These Apple Cinnamon Cookies are healthier, soft and chewy, full of apple and cinnamon flavor. This recipe is free of eggs, grains, gluten, dairy and refined sugars. They remind me of these moist Apple Cinnamon Muffins but are easier and faster to make.
I'm so excited to give you this recipe today just before Christmas. I literally came up with this recipe in my dreams as I was sleeping.
Immediately after I woke up, I wrote it all down and off to my kitchen I went to experiment.
If there's a texture in a cookie that couldn't be more perfect without using eggs and grain flours, these Apple Cinnamon Cookies are it.
They have a soft and chewy texture, with fluffy, tender crumbs. They are moist and have a warm apple cake flavor.
My father-in-law who does not eat Paleo and is here visiting, ate 4 cookies as soon as they came out of the oven, and said these are the perfect cookies to enjoy alongside his morning coffee everyday.
If you ever tried to bake anything made without gluten, you know how hard it is to create the right texture without using eggs as well.
In this recipe, the applesauce replaces the need for adding eggs and it gives these cookies structure.
Although applesauce usually has a mild flavor, it enhances the flavor of these apple cookies beautifully.
Flaxseed meal is also used, and the meal gives these cookies a more traditional wheat-flour taste.
As for the small amount of coconut flour used, it helps absorb the moisture from the applesauce, coconut oil and other wet ingredients.
Spiced with cinnamon, sweetened lightly with raw honey, and baked literally to perfection ♥
I hope you guys love these cookies as much as my family does.
I wish you all a Merry Christmas and all the best wishes this holiday season.
More Apple & Cinnamon Recipes
After you make these, below are some more dessert ideas for you and also be sure to check out the popular gluten-free Ginger Cookies. They are perfect for Christmas!
Let’s get baking and be sure to check out some more dessert ideas for the holidays in my top-rated thanksgiving recipes post.
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Recipe
Apple Cinnamon Cookies (Paleo, Gluten-free, Vegan)
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup (55g) apple, grated, peeled*
- 4 tablespoons (66g) unsweetened applesauce
- 4 tablespoons (46g) coconut oil, melted
- 4 tablespoons (100g) raw honey, or maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons (7g) vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups (171g) blanched almond flour
- 1 tablespoon (8g) coconut flour
- 1 tablespoon golden flaxseed meal
- ½ teaspoon plus more for sprinkling on top ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon fine Himalayan salt
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix the grated apple, apple sauce, coconut oil, honey and vanilla extract.
- In a separate bowl, mix the almond flour, coconut flour, flaxseed meal, cinnamon, baking soda and salt.
- Using a rubber spatula, gently mix the wet and dry ingredients together just until combined. Do not over mix.
- Cover bowl and refrigerate dough for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- For each cookie, spoon about 1½ tablespoon of the chilled dough onto the prepared baking sheet, placing each 2-inches apart (I use a medium cookie scoop). Flatten each cookie slightly with the palm of your hand, then sprinkle the top with ground cinnamon.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until the top and bottom start to turn brown. Set sheet on a wire rack to cool.
