Honey Chocolate Chip Cookies (Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free)

A soft and ultra-chewy chocolate chip cookie filled with sweet warm notes of honey and a touch of coarse sea salt to bring it all together. With a crisp golden edge, these gluten-free and dairy-free honey chocolate chip cookies take just 20 minutes to make and you’ll only need to dirty up one bowl.

No chill time is needed with these amazing honey chocolate chip cookies. Simply mix them, bake them, and devour them! Cookies don’t get much easier than that. Better yet, the dough freezes like an absolute dream. Mix up a double, heck, even triple batch and pop any extra straight into the freezer for those last-minute cookie needs.

As always this recipe is gluten-free and dairy-free. That said, I do test each recipe with “regular” ingredients and make notes of alternatives or swaps so that everyone can enjoy it.

Gluten-Free Flour: I made these cookies with Kinnikinnick gluten-free all-purpose flour blend. Note that gluten-free flour blends can vary in weight so I recommend measuring by the cup. If you are not gluten-free, swap the flour with regular all-purpose flour.

Dairy-Free Butter: I enjoy baking with Becel plant-based bricks but any vegan/dairy-free butter substitute will work. Use regular salted butter if you are not vegan or dairy-free.

Honey: Liquid honey of any brand will work great in these cookies. In a pinch, creamed honey will also do the job. If you are vegan, maple, date, or agave syrup could be used instead of honey.

Dairy-Free Chocolate Chips: Pascha makes these heavenly dairy-free “milk” chocolate chips. Use regular milk chocolate chips if you are not dairy-free.

** Note: You’ll notice on the bottom recipe card that there are no eggs in these cookies. This is not an error. These cookies are egg-free.

Let’s double-check all our cookie bases to ensure we have the most incredible life-changing gluten-free and dairy-free honey chocolate chip cookies.

Room temperature ingredients: For a smooth and fully incorporated cookie dough, room temperature ingredients are needed.

Cream the butter & sugar: To create these wondrously chewy cookies, creaming the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy is key. Tiny little microscopic air pockets are being formed, which creates the delicious melt-in-your-mouth texture.

Don’t overbake the cookies: These gluten-free and dairy-free honey chocolate chip cookies are gloriously chewy because they are slightly underbaked when removed from the oven. The heat from the cookie pan will continue to bake these cookies after they come out so don’t worry about them being raw.

Fancy them up: Want a picture-perfect cookie? Place a few extra chocolate chips on top of each scooped cookie dough ball before baking and sprinkle on some coarse sea salt as soon as they come out of the oven.

Yes! Woohoo! You can absolutely freeze this cookie dough for when that cookie craving hits. I recommend scooping each cookie dough ball, freezing them on a tray, and then placing the dough into a large Ziploc freezer bag. This will allow you to pull out however many cookies you desire to bake at any time.

And no need to thaw, simply preheat the oven, pop them in, and bake for approximately 1 minute longer than the time listed below on the recipe card.

Store these sinfully scrumptious gluten-free honey cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 7 days. Likewise, they can be frozen in an airtight container for up to 6 months.

Absolutely! Pick whatever chocolate style has your heart a-flutter and swap it in. Just ensure the quantity is the same as listed below on the recipe card.

Sometimes an errant chocolate chip or cookie edge will come out slightly wonky. Don’t sweat it. Use a butter knife or overturned glass to re-shape the edges as soon as they come out of the oven.

The edges will be golden and the center will still appear to be underbaked.

Soft, chewy, and loaded with chocolate and honey goodness, these honey chocolate chip cookies will become a weekend baking staple. Gluten-free and dairy-free, honey cookies are an absolute delight in every delicious bite.

I would love to know if you make these easy egg-free honey cookies. If you do, tag me on social media @cakedbykatie and leave this recipe a 5-star rating and review below. I can’t wait to see it!

Other Cookies Recipes To Try

• Cranberry Honey Cookies (DF & GF)
• Chai Oatmeal Cookies (DF)
• Peanut Butter & Jelly Cookies (GF & DF)
• Cherry Chip Cookies (GF & V)
• Espresso Molasses Cookies (DF)
• Gingersnaps (GF & DF)
• Chocolate Chip Cookies (GF & DF)
• Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies (DF)
• Coconut Orange Cookies (GF & V)