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Chewy Chocolate Corn Flour Cookies

Published: May 6, 2023 · Updated: Mar 12, 2025 by Carissa Erzen · This post may contain affiliate links · 7 Comments

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These soft and chewy chocolate corn flour cookies are so delicious! Cocoa powder gives them a rich chocolatey flavor that tastes delicious with the naturally sweet corn flour. And for more easy chocolate cookies, try German chocolate cake mix cookies and Black Forest cake cookies.

Chewy Chocolate Corn Flour Cookies laid out on a black cooling rack.

Why Add Corn Flour to Cookies?

I found myself with a gigantic bag of corn flour when I made homemade tortillas. I was researching other ways corn flour can be used, and I was pleasantly surprised when I saw that you can add corn flour in cookies for a chewier texture. So, welcome to center stage, chocolate corn flour cookies!

The texture of these cookies is so soft and chewy. The dough doesn't flatten and spread in the oven out like other cookies, so they maintain their round shape. Which means they're way less likely to be burnt or crispy. Yay!

And I love the chocolatey taste from the cocoa powder, while the earthy & sweet taste of corn flour still shines through. Chocolate + "alternative" flours are one of my favorite flavor combos to experiment with, like in my chewy chocolate almond flour cookies.

one cookie with a bite taken out of it sitting next to more.

What is Corn Flour?

Corn flour is made from milled dried corn kernels. A chemical process called nixtamalization is involved in making corn flour, which helps make the nutrients of corn more readily available for our bodies.

It's different from cornstarch, which is a carbohydrate that is extracted from corn that I use in a lot of my cookie recipes to help them maintain their shape. And corn flour is not the same as cornmeal, which is made from ground dried corn. Since cornmeal is much coarser than corn flour, you don't want to substitute them in cookie dough.

chocolate chip cookies sitting on a cooling rack.

Ingredients

  • Corn flour
  • Gluten free flour - I recommend Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free 1:1 Baking Flour; if you use a different flour blend, get one that includes xanthan gum.
  • Baking powder - helps the cookies rise a little in the oven.
  • Cocoa powder - creates a rich, chocolatey flavor in the cookies
  • Salt
  • Unsalted butter - allow your butter to soften to room temperature
  • Granulated sugar
  • Milk 
  • Semi sweet chocolate chips - these are optional add-ins to your cookies to enhance the chocolate flavor
Chewy Chocolate Corn Flour Cookies stacked into small piles.

How to Make Chocolate Corn Flour Cookies

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the corn flour, gluten free flour, baking powder, cocoa powder, and salt. Set aside.
  3. In a separate mixing bowl, use an electric hand mixer or a wooden spoon to cream the softened butter and granulated sugar until it is fluffy and smooth.
  4. Add the dry ingredients into the creamed butter and sugar, and add the milk. Mix everything with a wooden spoon until there is no dry flour visible.
  5. Fold in the chocolate chips.
  6. Shape the dough into 12 even-sized balls and arrange them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  7. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, until the cookies don't look or feel dry.
Chewy Chocolate Corn Flour Cookies on parchment paper.

Storing

These chocolate corn flour cookies don't dry out as fast as other cookies. But that probably won't even matter, because they'll be all eaten up within minutes!

Room temperature: Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 to 5 days.

Freezer: Store cookies in an airtight container or in a freezer safe bag in the freezer for up to 3 months.

the best chewy chocolate chip gluten free cookies stacked in a tower.

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Chewy Cocoa Corn Flour Cookies

Carissa Erzen
To get the chewiest cookies, add corn flour! These cookies taste decadent and chocolatey while the earthy sweet taste of the corn flour still shines through.
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 30 minutes mins
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 12 cookies
Calories 243 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup corn flour
  • 1 cup gluten free baking flour (I recommend Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free 1:1 Baking Flour)
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 4 tablespoon cocoa powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature (1 stick)
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • ¾ cup milk (you can use dairy milk or non-dairy milk)
  • ⅓ cup semi sweet chocolate chips (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the corn flour, gluten free flour, baking powder, cocoa powder, and salt. Set aside.
  • In a separate mixing bowl, use an electric hand mixer or a wooden spoon to cream the softened butter and granulated sugar until it is fluffy and smooth.
  • Add the dry ingredients into the creamed butter and sugar, and add the milk.
    Mix everything with a wooden spoon until there is no dry flour visible.
    Fold in the chocolate chips.
  • Shape the dough into 12 even-sized balls and arrange them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, until the cookies don't look or feel dry.
    Enjoy!!

Notes

  • Note that corn flour is not the same as cornstarch or cornmeal.
  • Store leftover cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days. 
  • Optional: Place one chocolate chip on the top of each cookie ball prior to baking for a cute look.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookiesCalories: 243kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 3gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 92mgPotassium: 105mgFiber: 3gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 264IUCalcium: 66mgIron: 1mg
Keyword chocolate corn flour cookies, corn flour cookies, gluten free cookies
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This post was originally published on April 23, 2021.

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About Carissa Erzen

Growing up in Germany, I fell head-over-heels in love with ALL the German baked goods, from Lebkuchen to pretzels. Now I'm the founder, recipe developer, and food photographer behind Humbly Homemade, where I test and share German sweets lovingly created from scratch. So pull up a chair, and stay a while!

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Comments

  1. Leonida Lout

    May 17, 2024 at 6:05 pm

    Appreciate it for all your efforts that you have put in this. very interesting info .

    Reply
  2. Markus + Micah

    April 25, 2021 at 1:12 am

    Oh, my best friend is into soft and chewy cookies. I like them, too, but prefer the drier ones most times. These are interesting. Never tried corn flour before. And finally, your photos are super cute!

    Reply
    • strawberryandcream

      April 25, 2021 at 6:50 pm

      Thank you!! Do you have a favorite drier cookie, maybe like a shortbread?
      AND Thank you so much!! 🥰🍪🌽

      Reply
    • ordinaryfabgirl

      April 29, 2021 at 10:48 am

      Yum, these look delicious

      Reply
      • strawberryandcream

        April 29, 2021 at 11:33 am

        Thank you! 🥰🥰

        Reply
  3. Yum-number1

    April 23, 2021 at 4:48 pm

    I like how you use left over ingredients from other recipes to come up with new and smart recipes, love these cookies!! ❤️

    Reply
    • strawberryandcream

      April 24, 2021 at 6:12 pm

      Thank you! Can't let any food go to waste! 🤓😉

      Reply
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