Description
These coconut flour sugar cookies are miniature cut-out cookies made from coconut flour and dipped in dark chocolate. These cookies are egg free, nut free and dairy free!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup coconut flour (56g)
- 1/3 cup coconut sugar (65g)
- 2 Tbsp ground flax (11g)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp xanthan gum (optional)*
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup non-hydrogenated shortening
- 3 Tbsp water
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup dark chocolate
Instructions
- Combine the coconut flour, coconut sugar, ground flax, baking powder, xanthan gum and salt in a medium-sized mixing bowl.
- Add in the shortening, vanilla and water. First, combine with a fork or spatula, then use your hands to knead the dough.
- Form the dough into a ball, set it in the mixing bowl and place it in your fridge for an hour to chill.
- After chilling, preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Remove the cookie dough from the fridge and roll it between two sheets of parchment paper to about 1/8 inch thick. Super thin cookies will come out crispier after baking. If you prefer a chewier cookie, then roll the dough to 1/4 inch thick.
- Cut out shapes using small cookie cutters. The dough is fragile, so I don't recommend using large or highly detailed cookie cutters. If you're having trouble rolling the dough, dust the parchment paper with tapioca flour.
- Place the cut-out cookies on the lined baking pan, then put them in the preheated oven and bake at 350 degrees for 5-8 minutes or until browned on the bottom**
- Cool the cookies on the baking sheet for a few minutes, then transfer them to a wire cooling rack.
- Once all of the cookies have been baked and cooled, melt the dark chocolate. You can use a microwave, or melt the chocolate on the stove top over low heat. One at a time, dip the cookies halfway into the melted chocolate and place them on a lined baking sheet to set.
- Pop the cookies in the fridge or freezer for the chocolate to fully set.
Notes
I recommend storing the cookies in the freezer to keep their crispy texture.
*xanthan gum makes the dough easier to roll out and creates a crispier cookie texture, however the recipe works without it too
**baking time will vary depending on the thickness of the dough, how large the cookies are and how cold the cookie dough is. I highly recommend cooking just a few cookies in the first batch to check the bake time