These Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookie Cupcakes contain nothing but real, whole food ingredients yet taste like the ultimate deep dish chocolate chip cookie! Topped with thick chocolate fudge and coconut whipped cream. Gluten free, grain free, dairy free and Paleo.
I’ve always had a thing for cookie cakes – does anyone NOT?! I kind of wish ALL cakes could be just like chocolate chip cookies – I’m a much bigger fan of cookie texture than cake texture to tell you the truth.
Back in the days before Paleo baking, my favorite things to bake were chocolate chip cookies, cheesecakes, and the ultimate combo – a chocolate chip cookie dough cheesecake. And oh yes – cookie pizzas. I like fun foods and it doesn’t get more fun than making cookies into pizzas and cakes.
But anyway. Oddly, even though I made a chocolate chip cookie cake back in October for my birthday, it did not occur to me until a few weeks ago to create a cookie cupcake recipe.
What happened, was that I decided to bake that fudge topped paleo chocolate chip cookie cake (link above) for my family for Passover, yet since I have trouble sticking to recipes, I totally changed it and made something that I consider even better.
I didn’t want to post a recipe that was so similar to the last (and the first one was GOOD!) so, I decided to turn this one into cupcakes! YES! And, ditch the cashew butter topping and add coconut whipped cream – since I’m obsessed with putting it on basically everything lately.
Remember my key lime pie and lemon bars? It’s like a coconut whipped cream factory in my kitchen and really, who can complain? I have to say, it’s hard to stop making it once you start, and even harder to not put it on every treat you make!
The best part about these cookie cupcakes, in my opinion, is not the coconut whipped cream though. It’s that the entire cupcake is really like your own personal deep dish chocolate chip cookie, so, instead of finishing a cookie and feeling like you need 6 more, you’ll feel VERY satisfied after this one. Make them, trust me! You’ll finish it feeling like you just did something special. Who doesn’t love that feeling?
Oh, and whoever you share them with will love you like 10x more than they do now, and that’s even before you tell them that they’re actually good for you. Magic cookie cupcakes, really. And now onto the recipe!
Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookie Cupcakes with Fudge Frosting
Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookie Cupcakes with Fudge Frosting
Ingredients
For the cupcakes
- 1 egg + 2 yolks
- 1/2 cup organic refined coconut oil melted and cooled (not hot)
- 1/2 cup organic coconut sugar
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 and 1/2 cups blanched almond flour
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
- 2 tbsp tapioca flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- pinch salt
- 1/3 cupEnjoy Life Mini Chocolate Chips
For the Fudge Frosting
- 1/2 cup Enjoy Life Mini Chocolate Chips
- 1/4 cup creamy almond butter
- 2 tbsp almond milk or other non-dairy milk
- 1 tsp pure maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
For the Coconut Whipped Cream
- 1 can full fat coconut milk - refrigerated - thick part only*
- 1 tbsp pure maple syrup
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Instructions
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Line a 12 cup muffin/cupcake pan with liners and preheat your oven to 350 degrees
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In a large bowl, whisk together the egg and yolks, coconut sugar, coconut oil and vanilla
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In another bowl, combine the almond flour, coconut flour, tapioca, baking soda and salt.
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Add the dry mixture to the wet and mix well until fully combined and smooth, then stir in the mini chocolate chips. Fill the 12 cupcake liners equally with the cookie cupcake mixture and bake in the preheated oven for 13-15 minutes, until just set, being careful not to over bake**
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Remove from oven, transfer to wire racks and allow to cool completely before frosting.
For the Frosting
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In a small saucepan over very low heat, melt the chocolate chips while stirring, then stir in the almond butter. Remove from heat and whisk in the almond milk, maple syrup and vanilla until smooth, set aside to cool.
For the Coconut Whipped Cream
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With a blender or a whisk, beat the coconut cream until light and creamy, then add the maple syrup and vanilla.
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Once cupcakes have cooled, top with a layer of fudge, a dollop of whipped cream, and extra mini chocolate chips! Serve and enjoy! These taste even better after being refrigerated in my opinion! Stop in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Recipe Notes
*You can also purchase canned coconut cream - use 1/2 cup
**Check them at 12 minutes for signs of doneness, just to be sure
Favorite type of cake?
