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Gluten-free, paleo-friendly lemon cut out cookies made with almond flour and maple syrup, topped with optional vanilla icing. These vegan-friendly cookies have a bright lemon flavor and are soft yet chewy.

  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: Approximately 24 cookies 1x

Ingredients

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  • 180g blanched almond flour
  • 60g tapioca starch (or arrowroot starch)
  • Pinch of salt
  • 60ml maple syrup
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • Optional vanilla icing: powdered sugar or powdered monk fruit, egg whites, vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
  2. Whisk together the almond flour, tapioca starch, and salt in a bowl.
  3. Fold in maple syrup, vanilla extract, lemon zest, and lemon juice until dough forms smoothly.
  4. Place dough between two parchment sheets and roll out evenly to desired thickness.
  5. Peel off top parchment and cut dough into shapes with cookie cutters.
  6. Arrange cut cookies on a lined baking sheet.
  7. Bake for 8-12 minutes until edges turn light golden.
  8. Let cookies cool completely before applying optional vanilla icing.

Notes

Use a kitchen scale for precise measurement of flours for consistent results., Roll dough between parchment paper to keep workspace clean and get clean edges on shapes., Icing can be omitted or swapped for vegan-friendly frosting to keep the cookies vegan., Tapioca starch can be substituted 1:1 with arrowroot starch., If dough sticks to parchment when rolling, lightly dust parchment with tapioca starch., Dough can be made a day ahead and refrigerated wrapped tightly., Baked cookies store well at room temperature for a few days, refrigerated up to a week, and freeze for about a month., Variations include adding lemon extract, topping with lemon glaze, chopped pistachios, or crushed freeze-dried raspberries, and substituting tiger nut or sunflower seed flour for nut-free alternative.

  • Author: mapps6841@gmail.com
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Category: Dessert
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 cookie
  • Calories: Approximately 110 kcal per cookie
  • Fat: 8g per cookie
  • Carbohydrates: 8g per cookie
  • Protein: 3g per cookie