Almond Flour Shortbread Cookies
These Almond Flour Shortbread Cookies are made with only 3 ingredients! They are vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, grain-free, and eggless! Easy, simple, and outrageously good!
Servings 15 Cookies
Calories 105kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups super fine almond flour
- ¼ cup golden brown sugar packed
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup + 1 tablespoon melted coconut oil not hot
- 2 tablespoons water
- 15 sliced almonds optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 340° F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Add almond flour, brown sugar and salt into a medium bowl and whisk to combine, making sure to break any lumps.
- Add the coconut oil and water, then stir with a rubber spatula until the mixture is well combined. Next, use your hands to gently knead the dough, applying light pressure to create a smooth, uniform consistency.Perform a test - Roll about a tablespoon of dough into a ball and then flatten. If it breaks apart or feels dry, then stir in 1 or 2 teaspoons of additional water. If it feels too wet or greasy, then mix in 1 or 2 tablespoons of additional almond flour.
- Scoop up a tablespoon of dough and place it between your palms. Gently roll it into a smooth ball. Then, position the ball in one palm and use the other palm to gently press and flatten it to about ½-inch thickness.
- Place on the prepared baking sheet, spacing about an inch apart.Optional step - Place one sliced almond on the middle of each cookie, pressing it slightly into the dough. This helps it to stay intact after baking.
- Bake cookies for 14 to 21 minutes (rotating pan halfway through baking), until the cookies are deep golden in color. Place pan on a wire rack to cool completely.Po tip: For perfect crispiness, don’t remove the cookies when they’re pale golden; let them develop a deeper golden color. Just be careful not to let them turn dark brown.
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Notes
Don't use hot coconut oil. If your coconut oil is solid, then melt it in the microwave and cool it to lukewarm before using.
Flattening them to ½-inch will result in a crispier cookie.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Cookie | Calories: 105kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Sodium: 21mg | Potassium: 12mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 0.01IU | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 1mg