With jewel-jam centers and a tender almond flour shortbread cookie, these bright thumbprint cookies are sure to be a hit. The jam can be made with any berry, but we like raspberry for its bright red color and sweet flavor. You can whip up a batch of raw honey-sweetened raspberry chia jam in just 5 minutes with this recipe here.
The almond flour based shortbread cookies are fast to make, with just a few simple ingredients that are available in most health food stores. They’re sure to disappear in a flash, but if you happen to have leftovers, keep covered in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
Almond-Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies (Paleo, GAPS)
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350* F
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Prepare cookie sheet by lining with parchment paper.
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Melt coconut oil in a large mixing bowl, and allow to cool until no longer hot.
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Mix the coconut oil, almond flour, coconut flour, honey, sea salt, and egg with a fork or hand-held mixer, until all coconut oil clumps have broken up and mixture is mixed through.
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Form into 1-inch balls using a cookie scoop, or scooping a tablespoon of dough at a time and rolling by hand.
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Place balls 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheet (most cookie sheets will hold 12).
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Using your thumb or index finger, make an indention in each cookie top, flattening the cookie slightly.
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Use a small spoon to fill indentations with jam, being careful to not overfill.
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Bake for 10 minutes, or until the bottom of the cookies starts to turn golden brown.
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Remove from oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes on cookie sheet.
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Remove to cooling rack and enjoy!
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Keep leftovers covered in the fridge for up to 7 days.
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Sorry I know this is a dumb question but…do I scoop out 7 tablespoons of solid coconut oil & heat up & use all of that …or am I using 7 tablespoons of liquid already melted coconut oil?
It should be the same either way :)
Have you attempted these with a flax egg?