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Almond Flour Frosted Sugar Cookies

Prep time:  15 mins

Cook time:  8 mins

Total time:  23 mins

Makes 24 small cookies

Ingredients

• For the cookies: 2 cups almond flour
• ¼ cup coconut oil, softened (or use butter instead)
• ¼ cup raw honey
• ½ teaspoon almond extract
• ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
• For the frosting: 2 tablespoons coconut oil, softened (or butter)
• 2 tablespoons raw honey
• ½ teaspoon almond extract
• pinch of fine sea salt

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. In a medium bowl, mix together the cookie ingredients until a thick, creamy batter is formed.
3. Using a cookie scoop, drop the batter by rounded tablespoons onto a baking sheet, lined with parchment paper. Press  the cookies with the bottom of a glass - use parchment or heavy plastic in between the glass & the dough - a heavy freezer bag works really well!
4. Bake for about 8 minutes at 350F, or until the edges turn golden brown.
5. Allow to cool on the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
6. For the frosting, simply cream together the coconut oil, honey, almond extract and salt, until well combined. If the coconut oil starts to melt (it melts at temperatures above 76 degrees), briefly place the mixture in the fridge to help it set.
7. Frost the cooled cookies, and let them set in the fridge for a more solid-frosting.

Notes

I recommend storing these cookies in the fridge, to prevent the frosting from getting too soft and sticky, they are delicious when served chilled or at room temperature!