A collection of 32 gluten-free dairy-free cookie recipes covering a full range from chocolate chip to peanut butter and a lot of other options.
Chocolate chip cookies, meringues, lemon drops, macaroons, and so many other tempting cookies are still part of my diet, despite being dairy and gluten-free. With just a little creativity in the kitchen, even traditional food eaters can’t tell the difference.
Best of all, you don’t need to do the experimentation yourself. Below are 32 of the best gluten-free, dairy-free cookie recipes we can find.
This collection covers the full gambit of options, starting with my favorite chocolate chip cookies and including classics like sugar cookies, amaretti, ANZAC biscuits, and peanut butter balls. And, yes, all are gluten-free dairy-free cookie recipes.
Get ready for a sweet adventure!
The cookies in the photo are available at Lotties Bakehouse.
Be sure to read the ingredient labels
Disclaimer: Statements regarding health benefits are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or health condition.
There are so many different dietary requirements these days. Some are for personal choice. Others are medical. If you are baking for other people with dietary restrictions, it’s best to ask them for their requirements for ingredients and preparation. Here are a few words to keep an eye out for on the package.
Vegan: By definition, vegan products are dairy-free.
Paleo: Products labeled paleo should be both gluten-free and dairy-free.
Keto: keto-friendly offers no information on either gluten or dairy. You will need to read the ingredients.
‘May contain traces’ or ‘Made in a factory that also produces‘ (gluten, dairy, milk, soy, tree nuts, or any other items): Some people with dietary restrictions can eat these, while others cannot. Best to ask if the cookies you are making are not for you.
Gluten-free: Please note that some of the recipes contain oats. While not gluten, many people who are gluten-free avoid eating oats.
32 Gluten-free dairy-free cookie recipes
To make it easy to find what you are looking for, this list is divided into sections based on flavors. However, please note that there is some overlap in several categories. Combinations like chocolate and peanut butter are clear favorites.
While some of the recipes are flourless, others use general all-purpose gluten-free flour, almond flour, coconut flour, or oat flour.
Other less traditional cookie ingredients include avocado, banana, pumpkin, and a few surprises.
The list of gluten-free dairy-free cookie recipes is divided as follows:
- Chocolate chip cookies
- Peanut butter cookies
- Chocolate cookies
- Coconut cookies
- Banana-based cookies
- Other gluten-free, dairy-free cookies
Gluten-free dairy-free chocolate chip cookie recipes
Dark chocolate chips are often dairy-free, just remember to check the packaging before you add them. The first recipe is what I consider the most traditional. After that, there is a variety including some ingredients you may not have thought of, and all link to their gluten and dairy-free cookie recipe.
Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
This is it, my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe. Soft and chewy, they take me back to my childhood, long before I was gluten and dairy-free. The aroma of my mom's freshly-baked cookies filled the house. And, these are just as easy to create.
Vegan Tahini Chocolate Chip Cookies
A delightful mix of sesame and chocolate, these cookies are both paleo and vegan as well as being gluten, dairy, and nut-free (but not seed free).
Vegan S'Mores Cookies with Chocolate Chips
Vegan and divine, just be sure the marshmallows and chocolate chips packages say vegan.
Healthier Chocolate Chip Cookies
Healthier cookies as they are made without sugar, flour, eggs, and butter, yet still mouthwateringly delicious.
Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies
Keto, vegan, paleo options make this almond flour-based chocolate chip cookie recipe perfect for any occasion.
Peanut Butter Truffle Cookies
These flourless cookies are perfect for peanut butter lovers. Quick and easy, they tick all of the boxes.
Double Chocolate Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies
This one has it all - except flour - cocoa, peanut butter, and chocolate chips. Get ready to fall in love.
Vegan White Chocolate Chip Pretzel Cookies
The perfect blend of salty and sweet. The only catch, you need to add gluten-free pretzels to your shopping list.
Gluten-free dairy-free peanut butter cookies recipes
Who doesn't love peanut butter cookies? Some of these also have chocolate, creating what I often consider to be one of the world's best food combinations.
Healthy Peanut Butter Balls
Low-carb, keto, and sugar-free, these four-ingredient balls will instantly satisfy your chocolate and peanut butter craving.
Easy 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
What can be easier than three-ingredient peanut butter cookies that come out perfect every time?
All Natural No Bake Cookies
Made with natural ingredients, these simple to prepare gluten and dairy-free no-bake treats are satisfying and surprisingly tasty.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Breakfast Cookies
Chocolate, banana, and peanut butter, now here's a soft and chewy combination I can really sink my teeth into. Throw in a few more ingredients and we get a tasty breakfast.
