Healthy Sugar Cookies
These Healthy Sugar Cookies are a delicious twist on a classic! Made with almond flour, with the sweetness of maple syrup and a hint of vanilla, they’re as tasty as they are nutritious.
Servings: 22 cookies
Cost: $5.12
Equipment
- Small blender or food processor
- Large sheet pan (15" x 21")
- Parchment paper or silicone baking mat
Ingredients
- 1-1/3 cups old-fashioned oats
- 1 cup almond flour see note 1
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup melted coconut oil
- 1/2 cup maple syrup see note 2
- 1/4 cup sparkling cane sugar for rolling, optional
- Cream cheese frosting optional
- Freeze-dried strawberries optional
- Optional flavorings see note 3
Instructions
- Add oats to a small blender or food processor. Blend/pulse until oats resemble flour. Stir oats around to be sure all oats are finely ground. Add to a large bowl.
- Top oat flour with the next six ingredients (almond flour through maple syrup). Use a hand mixer to beat until thoroughly combined, about 1 minute. Cover bowl and place in fridge to chill until firm enough to roll, about 30–40 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a large sheet pan with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- Remove chilled dough from the fridge and use a tablespoon measuring spoon to portion out dough (22 grams per cookie). Optionally roll cookie dough balls in sparkling cane sugar. Place on prepared sheet pan 1 inch apart from each other. Bake 10–12 minutes, then remove; let cookies cool completely on sheet pan before transferring to a cooling rack.
- If desired, frost completely cooled cookies; then crush freeze-dried strawberries right on top. Enjoy!
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Notes
Note 1: For best results, opt for superfine, blanched almond flour. This ensures a smooth texture in your cookies. Flours vary in how much moisture they absorb, so it's best to stick with almond flour!
Note 2: Don’t mistake pure maple syrup for its counterparts: corn syrup or pancake syrup. Pure maple syrup contains just one ingredient—maple sap! I recommend Grade A pure maple syrup.
Note 3: Here are some optional ingredients for flavor variations: add a drop or 2 of almond extract, zest of lemon or orange, 1/2 teaspoon coconut extract, and/or 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon.
Nutrition Note: Nutrition information is for the cookies without any optional ingredients (rolling sugar and frosting).
Storage: Store leftover cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for 3 days or refrigerate for up to a week.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 127kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Sodium: 73mg | Potassium: 34mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 1mg