Grain-Free Butter Cookies

 

These grain-free butter cookies are tender with a light vanilla-almond scent and moist crumb. Plan ahead – you let the dough sit overnight to hydrate for the most tender, melt-in-your-mouth cookies!

I realized we’re only two weeks away from Christmas, and I hadn’t gotten a cookie recipe on the website. What kind of half-arse food blogger do I think I am?

When it comes to Christmas cookies, I always enjoy the classics the most. Something about the nostalgia and simplicity – the many childhood occasions and the many people who all magically know all the same recipes. I just find a tray of Peanut Butter Blossoms around the holiday so very comforting.

These grain-free butter cookies are absolutely divine! The crumb is so moist, tender, and buttery – you’ll actually be able to stop at just one, they’re that satisfying and rich – but not overly sweet.

You need to plan ahead for these cookies – I allow the dough to sit in the fridge overnight to hydrate. Hydrating cookie dough allows the delicious softened butter to be absorbed into the almond flour and coconut flour for that melt-in-your-mouth texture.

Need these cookies for Christmas morning? Just whip up this easy, low-ingredient dough in the afternoon or evening on Christmas Eve, and quickly roll the dough and bake in the morning!

 

Grain-Free Butter Cookies

 

What’s in these Grain-Free Butter Cookies: 

  • Unsalted Butter – I like to use pastured or grass-fed butter for nutrient density. Vital Farms and Kerrygold are both easy to find!
  • Powdered Organic Sugar – No substitutions here! You need this finely milled powdered sugar for the correct cookie texture. I use Wholesome Brand, which you can find in the baking aisle of many grocery stores. It uses organic powdered sugar and organic tapioca starch (instead of corn starch) to keep these cookies corn-free.
  • Fine Almond Flour – Bob’s Red Mill is always my go-to and almond flour’s sweetness and nuttiness lend well to Christmas Cookie making! Do NOT use almond meal or your cookies will be gritty.
  • Coconut Flour – usually coconut flour creates a very dry, crumble cookie but by hydrating it overnight with all that wonderful butter, you avoid this! Always measure coconut flour with a light hand and do not pack it into your measuring spoon.
  • Vanilla and Almond Extract – for a richer, sweeter flavor – don’t leave these out!
  • Salt

 

Grain-Free Butter Cookies

If you’re looking for a couple other Grain-Free Christmas Cookie options, check out the following: 

Tigernut Chocolate Chip Cookies (taste like Nestle Tollhouse)

Soft Sugar Cookies made with almond flour

Sea Salt Dark Chocolate Cookies

Maple Butter Cranberry Bark – not a cookie but allergen-free

 

Happy Holidays to you all – I hope these cookies make it to your family’s festivities this year!

 

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Grain-Free Butter Cookies

  • Author: Alaena Haber
  • Prep Time: 10 min
  • Cook Time: 13 min
  • Total Time: 23 minutes
  • Yield: 20 to 24 cookies 1x

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Ingredients

8 oz unsalted butter, room temperature

1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons powdered organic sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon almond extract

2 1/2 cups fine almond flour, sifted

2 tablespoons coconut flour, sifted

1/4 teaspoon salt


Instructions

  1. In a food processor, combine softened butter with sugar and extracts. Blend until whipped and smooth, about 30 seconds, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
  2. Add almond flour, coconut flour and salt to food processor. Combine until a smooth dough forms. It will not be as firm as typical cookie dough. 
  3. Scrape into a bowl using a rubber spatula, cover, and refrigerate for at least 6 hours or overnight. This allows the flour to absorb the moisture from the butter and sugar and create a tender, buttery cookie. 
  4. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Remove dough from refrigerator. 
  5. Using a food scale to measure, roll 1-ounce portions (about 2 tablespoons) of cookie dough vigorously in your hands to form even balls. Place on cookie sheet 2-inches apart to allow room for the cookies to spread. Do not press the cookies down. They will spread and flatten in the oven. 
  6. Bake for 13 minutes until the edges are a very light golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool until firm enough to pick up. Store covered for up to 2 days or in the fridge for up to 5 days – bringing to room temperature to enjoy. 

 

 

Grain-Free Butter Cookies