Description
Simple Paleo sugar cookies that taste just like the real deal. Perfect as cut out cookies.
Ingredients
Scale
COOKIES
- 1 1/2 cup almond flour (blanched, finely ground)
- 1/4 cup arrowroot or tapioca starch
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil, melted
- 5 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- pinch of unrefined sea salt*
HONEY CREAM FROSTING
- 1 tablespoon palm shortening
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 2 tablespoons arrowroot or tapioca starch, sifted
- 1 tablespoon raw honey
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Whisk together almond flour and arrowroot.
- Add remaining ingredients and stir until well combined and a sticky dough forms.
- For cut out cookies, chill dough in the fridge for at least 1 hour and ideally longer. The longer you chill, the less sticky the dough will be.
- Remove dough from the fridge and sandwich between two pieces of parchment paper. Roll to 1/4 inch thickness. The thinner the dough, the crispier the cookies, and the thicker the dough, the softer the cookies.
- Pro tip: Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Even better, cut out your cookies on parchment paper, then peel away the unwanted dough leaving the desired cookies on the parchment paper. Slide a baking sheet under the parchment paper and cookies, and bake.
- Bake cookies at 350 F for 10-12 minutes. For softer cookies, remove them from the oven before the edges begin to brown. These cookies will crisp up a bit more as they cool, so it’s best to err on the soft side.
- Allow cookies to cool at least 30 minutes before frosting.
- To make the Honey Cream Frosting, simply combine the ingredients in a small bowl and stir well to combine. A skinny silicone spatula works well for this.
- For coloring the frosting, I like this natural brand of food dye.
Notes
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