These Einkorn Chocolate Chip Cookies are soft and chewy and filled with delicious chocolate chips. They’re made with all purpose Einkorn Flour and make the best einkorn cookies. These will soon be your family’s favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe.
Einkorn is an ancient grain that’s structure has not been modified making it more nutritious and easier to digest than modern wheat. It’s likely to be grain our ancestors ate thousands of years ago! If you’re looking for more einkorn flour recipes, be sure to try our Einkorn Bread, Einkorn Brownies, Eikorn Cinnamon Breadsticks, and our Einkorn German Pancakes.
What is Einkorn Flour?
Einkorn wheat is an ancient wheat variety that contains a higher amount of protein, phosphorus, vitamin B6 and potassium compared to the bleached all-purpose flour we normally use. Einkorn is also high in carotenoids which is an antioxidant found in many fruits and veggies. All of this makes einkorn a much healthier choice.
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Aside from the nutrition benefits of einkorn, it can more easily be digested. Although it’s not recommended for celiacs, many people with a wide range of gluten sensitivities are able to eat einkorn without problems.
How to use Einkorn Flour
One of the things you will notice when baking with einkorn is that it doesn’t need as much water as when you are baking with modern wheat. This is because modern wheat has more gluten and absorbs more water than einkorn, which assists in it higher rise.
Einkorn is easy to use and in most recipes can be switched out for regular flour. If there is liquid in the recipe, you’ll need to decrease the amount a little or add a little extra flour. It may take a little tweaking with your favorite recipes but most recipes can be easily adapted.
Einkorn is a great choice and is making a return to our diets because is easier to digest and it’s more nutritious. If you’re wanting more detailed information about einkorn, Check out this article on 25 reasons einkorn tops the list.
Key Ingredients
- Butter – I used salted butter for this recipe so if you use unsalted, feel free to add an extra pinch of salt to the cookie dough.
- Sugar – these cookies use a combination of granulated sugar and brown sugar. This gives them a nice chewy texture.
- Eggs – the eggs are what holds the dough together.
- Baking Soda – this keeps the cookies chewy and makes them rise a bit in the oven.
- All-Purpose Einkorn Flour – you can purchase this at einkorn.com!
- Chocolate Chips – for the best flavor, use a high quality chocolate chip like Guittard.
Frequently Asked Questions
Einkorn flour is not technically gluten-free and should not be consumed by people with celiac. It is, however, far more easily digestible for those with gluten intolerances. If you need gluten free cookies, try making almond flour chocolate chip cookies, chickpea cookies, or even just using your favorite brand of gluten-free flour as a substitute.
Tips for Making Einkorn Cookies
- Use less liquid or more flour in your cookie recipe. This recipe called for almost 25% more einkorn flour than my normal cookie recipe.
- You can use any size chocolate chip or chocolate chunk in this recipe.
- If your cookies come out a little flat, add more flour. I added almost 25% more flour to my normal cookie recipe for these cookies
- If you’re looking for a great place to buy Einkorn flour, can order it from Einkorn.com
Storage Instructions
- Room Temperature- If you want to store the cookies already baked, just place them in an airtight container with a lid. They will stay fresh for up to 3-4 days.
- Freezer- Baked cookies can remain in the freezer, in an airtight container or freezer bag for up to 3 months.
- Make-ahead instructions: cookie dough can be stored in the fridge overnight or in the freezer for up to 2 months. To bake from frozen, pull out to room temperature while you preheat the oven and bake as directed.
Einkorn Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3¾ cup all-purpose einkorn flour
- 2 cups chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Cream together butter and sugars, then slowly add the eggs and vanilla and mix on low. In a separate bowl, whisk together the baking soda, salt, and flour and then stir into the butter mixture.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 8-10 minutes, or until golden. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a cooking rack. Enjoy!
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More of The Best Einkorn Recipes
- Einkorn Dinner Rolls
- Einkorn German Pancakes
- Einkorn Pumpkin Muffins
- Einkorn Buttermilk Pancakes
- Einkorn French Bread
- Einkorn Sourdough Bread
- Einkorn Snickerdoodles
- Einkorn White Bread
- Einkorn Cinnamon Rolls
These Einkorn Chocolate Chip Cookie are soft and chewy and filled with delicious chocolate chips, made with all-purpose Einkorn Flour. These will soon be your family’s favorite cookie recipe.
Best cookies I’ve ever made! I tweaked them a bit because we don’t eat cane sugar. Used all coconut sugar, a little stevia and a little molasses, My husband is happy, and me too! Thank you very much.
Hi! These turned out yummy, but they didn’t flatten out nice like yours did. Could you help me figure that out? Thanks!
You really nailed it. These are the best Einkorn cookies I’ve had.
I’ve tried a lot of einkorn chocolate chip cookies recipes and these are the best! Wow, and they look beautiful too!
So happy to hear this! Thanks for letting me know!
I made these with whole grain einkorn wheat and 3/4 cup of each type of sugar. They were great. Thank you ????
So happy to hear this!
A little too sweet for me maybe less sugar would be better
OMG, These are the best einkorn chocolate chip cookies!! I made them for a treat on Mother’s Day and the were a hit!! I did add some molasses when creaming the sugars with the butter to add more depth to the brown sugar and also love the taste, but followed everything else. I really like Einkorn flour and have been searching for a really good chocolate chip cookie recipe. I now have one!! I am very grateful and Thanks so much for sharing.