Strawberry Thumbprint Cookies
Updated Jul. 26th, 2017
It’s the little cookie that could! This delicious gluten-free, almond flour cookie is sure to satisfy your sugar craving. With a touch of sweetness from the honey and the jam, you can enjoy it with a cup or tea or a tall glass of almond milk. You can even feel great knowing that each cookie contains 2.5g of protein and 3.8g of fiber, so they won't wreak havoc on blood sugar levels!
- Gluten Free
- Dairy Free
- Egg Free
- Sugar Free
- Vegetarian
Ingredients:
| ½ cup almond slivers, crushed | ½ cup unpasteurized/raw honey | ½ teaspoon pure almond extract |
| 2 ½ cups almond flour | ½ cup earth balance vegan butter | ½ cup organic strawberry jam |
| 1 cup quinoa flakes | 1 egg | |
| ½ teaspoon baking soda | 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract |
Directions
Preheat oven to 350F
- In a large bowl, mix your almond flour, quinoa flakes and baking soda together until thoroughly combined. Set aside.
- In a second large bowl, combine your wet ingredients together: honey, butter, egg and your extracts. Mix together using an electric mixer, or get an arm workout by using a whisk. Once this mixture is ready, slowly incorporate your dry ingredients into it. Making sure that everything is thoroughly mixed. Tip: Your dough should be sticky
- Grab a baking sheet, and on a large plate, sprinkle your almonds.
- Using your hands or a spoon, portion out the dough into roughly 12 cookies. Rolling it into a ball first, and then place it on the almond covered plate. Using your hands, squash the ball into a cookie-like patty. Flip the cookie so both sides are evenly coated in almonds.
- Repeat with each cookie, placing it on the baking sheet when you’re finished.
- With all the cookies ready, gently press your thumb in the middle of each cookie. Making a small nest for your jam to sit. Just be careful not to press your thumb all the way through!
- Carefully spoon your jam into all the cookies.
- Place your cookies in the oven to bake for 15-18 minutes, or until golden brown. Allow time to cool before serving!
Make It This Way
If you don't have quinoa flakes on hand, you can substitute them with gluten-free quick cooking oats. Do this by pulsing the oats a few times in a food processor to make them closer to the consistency of quinoa flakes – just be sure you don't over do it!
Try This
Try these cookies with a tall glass of cold almond milk as the perfect after dinner treat!
Strawberry thumbprint cookies are so amazing, I never tried them with almonds before so this looks like a great treat with the added bonus of healthy fats and protein! I keep seeing recipes with unpasteurized honey, isn't that unsafe to consume? I am not sure I fully understand this part but other than that the recipe looks amazing, and so easy to follow as well, thank you so much for sharing! I bet this recipe would also taste great with raspberry or apricot jam!