Orange Almond Cookies
Orange Almond Cookies are soft, chewy and a delicious variation on a classic Italian almond cookie. Made with just 5 simple & clean ingredients. These cookies are free from refined sugar and artificial sweeteners, gluten, grains & eggs.
Ingredients
- 2 cups almond flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/3 cup maple syrup, or honey
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- Zest of 1 orange
- 25-30 raw almonds, to top cookies
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Combine almond flour and baking powder in a bowl and whisk together.
- Add maple syrup/honey, vanilla extract and orange zest to bowl and combine ingredients using a spoon until a sticky dough forms and holds together (add some juice from the orange if batter is too crumbly).
- Scoop batter with a teaspoon and roll into a ball. Place on baking sheet (leave 1-2 inches of space between balls).
- Press an almond into the top of each ball until a cookie shape is formed. For a chewy cookie, don’t flatten the dough too much.
- Bake at 350F for 12-minutes or until edges start to brown. Let cool on baking sheet. Once cooled, store cookies in airtight container.
Notes
If you prefer plain almond cookies, feel free to omit the orange zest.