Cooking with einkorn can be tricky, especially when trying to get an old familiar recipe right. I am proud to share that I have perfected the einkorn chocolate chip cookie recipe for you – and my husband!
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Baking didn’t come naturally to me in the beginning. I burned things, didn’t measure right, or undercooked the foods I was trying to create. I was a living “Pinterest fail” girl.
Needless to say, it took me a long time to get it right. When I switched out all the flour in our kitchen to einkorn flour in 2016, I hadn’t had much experience in the kitchen to begin with. Click here to read my article about why you should switch to einkorn, especially if you have gluten sensitivities.
So, making the switch was not a big deal since it’s pretty much what I learned with from the start of my homemaking journey. However, I have heard that it can be a bit of a learning curve when changing, but well worth it. That being said, the one recipe I couldn’t nail down was einkorn chocolate chip cookies. But finally, I cracked the code and I’m so glad to share it with you!
This recipe was especially important to me, because my husband’s most favorite cookie is the chocolate chip cookie. He has been patiently waiting and being my guinea pig as I made flat, lifeless, crunchy cookies. While they tasted good, they never had the mixture of a nice firm texture on the outside with a soft, fluffy, melt in your mouth center… until now!
Well friends, let’s make the best einkorn chocolate chip cookies!
Tools I Used
- kitchen scale – mine is very old and I cannot find it on amazon. You will want one that has the ability to zero out and measure in grams like this one.
- Kitchen-Aid Mixer (you can usually get these on sale at Costco); mixing bowls – I have used these bowls for years and moved around the world with them – only one has broke so I recommend them!
- cookie sheet pan
- parchment paper
- spatula
- measuring spoons – these are my favorite because they fit inside all spice containers.
Ingredients
- butter
- brown sugar
- sugar
- egg
- tbsp vanilla extract
- einkorn flour (you can buy this from amazon, I buy mine from jovialfoods.com)
- baking soda
- salt (omit if using salted butter)
- chocolate chips
How to make einkorn chocolate chip cookies
Something you should know about me is that I don’t like to have many dirty dishes when baking. I get frustrated with an entire messy kitchen after making one thing. In most recipes, authors will have you mix dry ingredients and wet ingredients in separate bowls. Not me, we are using one bowl to make these einkorn chocolate chip cookies!
When working with einkorn, it is best to weigh the einkorn flour. This is why all my einkorn recipes show measurements in grams. This also eliminates more dirty dishes by pouring the ingredients directly into the bowl, instead of using measuring cups and spoons. However, in some of my recipes the ingredients are too small to weigh, so measuring spoons are necessary.
Directions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- In your mixing bowl, whether that be the kitchen aid or a regular mixing bowl – you will cream together your butter and sugars. Sometimes my brown sugar is exceptionally hard so I go ahead and add the egg and vanilla extract in at this stage as well.
- Turn off the mixer and scrape down the sides with a spatula. Remix if needed.
- Next you will add the einkorn flour, baking soda, and salt. You will omit salt if your butter is salted.
- Mix all these ingredients together until fully combined.
- Remove the bowl from the standing mixer and place on your scale – zero it out and add the chocolate chips. Using a spatula or your hand, mix the chocolate chips into the dough.
- I use an 1/8 cup to measure out mounds of cookie dough, you can use a cookie scoop, or 2 scoops with a tablespoon.
- Place your cookie dough mounds on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, spacing them at least 2 1/2 inches apart.
- Bake the cookies for 14-16 minutes, depending on how gooey you like the centers!
- Let cool and then gather them up and hide from your family so you don’t have to share!
- Bonus tip: Double or triple the recipe and freeze the dough balls on a cookie sheet. Once frozen move to a sealable container and bake a couple at a time when you need a quick desert that’s ready to go! That is my preferred method!
I hope you enjoy these einkorn chocolate chip cookies as much as my husband does! He has earned all the cookies patiently waiting for me to perfect this recipe!
Let me know in the comments below what your favorite cookies are!
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
1 Corinthians 10:31
The Best Einkorn Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp (55g) butter
- ½ cup (100g) brown sugar
- ¼ cup (60g) sugar
- 1 egg
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups (240g) einkorn flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt (omit if using salted butter)
- ¾ cup (135g) chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350℉. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, or standing mixer, cream together 4 tbsp (55g) butter, ½ cup (100g) brown sugar, and ¼ cup (60g) sugar. Mix on medium speed.
- Add 1 egg, mix until combined. Mix on medium-low speed.
- Add ½ tsp vanilla extract and mix. Scrape the down the sides and mix until fully combined. Mix on medium-low speed.
- Turn your mixer off. Add 2 cups (240g) einkorn flour, ½ tsp baking soda, and ½ tsp salt. Mix on medium-low speed until fully combined with wet ingredients.
- Turn your mixer off. From here you will mix with a spatula. Add ¾ cup (135g) chocolate chips.
- I use an 1/8 cup to measure out mounds of cookie dough, you can use a cookie scoop, or 2 scoops with a tablespoon. Place your cookie dough mounds on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, spacing them at least 2 1/2 inches apart.
- Bake the cookies for 14-16 minutes, depending on how gooey you like the centers!
- Let cool for 5-10 minutes then enjoy!
Notes
- I always double or triple this recipe and freeze the dough balls on a cookie sheet.
- Once frozen move to a sealable container and bake as many as you need the next time you need a quick desert that has no mess!
- You can add an extra egg to this recipe, it will make the cookies less fluffy and more rich in taste. However, it will also make the dough less friendly to handle, as it is much sticker in texture. I recommend this step, however that is a preference. If adding an extra egg, add an additional 2 minutes to your cook time.
- This recipe has only been tested with Einkorn flour, if you substitute another flour the results may not turn out.
- Double the butter if you’d prefer a less cake like cookie.
- My recipes are tried and tested in a humid climate around 1,500 feet in elevation. Depending on your elevation, you may have to alter my recipe slightly. Higher elevation cook times should bake between 8-10 minutes.
Let me know if you try our favorite Einkorn Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe in the comments below! And don’t forget to share what your favorite cookie is!
If you’d like more information on what einkorn is and its health benefits, check out post: Should Einkorn be in Your Kitchen?
A great dinner to pair this with is A Delicious And Easy Lasagna
They were really dry 😭 I will have to tweak the recipe. I used whole wheat Einkorn is that why?
Oh no! I am so sorry to hear they didn’t turn out right! I did use all purpose einkorn flour for this cookie recipe. You will need to use less flour by weight when converting from all purpose einkorn to whole wheat einkorn. For all purpose einkorn the recipe calls for 240 grams of flour. When using whole wheat einkorn, I recommend 192 grams. This is because whole wheat einkorn requires more liquid. So instead of increasing all the wet ingredients, I reduce the amount of the whole grain einkorn. By doing this you should get soft and chewy cookies, not dried out. I also recommend cooking for the minimum time and checking them at that point. If they need the full amount of cook time, keep them in the oven for the maximum time. The timing will depend on your elevation and oven (gas or electric). Please let me know if this helps and how your next batch of cookies turn out!
I just barely tried these cookies, and I have to say these are the BEST chocolate chip 🍪 cookies I’ve ever had!!! My family loves them as well!
The Einkorn flour makes all the difference in the world!
Thanks so much for introducing me to this flour and this recipe!
I am so glad to hear you and your family enjoy the recipe! Thank you so much for sharing your experience!
These are the best chocolate chip cookies I’ve ever had!
I am so glad you you think so!