These chewy almond flour sugar cookies are a healthy sweet treat. They're grain-free, paleo, vegan and are even topped with a healthy chocolate frosting!

These CHEWY Almond Flour Sugar Cookies are grain-free, vegan and topped with a super healthy chocolate frosting!

There's something so special about making a batch of cookies. it's a therapeutic thing for me; calms my mind, relieves stress, and makes my tummy happy all at the same time.

And while baking them for me and Matt certainly makes my heart sing, whipping up a batch for a friend or loved one makes it a million times more rewarding. I always like to time my baking to when I know I'm going to see a friend later that day or am heading home to visit my parents. Seeing the smiles on their faces when I hand them a package of healthy, homemade baked goods? There's almost nothing better!

Which is actually the theme behind today's post. We're making chewy almond flour sugar cookies and chatting all about how baking for loved ones is actually beneficial for our health.

Today I'm partnering with my friends at Bob's Red Mill to bring light to the small sign of love that we're showing, perhaps without even realizing that's what we're doing.

Many of us bake because we love it. We bake to take our mind off things. We bake to make our families happy. We bake to celebrate milestones in our lives like birthdays, weddings and holidays.

But really, the underlying theme of why we bake oftentimes leads back to the fact that we're actually baking to show someone that we care. That we're thinking of them. That we're there for them. That we love them.

What's even more interesting is that there are studies being done to examine the effects that baking for other has on us psychologically. In this article published on the Huffington Post, psychologists explain the benefits that baking has.

It's definitely worth a read if you're a baker and/or if you have someone in your life right now that could use some extra love.

They mention that baking for ourselves and others is…

a productive form of self-expression and communication
a form of mindfulness
a form of altruism

So basically, the moral of this story is that I encourage you to get in the kitchen and whip up something sweet for a person in your life who might need some love.

It could be your neighbors, your friends, family or even your local fire station. Not only will they feel loved, but you'll feel so much better int he process!

Now, it's time to give you a recipe that is perfect for your baking care package: Chewy Almond Flour Cookies!

These are a healthy spin on a sugar cookie, that has the most amazing texture! They're crispy on the outside, super-soft on the inside and are topped with my secret ingredient vegan chocolate frosting.

The frosting is actually made from a base of sweet potatoes which makes it fluffy and rich! Trust me, you'll never know this frosting is actually healthy!

The base of these little sugar cookies is blanched almond flour, and what I love about Bob's Red Mill is that you can also get pretty much all of the other ingredients you need for this recipe right on their website!

We're also using their coconut flour, flaxseed meal, baking soda and arrowroot powder for the frosting.

They really are a one-stop-shop for all your baking needs!

I wanted to make these cookies look extra special, so I decided to frost them and add some sprinkles on top.

And just like the article says, baking these cookies made me feel so good inside.

I have a cousin who is struggling with some health issues and I know she will absolutely love opening a care package and finding these cookies inside.

I've wrapped them up in some foil, wrote a little note telling her I love her and that she's in my thoughts and off they go.

I just wish I was there to see her reaction when she gets her goody box!

And if you do end up trying this recipe, I'd love to see a picture ❤️ you can tag me on Instagram using @simplyquinoa or #simplyquinoa and I'll be able to give you a like and love in return!

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Prep: 5

Cook: 10

Total: 15

Ingredients

for the cookies

1 1/4 cups almond flour
2 tablespoons coconut flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 teaspoon vanilla powder*
1 flax egg 1 T flaxseed meal + 3 T water
1/4 cup maple syrup
2 tablespoons coconut oil

for the frosting

1 cup mashed sweet potato
1/4 cup maple syrup
2 tablespoons coconut oil
1/4 cup raw cacao powder
1 tablespoon arrowroot powder

Optional

Sprinkles to garnish

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350ºF and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients. Add flax egg, syrup and coconut oil to the bowl and mix together with a spatula until it forms a thick, pliable dough.
Roll pieces of dough in your hands to form tablespoon-sized balls. Place each ball on the baking sheet and repeat until no dough remains. Gently flatten with your hands and bake on the center rack for 10 minutes.
Remove from oven and allow to cool completely before frosting.
For the frosting, add all the ingredients into a blender or food processor and process until smooth. Taste and add more syrup if desired.
Once cooled, frost each cookie with 1 tablespoon of frosting and top with sprinkles.

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Notes

* if you don't have vanilla powder, you can use 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract instead and add it in with the wet ingredients.

cookie base adapted from Detoxinista

Nutrition

cuisine: American

course: Dessert

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This recipe is brought to you in partnership with Bob's Red Mill. As always, all opinions are my own. I only share companies I love and trust, so thank you for continuing to support Simply Quinoa!

Chewy Almond Flour Sugar Cookies

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