Grain Free Sugar Cookies
These Grain Free Sugar Cookies will make you forget you ever cut traditional flour out of your diet!
I’m not a big fan of cutting things out of our diet completely. Instead I strive to keep our diets as “normal” as possible and focus on substitution. We still eat ice cream, we just make it with avocados now. Pizza is a family favorite but we use cassava crust instead of a grain flour.
I know this is why transitioning to a whole foods diet and losing weight has been sustainable for me. It is impossible for yourself and your family to completely change your eating habits overnight. Making things like Grain Free Sugar Cookies will give your kiddos the sense of normalcy in their diet but give you the opportunity to feel like you’re helping their diet. They are perfect to make for every season!
Substitution in conjunction with moderation and kitchen appliances that made healthy eating more convenient for our family have made all the difference.
This is a fun recipe to get the kids involved with. They will love helping mix it all up and frosting them at the end.
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Grain Free Sugar Cookies
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Grain Free Sugar Cookies
- 2 1/2 cups superfine blanched almond flour, tightly packed
- 1/4 cup 100% pure maple syrup
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoon ghee or grass-fed butter
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract I make mine homemade in the Instant Pot
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
Buttercream Frosting
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 5 tablespoons grass-fed butter, softened
- 1 tablespoon milk of choice or water
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
Grain Free Sugar Cookies
- Add all ingredients to a food processor and process until a ball of dough forms (about 10 seconds).
- Flatten ball into a disk and wrap with saran wrap. Let chill in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350F and remove dough from refrigerator.
- Remove saran wrap and place dough on a piece of parchment paper. Lay a second piece of parchment paper over the top and roll out the dough with a rolling pin.
- Use your favorite cookie cutters to cut shapes.
- Bake the cookies on a sheet lined with parchment paper for 8-10 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack before frosting.
- Frost with your frosting of choice.
Buttercream Frosting
- Add all ingredients to a bowl and combine with a hand mixer.
Egg and butter substitute ideas that will work and not taste bad???
Butter=Coconut Oil
Egg= Aquafaba or a flax egg *might* work. I haven’t tried it yet.
I like ener-g egg replacer!
How to Make Egg Replacer with Chia Seeds. 1. In a spice grinder (I use an old coffee grinder ), finely grind 1 tablespoon of chia seeds. 2. Pour ground chia seeds into 3 tablespoons of water and stir together. 3. Wait 10-15 minutes until the mixture turns into a thick gel. Use to replace 1 egg.
2 teaspoons or tablespoons of butter?
Teaspoons
I am not a honey fan. Can honey be replaced with maple syrup in your recipes? Would there be a measurement difference?
Maple syrup is a great sub. 🙂 No measurement difference.
Help! I chilled the dough for an hour and when I rolled the dough out it all stuck to the parchment paper. ☹️
If it’s sticking sprinkle it with a bit of coconut flour and it’ll roll right out. 🙂
Would you happen to have the nutritional info on these cookies? Thanks!
Sadly, my body rejects Almond Flour – the struggle is real – can you suggest a substitute? Thanks!
I’m curious of coconut flour is able to be substituted for almond flour
What sprinkles are you using for your kids?
Did I miss on how to color frosting ?
Can you make these as a drop cookie or just balls and flatten instead of rolling out?
Sure you can but they will be a different bake time though, so you’ll have to watch them closely 🙂
Do you have a frosting recipe?
Hi Lindsey,
I am not sure what happened to the frosting recipe but it has been updated and added to the recipe card. 🙂
Wishing you all the best!
Can you freeze the dough for later?
Does your book or books give nutritional values for restricted diet planning?
Hello Marsha,
Thank you for reaching out! I do not include the calorie count or nutritional information on any of my recipes. All ingredients have different nutritional information so it will always vary depending on the exact ingredients (brands) you’re using. If you need to track nutritional information it’s best to calculate it for each recipe with your own ingredients into a program like MyFitness Pal because it can vary A LOT.
Wish you all the best!
Any idea the baking time for a cookie cake?