Substituting almond flour for regular flour

This delicious, easy gluten free sugar cookie recipe is paleo-friendly, easily dairy substituting almond flour for regular flour and perfect for making cutouts during the holiday season. This post may contain affiliate links, which means that I make a small commission off items you purchase at no additional cost to you.

Cookie week may be over, but I have a few more recipes that are too perfect for the holidays that I HAD to reshare. Almond flour and coconut flour: Almond flour and coconut flour are both gluten-free flours that happen to be grain free, lower in carbohydrates and higher in fiber compared to regular flour. Plus these two flours also have a nice sweetness to them, meaning we don’t have to use as much sweetener. I have included substitution notes in the recipe below. Eggs: Make sure your eggs are at room temperature when you make this recipe. I like to do this by running them under warm water for 1 minute. I haven’t yet tried a vegan substitute but let me know if you do!

It just adds an irresistible sweet cookie flavor. We’re also using vanilla extract for a lovely hint of pure vanilla. For decorating: I love to use an easy vanilla buttercream made with butter, powdered sugar and vanilla extract. You can also use these sprinkles that are dye-free, gluten free and vegan — they’re super cute and I’m a huge fan.

Tony decided to help me test these out one Saturday night, and we had such a fun time laughing, playing Christmas music, frosting and decorating them. Highly recommend it if you’re looking for a date night in activity. Paleo-friendly and easily dairy free too. Can I use all purpose flour? 2 cup melted vegan butter in the dough. Then just use vegan butter in the frosting as well. Use coconut oil as well as coconut sugar in the dough instead of regular sugar.

Note that the dough may come out softer and darker than intended. To decorate you can make the frosting with my paleo powdered sugar, or use a paleo-friendly frosting like Simple Mills. I can’t wait to see you make them. Start by whisking together all of the wet ingredients until well combined. Mix in the dry ingredients with a wooden spoon until your gluten free sugar cookie dough forms. Divide the dough into two discs and wrap them well with plastic wrap.