Favorite dessert topping/dip?
What would you make a cookie into if you could?
If I didn’t have to go to work I’d make these. Now. Of course I had to pin this recipe.
Have a great Friday Michele.
Thanks Jill! Hope you like!
omg I have always loved cookie cakes! we used to get them back in high school/college from the great American cookie company in the mall. and then mrs. fields. and then from shoprite. lol so good! and I love cookie cupcakes! I used to make them when I had my cookie business. why did I stop?
I know, I think living on LI made me fall in love with cookie cakes back in the day! Make one soon!
I always prefer cookies to cake but combining the two is great as well! And I love cupcakes so these sound perfect. I pinned this and will definitely be making them at some point!
I think that’s why I like combining – cookies make cake that much better 🙂
I’ve said it before, I will say it again: I. Love. Cookie Cake. LOVE LOVE LOVELOVE
Best stuff ever 🙂
These are like the cutest things ever. Pinning for later so I can try!
Thanks!
Just give me a bowl of that frosting!!!! I’d eat that all day 😉
Favorite cake? well #1 carrot, #2 chocolate #3 funfetti!
I hear you on the frosting! And yes carrot cake, it’s been a while but oh so good 🙂
Yum!! I love cookie cakes too–I always loved those huge chocolate chip cookie cakes in the sizzling skillets. I think my favorite topping is melted peanut butter!
Ooh yes, I’m a sucker for pinning all the skillet cookies on pinterest!
These are too perfect. and great photos girl!
Thanks! Photos have been a challenge with all the rain we’ve had – eek!
LOVE cookie cake and haven’t managed to make a good nut free and gluten free one. If I can figure out an almond flour substitute though, I think these are happening for my boyfriend’s birthday 🙂 Both of us are serious dessert fans. And I think this fills the request for some sort of cookie dough/brownie/cake combination!
You could probably do all coconut flour with these! Not sure the exact amount though, and the texture would be different but I bet still good. If I were to experiment I might do 3/4 cup coconut flour and 3 tbsp tapioca. If you try it let me know!
My absolute l favorite kind of cake is funfetti – because it’s fun, ya know? These cupcakes look like they would be totally delicious. As I was scrolling through the ingredients I realized I already have all of them on hand… uh oh!!! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Colored sprinkles always make things fun 🙂 Hope you wind up trying these! I bet they’d be better with sprinkles!
my fave type of cake is either really really really good vanilla thats light and fluffy and moist or chocolate and it can be light or dense as long as its good ! im pretty basic. never had a cookie cake ! and i love a good old fashioned buttercream frosting flavored up however you like. i like my frosting to taste like butter not sugar. oddly since having to go GF i dont miss cake itself to much but i had just perfected the perfect choc chip cookie recipe right before finding out i had celiac. oh the irony ! ive never had a cookie as good since but they truly were the best.
That is a sad cookie story 🙁 But there are so many good GF cookie recipes! I agree most buttercreams are too sweet so tasting like butter rather than sugar is a good thing.
YESSS! I pretty much need to make these right now – even though it’s 6am and everyone’s asleep but #priorities.
This is totally the best of all the dessert things in one recipe! <3
Haha! 6am might be the best time to bake – no interruptions 🙂
Oh these are just STUNNING! I love chocolate chip anything – pinned to make soon!!
Going to try these today!!! I’ll post a photo and tag you on Instagram. They look so yummy.
Omg I still can’t think about coconut whipped cream because I went a little overboard when I made it earlier this week and my stomach kind of hated me for it… but it’s soooooooo good. So good. And it looks perfect on top of these little cookie cupcakes! It’d be totally legit to eat like… 5 of them, right? 😀
That happened to me when I made my key lime pie, and with the lemon bars. It’s SUCH good stuff!
I like the sound of magic cupcakes. These sound amazing.
Thanks 🙂
These look amazing! Chocolate chip cookie in a cupcake? Pure heaven. Pinning and hopefully making today!
I made these tonight! They are so so good!! We eat Paleo so I’m always looking for dessert options! These are a home run! I need to work on getting my fudge icing smoother….but these taste great! Thank you!