Maria MarloweWant to enjoy dessert or even a sweet snack without the worry that comes from a packaged processed cookie? Well, these paleo sugar cookies fit the bill.
Swap sugar cookies for these paleo sugar cookies at your holiday party. Made primarily with cassava flour, coconut oil, and coconut sugar, these healthy holiday cookies are gluten-free and refined sugar free.
Paleo Sugar Cookies – Main Ingredients:
Cassava flour is a gluten-free and grain-free flour that is made from yuca, a root vegetable.
Coconut oil is a great replacement for butter. It’s a healthy fat that supports a healthy metabolism.
Coconut sugar is a lower-glycemic alternative to white sugar. This recipe calls for a third of the amount of sugar that is typically found in sugar cookie recipes, yet is absolutely sweet enough.
Ready to go? Great! Here’s the recipe:
Paleo Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
⅔ cup coconut oil, (warmed until it is liquid)
1 egg
1 tsp. almond extract (or vanilla)
2 cups cassava flour
½ cup coconut sugar crystals
½ tsp. baking soda
pinch salt
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
In a large bowl, combine the coconut oil, egg, and almond extract. Mix well with a fork until well combined. Next, add the remaining dry ingredients and use a rubber spatula to completely incorporate the dry mix into the wet mix, until a dough is formed.
Place a large sheet of parchment paper on the counter, and place the dough ball on it. Place another piece of parchment paper on top of it, and use a rolling pin (or wine bottle for those of us without a rolling pin) to roll it out into a ¼ inch thickness. You don’t want them to be too thin, or they will break/crumble.
Use cookie cutters to make desired shapes, then carefully transfer them to a parchment lined baking sheet, spacing them an inch apart. You can continue combining dough scraps into a ball, rolling out, and pressing with cookie cutters until all dough is used.
Bake for 12 minutes until edges are golden. You can serve as is, or, if you’d like to ice them, let them cool completely first.
About the Author: Maria Marlowe is an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach who has helped thousands of people improve their health by optimizing their diet. She has created meal plans and programs to help you lose weight, clear up acne, and spend less time in the kitchen yet still eat healthy.
She has been featured in Vogue, The New York Times, NBC, Well + Good, and more. Her first book, The Real Food Grocery Guide, will teach you how to eat healthy without going broke.
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