Lemon Sugar Cookies (Gluten Free, Almond Flour)

caitlinbrae — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 10:32:00 +0000

Gluten free lemon sugar cookies with a lemon drizzle. These cookies are made from a mixture of almond flour and tapioca flour. They are bursting with lemon flavor and make the best gluten free treat!

Lemon sugar cookies

If you love lemon as much as I do, please give these cookies a try! These cookies are soft, chewy, and have the perfect hint of lemon! Also, they are very easy to make and don’t require any chilling time.

This recipe uses a mixture of gluten free flours. The combination of these flours creates perfectly textured results and is much better than using just one flour on its own. Both almond flour and tapioca flour are naturally gluten free and have become very popular baking flours over the last few years. If you haven’t tried baking with them before, I highly recommend it!

If you love lemon, give this other lemon recipe try: vegan lemon loaf. As mentioned, these cookies are made with simple, wholesome ingredients, and can be made in 25 minutes. Here are a few other reasons why you’ll love them so much.

Why you’ll love this recipe

These lemon sugar cookies are gluten free and grain free.

They are made with wholesome ingredients.

Lemon cookies make the best spring and summer treat.

These cookies are very easy to make!

They have a delicious lemon drizzle.

Ingredients in the lemon sugar cookies

Here are the ingredients we are working with!

Almond flour and tapioca flour are the two main flour ingredients. Both of these flour sare naturally gluten free!
Baking soda helps to puff up these cookies.
Just a pinch of salt to help enhance all the flavors.
Eggs act as a binding agent and help hold all the ingredients together.
Coconut sugar is the all natural sweetener we will use. There all other sugar options you can use! I have listed them down below.
Coconut oil is the baking fat we are working with. Please find substitutes down below.
Lemon juice adds a hint of lemon flavor.
For the best flavor we will use both vanilla extract and lemon extract. You can likely find lemon extract at your local grocery store. If not, give Amazon a try!
Lastly, lemon zest for extra lemon punch. Lemon zest is key to enhancing the lemon flavor.

Lemon drizzle

To top these cookies off, we will be adding a sweet lemon drizzle. And what makes it even better is that it only takes two simple ingredients:

Powdered sugar is the base of the lemon drizzle. We will use 1/2 cup.
And we will add 2-3 teaspoons of lemon juice to create the right consistency!

Lemon sugar cookie recipe

I have outlined the few simple instructions for this lemon sugar cookie recipe. All you need to do it mix, bake, and enjoy!

STEP 1

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

STEP 2

Combine the dry ingredients: In a medium bowl mix the almond flour, tapioca flour, baking soda and salt.

STEP 3

Whisk the wet ingredients. In a large bowl add the egg, egg yolk, coconut sugar, coconut oil, lemon juice, vanilla, lemon extract, and zest. Whisk until fully combined.

STEP 4

Add dry flour mixture into the wet mixture. Fold mixture until fully combined. Using a cookie scoop or a spoon, make 16 cookies. Lightly press down on the top of each cookie to flatten them a little bit.

STEP 5

Bake for 10-12 minutes. While the cookies bake you can make your icing by combining the powdered sugar and fresh lemon juice. Once the cookies have cooled, drizzle with icing and enjoy!

Tips and tricks

Follow the few tips and tricks below to ensure you make the best easy lemon cookies.

Firstly, use fresh lemon juice! It is always better to use fresh lemon juice rather than lemon juice from the bottle. However, either will work fine, I just prefer using fresh!
Use a cookie scoop to make 16 cookies. Add the cookie dough balls onto two baking sheets. Then form the dough into rounds balls and then flatten them slightly, about 1/2 inch thick.
Combine the dry and wet ingredients separately. Since you combine them separately, this will help prevent over mixing!
Use blanched almond flour! Using finely ground blanched almond flour allows for the best consistency and texture. Also, blanched almond flour is made with almonds with the skins removed.

Recipe substitutes

Sugar. This recipe calls for coconut sugar however, feel free to use regular white sugar as a 1:1 substitute.

Oil. This recipe uses coconut oil or butter as the baking fat. Feel free to use either one! If you’re using coconut oil i recommend using refined coconut oil as it’s neutral in taste and smell.

How to store

Luckily these cookies store really well. Feel free to store them in the fridge for 3-4 days or store them in the freezer for up to 3 months. If you’re storing your cookies in the freezer make sure to store them in a freezer friendly container. To enjoy them out of the freezer, let them thaw at room temperature or defrost them in the microwave. Or if you’re like me, enjoy them slightly chilled!

Other cookie recipes you’ll love

Definitely give some of these other cookie recipes a try!

Easy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Almond Butter Cookies

Double Chocolate Coconut Oil Sea Salt Cookies

Chewy Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies

Vegan Applesauce Chocolate Chip Cookies

Oat Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies

Healthy Butter Pecan Cookies

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