Almond/cherry Cookies - Scd Legal! - And So Yummy!

[ShayFL]

I made these today. A modification of another recipe I found. I made them SCD legal and they are delicous:

Ingredients

* 2 1/2 cups blanched almond flour (I prefer the flour from digestive wellness over Bob's)

* 1/2 teaspoon celtic sea salt

* 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

* 1/4 cup honey

* 1/2 cup oil (I made mine with 1/4 cup coconut oil and 1 egg white because I tolerate eggs)

* 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

* 1 tablespoon almond extract (I used 2 for a more almond flavor)

* 1 cup cherry jam (I used digestive wellness brand which is SCD legal fruit and honey only)

Directions

1. In a large bowl, combine almond flour, baking soda and salt.

2. In a smaller bowl, combine oil, honey, vanilla and almond extract. (or honey, almond extract, vanilla, coconut oil and eggs if you want what I did)

3. Stir wet ingredients into dry.

4. Roll into 1 inch balls (give or take)

5. Place balls on parchment paper on top of a cookie sheet.

6. Press balls to 1/4 inch thick (give or take)

7. Put a dollop of cherry jam in the center of each cookie.

8. Bake at 350 for 6-9 minutes. Watch them. You want them to just start turning brown on the edges. Not too brown. My oven needed the full 9 minutes.

9. Cool and serve.

***If you are not SCD. Then you could use regular jam for these. Raspberry would also be good for those that can tolerate them.

[Green12]

These sound really good. What can be used in place of the almond flour? I can't have almonds, would a regular flour work, or another nut meal?

[ShayFL]

Raspberry Hazelnut sounds good. I think pecan or walnut meal would be too strong of a taste and too oily.

I dont know if you could use gluten-free flour blend. You would likely need to add a binder like xanthum gum. You would have to experiment.

I know these ingredients arent cheap and I dont want to be to blame for a flop.

[sickchick]

mmm

[purple]

I made these today. A modification of another recipe I found. I made them SCD legal and they are delicous:

Ingredients

* 2 1/2 cups blanched almond flour (I prefer the flour from digestive wellness over Bob's)

* 1/2 teaspoon celtic sea salt

* 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

* 1/4 cup honey

* 1/2 cup oil (I made mine with 1/4 cup coconut oil and 1 egg white because I tolerate eggs)

* 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

* 1 tablespoon almond extract (I used 2 for a more almond flavor)

* 1 cup cherry jam (I used digestive wellness brand which is SCD legal fruit and honey only)

Directions

1. In a large bowl, combine almond flour, baking soda and salt.

2. In a smaller bowl, combine oil, honey, vanilla and almond extract. (or honey, almond extract, vanilla, coconut oil and eggs if you want what I did)

3. Stir wet ingredients into dry.

4. Roll into 1 inch balls (give or take)

5. Place balls on parchment paper on top of a cookie sheet.

6. Press balls to 1/4 inch thick (give or take)

7. Put a dollop of cherry jam in the center of each cookie.

8. Bake at 350 for 6-9 minutes. Watch them. You want them to just start turning brown on the edges. Not too brown. My oven needed the full 9 minutes.

9. Cool and serve.

***If you are not SCD. Then you could use regular jam for these. Raspberry would also be good for those that can tolerate them.

Sounds like a good recipe for Christmas or Valentine's Day and Today!