Jelly Thumbprint Cookies

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These shortbread cookies are free of white flour and white sugar, and they can be filled with your favorite jelly (with no sugar added of course) to satisfy your sweet tooth! I like the variety it gives you by being able to switch around the jelly flavors. Enjoy!

Paleo jelly thumbprint cookies

Ingredients

  • 3 cups almond flour

  • 6 tablespoons maple syrup

  • 6 tablespoons coconut oil, melted

  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • Jelly (I prefer to use jelly with no added sugar like these)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 F and spray cookie sheet with no-stick spray.

  2. In a medium-size mixing bowl, add all the ingredients EXCEPT the jelly.

  3. Combine the ingredients with a spatula first, then squeeze dough with your hands to bring ingredients together, and form a cookie dough ball. If too wet, you can add more almond flour.

  4. Scoop the dough with a measuring tablespoon and roll into a ball.

  5. Place each ball onto a cookie sheet.

  6. Use your thumb to flatten the ball and create a hole for the jelly to sit in. The thinner the cookie, the crispier it will be.

  7. Add desired amount of jelly to each hole, depending on how much sweetness you’d like.

  8. Bake for 20-25 minutes until slightly golden and slightly hard on top.

  9. Cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to completely cool down.