Gluten-Free Thumbprint Cookies
These orange spice vegan and gluten-free Thumbprint Cookies are a healthy and delicious treat for the holiday season or any time of year. Made with wholesome ingredients and topped off with a dollop of your favorite jam, I guarantee you'll absolutely love these delicious cookies!
Servings: 15 cookies
Calories: 143kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups raw cashew nuts
- 1/4 cup flax meal
- 1/4 cup brown rice flour {or other gluten-free flour OR all-purpose flour} or other gluten-free flour OR all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons orange zest freshly grated
- 1 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- jam of choice for filling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silpat liner.
- Combine all ingredients, except maple syrup and jam, in a food processor bowl, and process ingredients together until you have a fine meal.
- Add maple syrup to the dry mixture and process until the mixture is moist and starts to pull away from the sides of the processor bowl.
- Divide dough into ~ 15 1-inch balls and place on cookie sheets. Press each dough ball with the back of a moistened spoon or use your finger until about 1/4 inch thick.
- Bake in for 8-10 minutes or until cookies are very lightly browned around the edges.
- Rmove from oven and allow cookies to cool on a wire rack. Top each cookie with 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of jam and serve.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 143kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 80mg | Potassium: 159mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 2IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg