Healthy Lemon Cookies
The cookies are soft, delicious, and the icing on top creates the perfect combination of textures. The lemon zest shaved on top completes this refreshing cookie.
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
- Baking Sheet
Ingredients
For the Cookies
- 1 ½ cup almond flour
- 3 tablespoon coconut flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- ⅓ cup refined coconut oil melted
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
For the Lemon Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a mixing bowl, mix together almond flour, coconut flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Add in egg, melted coconut oil, maple syrup and lemon extract. Mix until well combined.
- Using your hands, remove about 2 tablespoon of dough and roll into a ball. Place the ball on the parchment paper, lightly flattening the ball to make a cookie.
- Bake for 15-17 minutes or until the sides are slightly browned.
- While cookies are baking, mix powdered sugar, water and lemon extract together. If needed, add another ½ tablespoon of water.
- Once cookies are done, allow them to cool at least 10 mins on a cooling rack.
- Dip the tops of the cookies in the glaze and set back on the cooling rack allowing the glaze to harden.
- Top with lemon zest if desired.
Notes
Save in a tupperware in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookieCalories: 302kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 6gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 148mgPotassium: 30mgFiber: 3gSugar: 22gVitamin A: 30IUCalcium: 92mgIron: 1mg
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