Best Chewy Einkorn Chocolate Chip Cookies

This recipe for the Best Chewy Einkorn Chocolate Chip Cookies makes classic gooey and melty chocolate chip cookies with Einkorn flour rather than all-purpose flour.

They only take a few minutes to put together and do not require any refrigeration for a quick and yummy chocolatey cookie treat.

Chocolate chip cookies are so versatile that they can be adapted in so many ways. You can use different types of flour, like these Einkorn Chocolate Chip Cookies, or make chocolate chip cookies without brown sugar if you’re running low.

My favorite chocolate chip cookies are these Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Cookies. But you can also mix it up and add a little something extra like Rice Krispies in these Chocolate Chip Rice Krispie Cookies, espresso powder for Espresso Chocolate Chunk Cookies, or make Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies. Whatever you’re in the mood for, there’s a chocolate chip cookie for it!

For my three biggest tips for making the best cookies at home check out my Guide to Baking Homemade Cookies.

❔Why Use Einkorn Flour?

Einkorn flour is an ancient grain that's high in protein and can replace standard all-purpose flour in many recipes 1 for 1. Einkorn flour is one of the oldest varieties of wheat that was cultivated by humans. There are a few reasons why you might choose Einkorn flour rather than all-purpose flour.

• Einkorn flour is higher in protein than all-purpose flour or modern wheat.
• Protein Content:
  • Cake Flour: 7-10%
  • All-purpose Flour: 9-11%
  • Durum Wheat: 12.5%
  • Bread Flour: 11-13%
  • Einkorn Flour: 11.5%-13.5
• Einkorn flour is low on the gluten index (rated 0). The gluten is weak, and rather than stretching, it tears.
• It is rich in phosphorus, vitamin B6, potassium, antioxidants, and amino acids.
• It is in the same family as spelt and emmer.

Other resources: Wikipedia and the National Library of Medicine.

🍪 What to Consider When Baking Cookies with Einkorn Flour

Because Einkorn flour has a low gluten index, it needs to be treated differently when baking with yeast or sourdough starter, but it has less of an impact when used in baking drop cookies.

Compared with all-purpose flour, all purpose Einkorn flour absorbs less liquid than regular flour. So all things being equal, a cookie recipe would need more einkorn flour than all-purpose flour to absorb the same amount of liquid ingredients (butter, eggs).

Einkorn flour does not have any impact on the taste or texture of the cookies. You would never know the difference between a chocolate chip cookie made with Einkorn flour versus one made with all-purpose flour.

If you're looking for more Einkorn recipes, check out this Einkorn Banana Bread. Just like these cookies, it's a classic banana bread, super moist and flavorful with lots of bananas and not too much sugar.

🛍️ Where to Buy Einkorn Flour?

The Jovial Foods brand of Einkorn flour can be found at Whole Foods or online, where it can also be purchased in larger quantities. Einkorn flour is quite a bit more expensive than standard all-purpose flour.

🛒 Ingredients:

Below are the ingredients needed to make Einkorn Chocolate Chip Cookies using Einkorn flour.

• Butter: Softened to room temperature. I use salted butter.
• Brown Sugar and Granulated Sugar: This recipe uses more brown sugar than white sugar for a chewier cookie with slightly more of that molasses/brown butter flavor that you get from brown sugar. If you're interested in substituting brown sugar for maple syrup, see this Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe with Tips for Making Cookies Without Brown Sugar.
• Egg: Use a large egg, pasture-raised if possible.
• Vanilla Extract: Use real vanilla extract.
• Baking Powder and Baking Soda: For leavening.
• Salt: To balance flavor.
• Einkorn Flour: Discussed in detail above.
• Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips: I use Nestle, but most brands will work. For these cookies, it's not as important to buy high-quality chocolate like it is in these Chocolate Dipped Chocolate Chip Cookies or these Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Cookies. You can also use bittersweet chocolate, milk chocolate, or dark chocolate, whatever you’re in the mood for or have on hand. They all work well.

To learn more about these cookie ingredients, see my Guide to Cookie Ingredients.

See the recipe card below for full information on ingredients and quantities.

📝 How to Make Einkorn Chocolate Chip Cookies

Below are the step-by-step instructions and photos for how to make Einkorn Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Prep: Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Step 1. Butter and Sugar: In a large mixing bowl combine the softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar.

Step 2. Remaining Wet Ingredients: Add the egg and vanilla extract and combine with the butter-sugar mixture.

Dry Ingredients:

Step 3. Baking Powder, Baking Soda, and Salt: Add the baking powder, baking soda, and salt and combine. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as you go to make sure all ingredients are evenly incorporated.

Step 4. Add the Flour: Add the Einkorn flour and combine.

Step 5. Chocolate Chips: Add the semi-sweet chocolate chips and combine.

Step 6. Bake the Cookies: Shape 2 tablespoons worth of dough into a ball for each cookie and place on a cookie sheet or sheet pan, 9-12 per sheet. You can do this by hand or with a cookie scoop. Flatten the cookies slightly.

Bake at 350°F for 8 minutes. The Einkorn cookies are done when they are just starting to turn brown around the edges, but they are still very soft in the center. They will continue to firm up on the residual heat of the hot pan after taking them out of the oven.

Let the cookies rest for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool fully.

🪄 More Tips and Tricks

• Freezing Cookie Dough: To freeze the cookie dough, shape the dough into round balls, and place the cookie dough balls in a plastic freezer bag in the freezer for up to 3 months. It's easiest to shape the dough into balls before freezing. It's much harder to take out frozen dough and shape it into balls.
• Freezing Baked Cookies: You can also freeze already baked cookies, but there's nothing much better than a chocolate chip cookie straight out of the oven.
• When are the Cookies Done: The cookies are done when the edges are only ever-so-slightly starting to turn a light golden brown. The centers will look like they are not fully baked. It can be hard to see in the lighting of the oven, but err on the side of undertaking (for gooey cookies) then overbaking.
• Test Cookie: It's always a good idea to bake 1 cookie first as a test cookie before baking a whole baking sheet worth of cookies, especially when trying a new recipe. That will give you an idea if the butter is too soft and the dough needs a short while to chill in the fridge, or what is the best timing for your oven or baking sheet.
• To Store: Store any leftover cookies in an airtight container on the counter for 3-the 4 days. If after a few days, they have lost some softness you can reheat the cookies gently in the microwave for a few seconds.

For more tips and tricks see my Guide to Baking the Best Homemade Cookies.