These Glazed Paleo ‘Sugar’ Cookies are completely refined sugar free and super easy to make!
This recipe came about from one simple thought I had a few weeks back, ‘hmm… I wonder if you can make a good sugar cookie without sugar?’. And as you might assume since today’s recipe is a ‘sugar’ cookie, it turns out you really can make a great sugar cookie completely without sugar.
Sugar cookies come in 2 different textures, the firmer kind that’s rolled out and cut . Then there’s the other kind that’s soft and cakey, and that’s the kind I have for you today.
Normally I’m not a fan of cakey cookies, but in this case I love the extra soft texture in these ‘sugar’ cookies. They’re made with honey, so that’s what makes them soft, but it also keeps them nice and moist.
How to make these Glazed Paleo Sugar Cookies
These cookies come together really easy and you don’t even need a mixer. First up you mix together the dry ingredients, then add the wet ingredients…
… and stir until…
… a stiff dough forms. From there you portion them out onto a cookie sheet. Since the dough is stiff, the cookies need a quick flatten with the palm of your hand before they go into the oven.
Will you just look at that texture, now there’s a cookie I can get excited about! And even better, they’re made completely without refined sugar, which is always a bonus in my book for a holiday cookie.
I hope you enjoy these Glazed Paleo Sugar Cookies as much as we have! If you do make them, I hope you’ll leave me a comment/rating below. And I always love hearing from you here, and over on Instagram where you can tag me at #getinspiredeveryday with your photos.
INGREDIENTS1x2x3x
- 3 cups fine almond flour
- 1/2 cup tapioca starch - sometimes called flour
- 1 tsp baking powder - see notes
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1/3 cup honey - see notes
- 1/2 cup melted ghee - or butter
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- Glaze: 6 Tablespoons coconut butter - at room temperature
- 2 tbsp honey
- 6-8 tbsp water
- Optional: seeds scraped from 1/4 of a vanilla bean split lengthwise
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat the oven to 325ºF and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix together the almond flour, tapioca starch, baking powder, baking soda, and sea salt until completely combined.
- Add the honey, melted ghee/butter, egg, vanilla, and almond extract. Stir until a stiff batter forms.
- Portion out 8 cookies per sheet at 1 1/2 Tablespoons each. Flatten each cookie with the palm of your hand until it’s about 1/2″ thick.
- Then bake the cookies until puffed in the middle, 8-10 minutes.
- Repeat until all the batter is baked, and cool the cookies completely before glazing them.
- To make the glaze, melt the coconut butter over low heat until no lumps remain.
- Add the honey, vanilla bean seeds, and then whisk in the water 1 tablespoon at a time until the glaze is glossy. Dip the cookies into the glaze one at a time, then place them on a cooling rack to dry.
- The glaze doesn’t fully harden, but it will mostly dry over the next couple of hours.
- Then the cookies can be stored in an airtight container for up to 2 days at room temperature. Or you can freeze them for 2-3 weeks.
NOTES
Glazed Paleo ‘Sugar’ Cookies
Ingredients
- 3 cups fine almond flour
- 1/2 cup tapioca starch sometimes called flour
- 1 tsp baking powder see notes
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1/3 cup honey see notes
- 1/2 cup melted ghee or butter
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- Glaze: 6 Tablespoons coconut butter at room temperature
- 2 tbsp honey
- 6-8 tbsp water
- Optional: seeds scraped from 1/4 of a vanilla bean split lengthwise
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325ºF and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix together the almond flour, tapioca starch, baking powder, baking soda, and sea salt until completely combined.
- Add the honey, melted ghee/butter, egg, vanilla, and almond extract. Stir until a stiff batter forms.
- Portion out 8 cookies per sheet at 1 1/2 Tablespoons each. Flatten each cookie with the palm of your hand until it’s about 1/2" thick.
- Then bake the cookies until puffed in the middle, 8-10 minutes.
- Repeat until all the batter is baked, and cool the cookies completely before glazing them.
- To make the glaze, melt the coconut butter over low heat until no lumps remain.
- Add the honey, vanilla bean seeds, and then whisk in the water 1 tablespoon at a time until the glaze is glossy. Dip the cookies into the glaze one at a time, then place them on a cooling rack to dry.
- The glaze doesn’t fully harden, but it will mostly dry over the next couple of hours.
- Then the cookies can be stored in an airtight container for up to 2 days at room temperature. Or you can freeze them for 2-3 weeks.
Notes
The recipe Glazed Paleo ‘Sugar’ Cookies appeared first on Get Inspired Everyday! on December 21, 2018
https://getinspiredeveryday.com/food/glazed-paleo-sugar-cookies/
