Paleo Sugar Cookies

One of my favourite cookies growing up were sugar cookies, especially the ones from Starbucks with the hard icing on top! After trial and error, I finally came up with a recipe that tastes and looks like my favourite childhood cookies but are paleo compliant!

These holiday cookies can be made year around but making them for halloween this year was a perfect guilt free treat!

These cookies are keto compliant, paleo, GF and dairy free!

They are soft and chewy, yet crispy and crunchy! The icing layer on top adds a hard texture that pairs perfectly with the soft cookie.

Making Paleo Powdered Sugar

If you're like me and cant find powered coconut sugar anywhere, it is super easy to make! All you have to do is blend sugar in a high speed blender until it has a powdery texture! If you want to make this recipe keto just sub the coconut sugar for a powdered erythritol ( like this one).

Paleo Sugar Cookies

Prep Time: 1 hr Cook Time : 10min Total Time: 1.5 hrs Servings: 16

INGREDIENTS

for the sugar cookies

1. 6 tbsp coconut butter/manna softened (I use this one)

2. 5 tbsp coconut sugar

3. 1 tsp pure vanilla extract

4. 2 large eggs

5. 2 cups almond flour

6. 1/4 cup tapioca flour/starch

7. 1/4 tsp baking soda

8. pinch of salt

for the icing

1. 3/4 cup powdered coconut sugar

2. 1 tbsp almond milk

3. 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract

INSTRUCTIONS

for the sugar cookies

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F and line a baking pan with parchment paper

2. Cream together coconut butter, coconut sugar, eggs and vanilla. Mix until smooth

3. Mix in almond flour, tapioca flour, baking soda and salt until dough forms.

4. Wrap dough in plastic and chill in fridge for 30 minutes

5. Once chilled, roll dough out on a baking sheet (approx. 1/2 inch in thickness) and cut to desired shape . Roll and shape cookies until there is almost no dough left.

6. Place cookies 2 inches apart from one another and bake for 8-10 minutes or until cookies are browned

7. Place cookies on a cooling rack to chill then place in fridge for 25 minutes

8. Decorate the cookies with icing if you desire

for the icing

1. While cookies are cooling mix powdered sugar, almond milk, vanilla and food colouring if desired

2. Place icing in an icing bag and decorate cookies!

3. Once finished, store cookies int he fridge for up to 5 days or freezer for 2+ months

NOTES

1. All nutritional factors will vary based off of ingredients used.

NUTRIONAL FACTORS

serving size: 1 cookie

calories: 151cal fat: 7.7g carbohydrates: 17.4g fibre: 1.5g protein: 2.5g