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Lemon Almond Flour Cookies
Lemon Almond Flour Cookies are tender, delicate cookies with the bright flavors of lemon zest, juice, and extracts combined with almond flour for a soft texture. The dough is chilled before baking to help maintain shape, and the baked cookies develop lightly browned edges. A fresh lemon glaze finishes these cookies, adding a sweet, tangy glaze with optional zest for extra citrus aroma. These cookies offer a moist, crumbly bite with a fresh citrus finish.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
12 mins
Chill Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 22 mins
Servings:
18
cookies
Calories:
198 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- ½ cup cane sugar
- 6 Tablespoons butter softened, unsalted
- 1 large egg
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice juice from 1 lemon, fresh
- lemon zest of 1
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- 2 cups almond flour blanched
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Lemon Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice fresh
- lemon to sprinkle on top (optional, zest of 1
Instructions
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy (about 2 minutes) with a hand mixer or standing mixer. Add in vanilla, lemon extract, egg, lemon zest, and lemon juice and whisk again until combined.
- Add almond flour, baking soda and salt to wet ingredients and stir using a spoon until just combined.
- Chill dough for at least one hour
- Preheat oven to 350ºF and line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Using a Tablespoon scoop the dough, roll into a ball and place onto the baking sheet. Bake for 12-14 minutes until edges are slightly browned.
- Remove from the oven and cool cookies for 5-10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. These cookies are very delicate so will break if you transfer them while still hot.
- While cookies are cooling, make lemon glaze by adding powdered sugar and lemon juice in a medium bowl. Stir to combine. You may need to add in more lemon juice if the glaze is too thick (start with one teaspoon at a time). Glaze should be somewhat thick. Frost each cookie with the lemon glaze. Sprinkle additional lemon zest on top if you prefer.
- Let cookies sit for about 5 minutes until icing has set and serve.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1cookie
Calories
198kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
19g
(6%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
(12%)
Monounsaturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Cholesterol
24mg
(8%)
Sodium
75mg
(3%)
Potassium
125mg
(3%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
16g
(32%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 18 cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 198
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 198kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 19g | 6% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 24mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 75mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 125mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 16g | 32% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.