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healthy lemon cookie recipe
Healthy Lemon Cookie Recipe (Paleo, Grain-free & Vegan)
Prep Time
10 d
Cook Time
10 d
 

This Paleo Lemon Cookie Recipe is made with coconut flour and cassava flour, and just 6 other ingredients that you likely have in your pantry. It yields a soft grain-free lemon cookie that's topped with a simple lemon glaze - the perfect vegan, nut-free and gluten free cookie for Spring or Summer, or anytime you are craving that lemon flavoring! If you are looking for a yummy cookie recipe with no eggs and no nuts, look no further.

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: baked goods, cookies
Servings: 9
Calories: 142 kcal
Ingredients
Lemon Cookie Ingredients
  • 1 flax egg (mix 1 TBSP ground flax seed with 3 TBSP water; let sit for 5 minutes)
  • 1/3 cup maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp coconut oil , melted
  • 3/4 cup cassava flour
  • 1/4 cup coconut flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • zest of one lemon
Simple Lemon Glaze
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
Cookies
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

  2. Mix wet ingredients together in a medium bowl. Add cassava, coconut and baking soda and mix in. Fold in chocolate chips and form dough into 12 balls. Place them on prepared baking sheet and slightly flatten; top with optional salt. Bake for 9-11 minutes until tops start to turn golden brown. Let cool and enjoy.

For the glaze
  1. In a small bowl, whisk powdered sugar with lemon juice until smooth. When cookies are cooled, use a spoon to drizzle over each.

    this simple lemon glaze is delicious and adds the right amount of flavor to baked goods.
Nutrition Facts
Healthy Lemon Cookie Recipe (Paleo, Grain-free & Vegan)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 142 Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value*
Fat 4g6%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Sodium 70mg3%
Potassium 43mg1%
Carbohydrates 26g9%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 14g16%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin C 4mg5%
Calcium 31mg3%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.