Gluten-free dairy-free chocolate cookie recipes
My daughter always says, if a little chocolate is good, a lot is better. These two gluten and dairy-free cookie recipes will satisfy any sweet tooth.
Chocolate Avocado Cookies
Avocado and cocoa are the keys to this sweet treat with a healthy twist. They can be made paleo and keto-friendly.
Gluten-free dairy-free recipes: coconut cookies
*Some people with nut allergies cannot eat coconut.
Macaroon Coconut Cookies
With toasted coconut and lemon zest, these easy to make macaroons are delicious. In fact, this is the number one flourless cookie recipe we make at our house.
Vegan ANZAC Biscuits
A gluten-free vegan twist on the original ANZAC biscuit. These are traditional cookies in both Australia and New Zealand.
Gluten and dairy-free recipes: cookies made with banana
Bananas are sweet and delicious and far more versatile than many people realize.
Banana Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
The perfect combination of banana, oats, and peanut butter create these impressive three-ingredient cookies, plus there 3 add-in options.
Healthy Banana Cookies
Bananas, oats, and either dried fruit or chocolate chips - what could be easier?
Vegan Almond Flour Cookies
Quick and easy, these delicious cookies have three ingredients plus two more if you want to include the lemon glaze.
2-Ingredient Flourless Cookies
Yes, it is possible to bake satisfying cookies that are so simple they only require two ingredients.
More gluten-free dairy-free cookie recipes
Vegan Carob Chip Cookies
These soft and chewy carob chip cookies are so good you will forget they are a healthier alternative. They are gluten-free, dairy-free, soy-free, and vegan.
Easy Almond Cookies
These cookies are big on flavor with only a handful of ingredient. A quick and easy treat.
Flourless Soft Almond Cookies (Pasticcini di Mandorle)
Soft or crunchy, this flourless option will satisfy even the pickiest almond cookie lover.
Cinnamon Sweet Potato Breakfast Cookies Recipe
Paleo and delicious, this healthy breakfast alternative uses only three ingredients.
Hazelnut Sugar Cookies
Ground hazelnuts make for a delicious alternative to the classic sugar cookie.
Amaretti Cookies
Here's how to make a traditional Italian cookie that is both gluten and dairy-free.
Soft and Chewy Vegan Oatmeal Cookies
Soft and chewy vegan oatmeal cookies that are both gluten-free, sweet, and satisfying.
Pumpkin Cookies without Egg
Pumpkin is no longer just for the holidays.
Grandma's Italian Butterball Cookies Recipe
A classic Italian treat. This one is made with margarine, so be sure to read the label as not all margarine is strictly dairy-free.
Keto Eggnog Cookies
Eggnog fans won't want to miss this treat, good all year long, yet they somehow seem even better at the holidays.
Easy Sugar-Free Keto Lemon Cookies
If you are craving lemon cookies, this keto option is sure to satisfy.
Post GERD Surgery Meringue Cookies
I love meringue cookies, so for me, these are an anytime treat.
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Final thoughts
Dietary restrictions never stop me from heavenly sweets, they just alter the list of options. I hope you found what you were looking for in this list of 32 different gluten-free, dairy-free cookie recipes. Each is tried and true, full of flavor, and if made following the directions, safe for those who avoid gluten and dairy.
If it’s brownies you are looking for, check out our favorite 18 dairy and gluten-free brownie recipes.
Which of these gluten-free dairy-free cookie recipes will you try first?
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The all look so delicious!
Thank you for including my peanut butter truffle cookies. It’s a great collection!
Ooo, yay! Thanks for putting this together! I’ve been craving all kinds of junk food lately, haha. 2-ingredient flourless cookies sound like something I’d like to think even I couldn’t mess up! 😛
I’m grateful I don’t have issues with gluten, but what a find this post would be for someone with celiac disease or intolerance to gluten.
I love cookies so much and these recipes look so healthy and tasty! I will try some of them.
What a great collection of cookie recipes. My favourites are the no bake and the peanut butter banana cookies. Will try them next when I ‘m baking.
Awesome collection under one roof! So many great Recipe… Can’t wait to make them.
All these cookies look so delicious! I will be making the chocolate chip ones soon.
This gluten free and dairy free cookie roundup has some delicious recipes! I can’t wait to make some of them they all sound so yummy!
SO many great recipes I don’t know which to try first! Thank you for this resource!
Being celiac I always have a hard time baking. This is a great list! Those chocolate avocado cookies look delicious.