Tuesday, February 21, 2012

COCONUT FLOUR SUGAR COOKIES

This sugar cookie recipe is very easy to make.  It uses coconut flour instead of wheat or other grain flour.   Instead of using the 3/4 cup of sugar in the batter, I used stevia.  I had to guess the amount of stevia as a substitute.  I did use real sugar with the cinnamon when I rolled the balls of dough in the sugar and cinnamon.   I liked the cookies but they have a different texture than a wheat based cookie.  They kept their shape like a wheat cookie but do not have a different melt in your mouth texture.

Cookies cooling on the baking tray.

INGREDIENTS:


4 eggs
3/4 cup plus 2 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup melted butter or margarine
3/4 cup coconut flour
2 tsp ground cinnamon

DIRECTIONS:


Combine eggs, sugar (reserve the 2 tbsp sugar), vanilla, salt and butter.  Mix well.  Stir in coconut flour.  Let the mixture rest for 3 to 5 minutes to allow it to thicken.  Combine the cinnamon with the 2 tbsp sugar on a small plate.  Form the dough into 3/4 to 1" balls and roll in cinnamon sugar mixture.   Place on a non stick cookie sheet about 1 inch apart.  Using a fork, gently press down on the ball to slightly flatten it.  Bake at 375 degrees F for 15 minutes.  Makes about 2 dozen cookies.

Adapted from a card recipe from Bulk Barn.

1 comment:

  1. I just made these too! But instead of cane sugar in the dough I used coconut sugar--2/3 carbs of cane sugar. I still rolled my cookies in cane sugar and cinnamon. They turned out really well--everyone wanted the recipe. Oh, and I used grapeseed oil instead of melted butter.

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