Description
These Almond Flour Sugar Cookies are soft, crispy around the edges, and full of flavor. Perfect for cut-outs and decorating, they bring joy to any occasion!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ½ cups super-fine almond flour
- ⅓ cup coconut flour
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup honey
- ½ cup butter (softened)
- 2 tbsp coconut oil (solid)
- 1 large egg (room temperature)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp almond extract (optional)
- 1 cup powdered sugar (for icing)
- ½ – 1 Tbsp water (for icing)
- Optional food coloring (for decoration)
Instructions
- Combine almond flour, coconut flour, salt, and baking soda in a bowl.
- Cream softened butter and coconut oil until smooth and fluffy.
- Add granulated sugar and honey, mixing well.
- Incorporate the egg and extracts, mixing until combined.
- Gradually mix in the dry ingredients until a soft dough forms.
- Chill the dough for at least 1 hour.
- Roll out the chilled dough between parchment paper to ¼-inch thick.
- Chill again for 20-30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C) and cut out shapes.
- Bake for 6-10 minutes until edges are lightly golden.
- Prepare icing by mixing powdered sugar with water; thin as necessary.
- Cool cookies completely before decorating with icing.
Notes
Ensure dry ingredients are thoroughly mixed to prevent clumping.
Chilling the dough is essential for maintaining cookie shape while baking.
For more flavor, consider adding citrus zest to the icing.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 60mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 15mg