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Grain Free “Sugar” Cookies {Egg + Nut Free}

December 3, 2014 by predominantlypaleo 25 Comments

 

The kids and I have always enjoyed making cookies together – from back in the days of store bought “slice n bake” to gluten free mixes to to homemade grain free.  In the time I have been eating predominantly paleo, I have had my share of almond flour based cookies.  And I will say this, they are really tasty. So tasty that I ate myself into an almond sensitivity.  Not good.

So I learned two lessons from that experiment:

1. I needed to chill out on baked goods in general (yes there is still going to be a recipe down below for one) and

2. I needed to seek alternative flours when I DID bake as to not abuse any single one

In my humble opinion, rotating foods is really important and I am confident I didn’t have an almond sensitivity before I decided to take on eating almond flour baked goods as if I was training for an Olympic sport.  The cruddy thing is I now get migraines if I eat too many almond containing foods. Let’s just say I learned the hard way!

Why do I insist on babbling?? Because you might notice that I attempt to make many of my baked goods nut free – this is for a good reason (suspicion) and one that I will continue to implement in my recipes:

I think those who are eating paleo for health reasons might be more prone to SOME food sensitivities.  Since nuts can be highly allergenic, I think those of us who NEED to eat paleo for our health and/or leaky gut can really benefit from being cautious there.  Overeating almond flour (or any nut flour) when subbing for white flour can therefore lead to MORE food sensitivities, not less.  See what I mean? Ok good.  This almond flour PSA brought to you by Predominantly Paleo.  I kid. I kid. Sorta. Ok not really.

But I promised you Grain Free “Sugar” Cookies {Egg + Nut Free}  and I am a woman of my word. So on with the show!!!

Ingredients:

For the Cookies (VEGAN):

  • 3/4 cup coconut flour (and extra for dusting)
  • 3 tablespoons tapioca starch
  • 1 tablespoon chia seeds
  • 1/2 cup full fat coconut milk
  • 3 tablespoons palm shortening
  • 1/3 cup 100% maple syrup
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt

For the Frosting (NOT VEGAN):

  • 1/2 cup palm shortening 
  • 1/4 cup full fat coconut milk
  • 1/4 cup local honey
  • Optional: Vegetable based food dye
  1. Preheat oven to 350
  2. Combine the coconut flour and tapioca in a mixing bowl with the baking soda and sea salt
  3. Stir to combine
  4. In a blender, combine the coconut milk, maple syrup, and chia seeds
  5. Blend on high until mixed well, chia seeds should become fragmented
  6. Add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir
  7. Allow the coconut flour to absorb the wet ingredients and firm (about 3 minutes)
  8. Add in the palm shortening and mix well with your hands or a fork
  9. On a piece of parchment paper, roll out the dough until about 1/8-1/4 inch thick
  10. If it is still too wet to roll, sprinkle additional coconut flour, one tablespoon at a time and continue rolling
  11. Use cookie cutters to cut desired shapes and carefully transfer to a parchment or silpat lined baking sheet
  12. I used these cookie cutters
  13. Bake for 10-15 minutes, watching so they do not burn
  14. While cookies are baking, mix your frosting by blending together all the ingredients – I used a stick blender to incorporate them thoroughly
  15. Once done, remove cookies from the oven
  16. Allow them to cool slightly before frosting them or frosting can melt

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Comments

  1. Krista says

    December 4, 2014 at 9:12 pm

    yay! A recipe WITHOUT almond flour. We have almond allergies (tree nut allergies are fairly common) and it drives me crazy how many people are ignoring the importance of food-rotation to help develop sensitivities.

    Reply
    • predominantlypaleo says

      December 4, 2014 at 10:43 pm

      Totally!

      Reply
    • mom2one says

      December 19, 2019 at 1:53 am

      me too!! My doctor has me on a low oxalate diet now and it’s been so hard to be on a Paleo diet AND low oxalate! I never realized just how many high oxalate foods I was consuming on a regular basis. So important to rotate and vary our food!

      Reply
  2. Raia says

    December 5, 2014 at 8:19 pm

    Sweet! Can’t wait to try them!

    Reply
  3. Anne says

    December 14, 2014 at 3:37 am

    Any way I could leave out the chia? Our son reacts to a lot of grain cross reactive foods too and chia irritates him?!

    Reply
    • predominantlypaleo says

      December 14, 2014 at 3:50 pm

      You can try but it helps act as a binder. Let me know if it works without!

      Reply
  4. Deb says

    December 14, 2014 at 11:07 pm

    How many cookies does one recipe yield? And do your kids like these?

    Reply
    • predominantlypaleo says

      December 15, 2014 at 12:33 am

      Yes, my kids like them but have been gfree for a long time so they are “used” to it. The yield is dependent on your cookie cutter size- I think I got about 8-12 from this.

      Reply
  5. jen says

    February 15, 2015 at 1:00 am

    So excited! I made this recipe with flax instead as I haven’t ever bought Chia seeds. Turned it into a fruit pizza for Valentine’s Day. Thanks for an egg free, dairy free, nut free, Gluten-free base for an old family favorite 🙂

    Reply
    • predominantlypaleo says

      February 15, 2015 at 2:13 am

      That’s such an awesome idea!!!!

      Reply
  6. Adrianne says

    December 20, 2015 at 6:52 pm

    These look fantastic! Could I sub coconut sugar for the maple syrup- or would the dough turn out too dry? I’m trying to watch my sugar intake…not easy during the holidays! 😉

    Reply
    • predominantlypaleo says

      December 20, 2015 at 7:37 pm

      It might make them dry maybe add some other liquid/fat/moisture if you sub!

      Reply
  7. Amy says

    December 23, 2018 at 10:54 pm

    Any note on temperature for icing ingredients? Mine completely separated and would not incorporate together, everything was room temp.

    Reply
    • predominantlypaleo says

      December 28, 2018 at 2:37 am

      Room temp usually works for me! But I’ve had a time or two where that happened, not sure if it was the brand of ingredients or not.

      Reply

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After being gluten free for 4 years, and having a multitude of chronic health issues, she realized there was still too much processed “food” in her pantry and change was needed. Jennifer began feeding her family more meals from WHOLE foods and less from boxes. Her recipes are predominantly paleo, meaning they are free of grain, gluten, dairy, and refined sugar, but make allowances for a few treats and sweets. She believes food can be medicine when used appropriately and that a few changes now can equate to huge benefits later. Healthy food does not need to be flavorless and void of personality, which she aims to accomplish through her many recipes.

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