Today's recipe is a Holiday classic! This grain free thumbprint cookie recipe comes from Leeann, the creator of the blog www.cutthewheatblogspot.com. I decided to make these today and used chocolate as the filling to make them even more decadent and because I didn't have jelly on hand. These are delicious and so buttery! They were a huge hit around here and there aren't many left. My batch spread out a lot more than hers, as you can see. I think I pushed down the batter too much, but that certainly doesn't affect the taste. I used about 4 dark chocolate chips in each cookie and added the chips after they had baked for about 15 minutes and then baked an additional 5 minutes.
Enjoy Leeann's story and her recipe below!
Amidst the trays of colorful iced angels, Russian tea cakes, gingerbread men and coconut macaroons lie my favorite cookie of all time: jam thumbprints. These tasty cookies have a buttery, tender dough that gets rolled in crunchy nuts and then topped off with fruit jam. To me, they are the quintessential Christmas cookie. I can almost still feel the slimy raw eggs on my hands as I rolled the dough in the nut mixture as a child. My mom insisted on putting the jam in, though!
When I started reducing, and eventually eliminating, wheat from my diet, I thought I’d bid my favorite cookie goodbye forever. I was willing to do just that, but on a whim, I decided to come up with a test recipe for my beloved cookie this holiday season. I’m proud to announce that with a few hours of hard work, I made myself a fantastic recipe that ‘s so close to the real thing even my husband, daughter and in-laws, all wheat and sugar consumers, couldn’t tell the difference.
These cookies are not only wheat free—they are completely grain free. If you prefer, you can refrain from rolling the cookies in nuts and simply place the jam in the middle. They’re delicious all the same!
Grain Free Thumbprint Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups almond flour
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
- 3/4 cup butter, softened (or 1/2 c coconut oil for vegan)
- 2/3 cup granulated sweetener (I used erythritol)*
- 8 drops liquid Stevia
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 egg (for dough)
- 1 beaten egg (to help nuts stick to dough balls)
- 3/4 cup crushed walnuts or pecans (optional)
- * Gluten free, sugar-free jam for topping (I used peach, strawberry and raspberry no sugar Polaner)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 and coat cookie sheet in nonstick spray.
- In large mixing bowl, cream together butter, erythritol, stevia and vanilla.
- Add in the egg and lightly mix until smooth. Slowly mix in almond and coconut flour.
- Ball up the dough into one tablespoon servings, and roll each ball in the beaten egg, and then cover in chopped nuts.
- Place each cookie a few inches apart on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Use a greased thumb or small spoon to create indents in each cookie, then fill with approx.. ¼ – ½ tsp. of jam.
- Bake at 325 for 15-20 minutes or until cookies are very slightly browned at the edges. Allow to cool and set for 10 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack. Enjoy!
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