-Free)
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Prep time: 
Cook time: 
Total time: 
Serves: 24
 
Ingredients
  • ½ cup vegan butter
  • 1 ½ brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • ½ cup almond butter
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoons nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon xanthum gum
  • 2 ¼ cups gluten free all-purpose baking flour (I use Bobs Red Mill)
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened coconut milk
  • 10 ounces butterscotch chips (dairy free)
  • ⅔ cup shaved or slivered almonds
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and prepare two sheetpans with silpats or parchment paper.
  2. In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with a paddle, cream together the vegan butter, brown sugar, vanilla, almond butter, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg and then cream together until fluffy.
  3. Sprinkle in the xanthum gum and add the flour and mix until well combined. Add the coconut milk and mix until you have a uniform dough. Add the butterscotch chips and the almonds and mix them in.
  4. Scoop the dough onto the prepared sheet pans and bake the cookies for 10 minutes at 350 degrees. I take them out at the 10 minute mark and smack the top with a spatula and then bake another 2 minutes for chewy, and 3-4 minutes for crispy cookies.

 

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Everyone has been asking for this recipe after I showed it on instagram a couple of times over! Chewy, crispy and so completely delicious, no one will ever know that they are made with no dairy or eggs and are gluten-free!!! YOU GUYS, these have been the most popular cookie I have ever made IRL- all my friends and family are obsessed!

I know I have lots of good gluten free vegan cookie recipes on this site (see below for some of my favorites!) but Coco pointed out the fact that she didn’t feel like she had a recipe that was all hers (implying that Pia has plenty.)

So, one evening we decided that we would make a “Coco Cookie” and basically I emptied the pantry so that we could make whatever she wanted. She came up with almonds (shaved and slivered), butterscotch chips (I used vegan) and cinnamon and nutmeg. I added the generous amount of almond butter for texture, and now we have what is basically the most popular cookie recipe ever among friends and family.

I have been bringing them to the office, a public speaking engagement, lots of family and friend gatherings and let me tell you, these cookies just don’t get old. In fact- I have to stop making them, because once I do, it’s like a sure thing that I am going to eat like 3-5 in a sitting. Even when I try to hide them from myself in the freezer, I just keep going back for more- it is SUCH a problem.

A tasty problem. They are really good with an afternoon cup of coffee by the way!

Almond Butterscotch Cookies- Gluten-free and vegan from HeatherChristo.com

A couple tips on how to make the best possible cookie:

I bake them for 10 minutes and then smack them on the top with a spatula to deflate them and bake for another two minutes for chewy cookies and 3-4 minutes for crispy cookies.

On the flavors (which are awesome as-is) you could add white chocolate chips, caramel chips and even chocolate chips or dried cranberries to this combo for added excitement!

*A note on the butterscotch chips. I found non-dairy butterscotch chips on Amazon. I have found that the kosher brands do not add milk to theirs, so I stock up on them when I see them in stock!

Some of my other favorite Gluten-Free and Vegan cookie recipes:

Angel Thumbprints

Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Chocolate Dipped Toasted Coconut Macaroons

Molasses Cookies

Chewy Chocolate Caramel Cranberry Cookies

Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies

Almond Butterscotch Cookies (Vegan and Gluten-Free)
Author: 
Prep time: 
Cook time: 
Total time: 
Serves: 24
 
Ingredients
  • ½ cup vegan butter
  • 1 ½ brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • ½ cup almond butter
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoons nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon xanthum gum
  • 2 ¼ cups gluten free all-purpose baking flour (I use Bobs Red Mill)
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened coconut milk
  • 10 ounces butterscotch chips (dairy free)
  • ⅔ cup shaved or slivered almonds
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and prepare two sheetpans with silpats or parchment paper.
  2. In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with a paddle, cream together the vegan butter, brown sugar, vanilla, almond butter, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg and then cream together until fluffy.
  3. Sprinkle in the xanthum gum and add the flour and mix until well combined. Add the coconut milk and mix until you have a uniform dough. Add the butterscotch chips and the almonds and mix them in.
  4. Scoop the dough onto the prepared sheet pans and bake the cookies for 10 minutes at 350 degrees. I take them out at the 10 minute mark and smack the top with a spatula and then bake another 2 minutes for chewy, and 3-4 minutes for crispy cookies.