Paleo & Vegan Lemon Cookies

They’re soft, sweet, and like little clouds of heaven! They’re also superrr simple, take less than 10 minutes, and are packed with lemony flavor!

THE RECIPE

yields: 18-20 cookies

prep time: 10 minutes

cook time: 12 minutes

total time (including cooling: 32 minutes

Ingredients:

The juice from 1 lemon

The zest from 1 lemon

1/2 tsp vanilla

1 egg (I haven’t tested flax eggs yet)

1/3 cup avocado or olive oil**

1/3 cup maple syrup

1 1/2 cups almond flour

1/4 cup coconut flour

2 tbsp tapioca starch

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp baking power

1/2 tsp baking soda

Organic powdered sugar topping (optional)

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 and prepare two baking sheets (recipe makes 16-18 cookies)

2. In a large bowl combine the lemon juice, zest, vanilla, egg, oil, and maple syrup

3. Then mix in the almond flour, tapioca starch, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Wait a moment for the coconut flour to thicken it up and stir again

4. Use a small cookie scoop and place the cookies onto the cookie sheet. Bake in the oven for 12-14 minutes, let cool for 10, remove from the cooking sheet, and sift over some powdered sugar if desired!

Notes:

**Can use any preferred oil