Thumb Print Cookies
Elena DugganIngredients:
- 125g Butter, grass-fed unsalted
- 75g Honey, raw and organic
- 2.5g /1tsp / Vanilla paste, or 1vanilla bean
- 150g Almond meal
- 50g Coconut flour
- 1lge Egg
- 25g Water (optional, as needed)
- 150g Chia Jam
Method:
- Preheat fan forced oven to 160° Celsius.
- Using a stand mixer or electric beater, beat together the butter, honey, and vanilla on medium, until smooth and fluffy.
- Reduce the mixer to low speed, and slowly add the almond and coconut flours and mix just until incorporated. Remove bowl from stand.
- Shape the mix into 2-3cm balls.
- Place the dough balls on your baking trays with gaps between each.
- Gently press the centre of the dough balls using your thumb, with even indentations into all cookies. Have a small bowl of water on hand to wet your thumb between cookies if dough is sticking.
- Beat egg and brush all cookies generously to promote a glossy golden surface on the baked cookies.
- Bake the cookies for 15 to 20 minutes, or until lightly golden.
- Place cookies on a wire rack and let cool completely.
- Place small dollops of your chia jam in the indentation to serve.
Health Notes:
- Grain free
- Gluten free
- Refined sugar free, low fructose
- Dairy free optional – utilise coconut oil
- Vegetarian
- Vegan, optional, replace butter with coconut oil, honey with stevia, leave egg out
- Pescatarian
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