Description
Twix-inspired thumbprint cookies made with healthier paleo ingredients! These sweet, buttery thumbprint cookies are the perfect addition to a holiday cookie tray. Paleo, Gluten-free, Grain-free, Refined-sugar-free, Dairy-free, Low Carb.
Ingredients
Shortbread Cookie:
- 1 3/4 cups almond flour
- 1/4 c coconut flour
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. sea salt
- 1 egg, room temp
- 1/3 cup coconut oil, melted
- 1/4 cup allulose (see notes for alternatives)
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
Paleo Caramel Sauce
- 1/3 cup cashew butter
- 1/3 cup date syrup (see notes for alternatives)
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
Chocolate Drizzle
- 50 grams 100% dark chocolate
- 1 tsp. coconut oil
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F and prepare a baking sheet by either lining it with parchment paper OR lightly greasing it with coconut oil.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk the almond flour, coconut flour, baking powder, and sea salt together. Beat in the rest of the cookie ingredients until a thick cookie dough forms.
- Scoop out evenly sized balls of cookie dough using a 1 tbsp. measuring spoon. Roll each one between the palms of your hands and lightly press your thumb in the center to create a small indentation. Place in the freezer to chill while you make the paleo caramel.
- Make the paleo caramel sauce (recipe linked HERE). Let cool for about 5 minutes, until it is around room temperature.
- Fill the center of each cookie dough ball with about 1 tsp. of the caramel sauce.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the bottoms of the cookies are slightly golden-brown.
- Melt the 100% dark chocolate with the coconut oil in a small stovetop pan or in the microwave and drizzle over the baked cookies. Top with flakey sea salt and enjoy!
Notes
Liquid allulose can be substituted for maple syrup or honey.
Date syrup can be substituted for maple syrup or honey
- Category: something sweet
- Method: bake
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 90
- Sugar: 1
- Fat: 7
- Carbohydrates: 4
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 1.5
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