Holiday Cookies (paleo, AIP, vegan)

Author: Julie Hunter

Recipe type: Paleo, Autoimmune Protocol, Vegan-friendly

Cuisine: Dessert, treat, holiday cookies

Prep time: 15 mins

Cook time: 12 mins

Total time: 27 mins

Serves: 20 cookies

I love making holiday cookies. I just do okay? Typically while blasting holiday music next to a lit up tree. I will do this until kingdom come even if I'm eventually making cookies out of kale and sweet potato (hmm...actually...). In the meantime the below makes a pretty darn tasty cookie - use anything on hand to decorate and don't be afraid to get creative!

Ingredients

Cookie Dough
¾ c tigernut flour
1 c Otto's cassava flour
½ tsp sea salt
¾ tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon (optional)
2 tsps grassfed gelatin (omit or sub agar-agar for V)
¾ c ghee (AIP re-intro, non-V) or coconut oil
1 tb vanilla
¼ c honey or maple syrup (V) (to taste)
2 tsps apple cider vinegar
Icing
½ c coconut oil
½ c coconut cream
2 tsps vanilla
¼ c tapioca flour or arrowroot starch
¼ c honey or maple syrup
Decorations
pomegranate seeds
dark chocolate or carob chips (for AIP)
matcha powder (non-AIP)
freeze dried raspberry powder
pistachios (non-AIP)
dried coconut

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
Mix cookie ingredients together, in order listed.
Roll out on floured parchment paper to about ¼ in. thickness. Cut out holiday cookie shapes and place on parchment-lined baking tray.
Bake for about 10-12 minutes, until cookies have browned.
While cookies are baking, beat icing ingredients together with electric mixer until icing forms. Taste and adjust sweetener/flavoring as needed.
Once cookies have cooled, ice and decorate to your heart's desire.

Recipe by J.S. Hunter Fiction at https://jshunterfiction.com/holiday-cookies-paleo-aip-vegan/