Almond flour sugar cookies that taste just like the soft lofthouse version, except these are made with better for you ingredients! Both gluten free and paleo too (if you leave off the frosting!). These are UNREAL.
Welcome to Ambitious Kitchen’s Cookie Week 2016. I’m going to lay the frosting on thick, brown the butter like no other motha and blow ya minds with these dank ass cookies. Yep that’s right, every day this week there will be a new, delicious cookie recipe complete with a recipe video.
GUYS I’ve been LOVING doing recipe videos because they make the recipes seem super easy, visual and achievable. I want you to be able to make these recipes with success and I’m confident the videos will help get you there.
To kick off cookie week, I made you these delectably soft almond flour sugar cookies that just so happen to be both paleo and gluten free.
But wait! Don’t let the paleo/gf label defer you; these are some of the BEST sugar cookies I’ve ever had. The texture and flavor are incredibly similar to that of the real cookies you buy at the store. Soft, chewy, slightly cakey and a hint of almond flavor.
Can I get a YUM?
Make sure you pack your almond flour: Pack it just like you would with brown sugar!
Make sure you measure your coconut oil when it is melted. This is the best way to measure it. Also make sure that your coconut oil is NOT hot when you make the cookies. You need it to be melted and cooled so that you don’t end up cooking the egg.
Let the dough sit for 5 minutes. The coconut oil will need to absorb some of the liquid, so my best advice is to let the dough sit at room temperature.
Now remember, I’ll be back tomorrow with another fabulous cookie recipe. See you then! xo.
If you make this, be sure to leave a comment below, or upload a photo and tag #ambitiouskitchen on Instagram.
Soft Almond Flour Sugar Cookies with Vanilla Buttercream
Author: Monique of AmbitiousKitchen.com
Nutrition Information
- Serving size: 1 cookie without frosting
- Calories: 138
- Fat: 11g
- Saturated fat: 4.9g
- Carbohydrates: 8.8g
- Sugar: 6g
- Fiber: 1.7g
- Protein: 3g
Recipe type: Cookies, Paleo, Gluten Free, Christmas, Dessert
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INGREDIENTS
- 1/3 cup melted and cooled coconut oil
- 1/4 cup organic cane sugar (regular sugar or coconut sugar will also work)
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 egg, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 1/2 cups packed fine almond flour (do not use almond meal)
- 3 tablespoons coconut flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Vanilla Buttercream (optional):
- 4 tablespoons butter, softened
- 3/4 cup organic powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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