Grain Free and Dairy Free Apple Cider Cookies

After the success of my pumpkin spice cake, I decided to try a new take on another fall staple: Grain Free/Dairy Free Apple Cider Cookies.  The best part about the cookies is the fact that the cookies do not taste like “healthy” cookies.  Chris had no clue the cookies were grain free.  In fact when I told him the cookies were made of almond butter, he looked completely stunned.  Then he proceeded to eat a few more cookies, so obviously he loved it. 

So, here is the recipe!  I hope y’all like it.  Let me know what you think!   

Grain Free and Dairy Free Apple Cider Cookies

Ingredients

1 cup almond butter *

1 egg

½ cup light brown sugar

2 teaspoons apple cider

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 teaspoons apple cider spice mix **

1 teaspoon full fat coconut milk

Pinch of Salt

Icing:

2 cups powdered sugar

1 tablespoon ghee

2 tablespoons coconut milk

3 tablespoons apple cider

½ teaspoon apple cider spice

To make the cookies, preheat the convection oven to 350 degrees and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. 

Cookie batter on the cookie sheet before baking

In a blender or with a hand mixer, combine the egg with the light brown sugar.  Add almond butter, apple cider, baking soda, apple cider spice mix, coconut milk, and salt.  Mix well.  Spoon the batter onto the cookie sheet.  Bake for 10-12 minutes.  Once cooked, cool on the cookie sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.

To make the icing, mix the powdered sugar, ghee, coconut milk, apple cider and apple cider spice until blended.  Once the powdered sugar is completely mixed, you can increase the speed on the mixture to get the icing a nice, fluffy texture.  Cookies are ready for the icing once the temperature is cool.       

Finished product.

* Almond Butter: I make my own almond butter because it is the easiest thing in the world.  Step 1: Dump a few handfuls of plain almonds into a food processor. Step 2: Turn on.  That’s it.  It takes a few minutes to fully turn into an almond butter texture, so be patient.  The first time I made almond butter, I was tempted to add water to it because it seemed so dry.  Do NOT add anything.  You may have to scrape the sides of the bowl a few times, but the almonds will turn into a creamy, delicious almond butter. 

* * My Apple Cider Spice consists of ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, and either ground cloves or ground allspice in a 4:2:1 ratio.  [4 teaspoons cinnamon, 2 teaspoons nutmeg, 1 teaspoon clove or allspice]

I hope y’all enjoy these cookies as much as I have!

-Kim