Description
Grain Free Easter Egg Sugar Cookies are soft and pillowy with crisp edges and sweet frosting. The perfect vanilla cookie for decorating!
Ingredients
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For the cookies:
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 3/4 cup organic sugar
- 1/2 cup dairy-free vanilla yogurt, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup maple syrup, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups almond flour
- 2 cups cassava flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
For the frosting:
- 6 tablespoons coconut cream
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- Food coloring (I used these natural food colors)
- Sprinkles or sparking sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer (hand mixer should work well here too!) add in the coconut oil and sugar. Beat on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- Add in the yogurt, maple syrup, and vanilla extract and beat on medium to combine. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl and mix again.
- Add in the almond flour, cassava flour, baking powder, xanthan gum, and salt. Mix on medium until a dough forms and all the flour is blended in. Scrape down the sides as needed.
- Take a tablespoon of the dough and roll it into a ball. Place it on the prepared cookie sheet and use your hand to press down on the ball until it is an even oval shape, about 2 by 3 inches. Repeat with the remaining cookies.
- Bake for 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and let the cookies cool on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes. Use a spatula to transfer the cookies to a cooling rack to cool completely.
- Once the cookies are cool, add the frosting ingredients into the mixer bowl fitted with the whisk attachment (a hand mixer would work well here too). Mix on low until the powdered sugar is incorporated, then increase the speed to medium-high. Beat until the frosting is light and fluffy, about 1 minute.
- Use as is, or add coloring! Divide the frosting into several bowls. You will want one bowl for each color. Add in a few drops of food coloring to each bowl and mix until you get your desired color.
- Use a spoon to spread on a dollop of frosting onto each cookie. Top with sanding sugar or sprinkles. Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 155
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 198mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Carbohydrates: 27g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 1g
