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    Delightful Mom Food / Recipes / Diets / Vegan / Vegan Cookies / Healthy Christmas Sugar Cookies

    Last Updated December 2, 2021. Published December 4, 2017 Danielle Fahrenkrug | This post may contain affiliate links which won’t change your price but will share some commission.

    Healthy Christmas Sugar Cookies

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    You will want to make a double batch of these vegan and gluten free Christmas sugar cookies because they are quick to prepare and won’t last long in a large crowd! Colored with spinach, they are a favorite healthy holiday cookie recipe! 

    christmas sugar cookies

    Christmas is in just a short couple of weeks and we are already half-way through our Christmas baking, which I have stored way in the back in the freezer (so hopefully my boys don’t see them!). These gluten-free Christmas sugar cookies are hiding back there and they are SOOOO delicious you will want to eat all the raw cookie dough before it makes it to the oven!

    The problem with the holidays is all the sweets and treats that my sweet tooth can’t say no to! To fix that (and help you out too), I offer you a healthy Christmas sugar cookie that is naturally green and lean! Popeye would be so happy about these because they are colored with a secret ingredient….

    Are you ready for this…..

    gluten free sugar cookies

    …vegetables!

    Spinach or baby kale leaves (I tried them with both) gives these gluten-free cut out sugar cookies their beautiful color! Perfect for cutting these cookies into Christmas trees.

    Using spinach is best because you don’t taste the green leaves at all, but if you have high iron or hemochromatosis then baby kale leaves are a great alternative and are lower in iron. The baby kale leaves do have a slight taste to them but I have added almond extract which compliments and masks that flavor. So if iron is not a problem- go for the spinach!

    healthy sugar cookies dipped in chocolate

    It took THREE batches of dough to perfect the recipe which is adapted from my vegan sugar cookies recipe! Big C is my “taste tester” and after the first batch he said they just take like almond flavor. I added too much almond extract.

    The next batch he said he did not like it at all….not enough almond extract.

    The third batch of cookies he loved and asked for more! Just the right amount of almond extract:-) Three times is a charm! He’s been asking for more of these cookies almost daily!

    Top your Christmas sugar cookies with icing, sprinkles or dip in melted chocolate or enjoy them plain. I secretly love to eat these plain for breakfast with cup of coffee:-) I am getting my greens, right? And I seriouisly think healthy cookies should be a main food group for anytime of the day!

    Cheers to the holidays!

    PIN IT! VEGAN & GLUTEN-FREE HEALTHY CHRISTMAS SUGAR COOKIES

    You will want to makea double batch of these vegan and gluten free Christmas sugar cookies because they are quick to prepare and won't last long in a large crowd! Colored with spinach, they are a favorite healthy holiday cookie recipe! 

     

    christmas sugar cookies

    Healthy Christmas Sugar Cookies

    You will want to make a big batch of these vegan and gluten free Christmas sugar cookies because they are quick to prepare and won't last long in a large crowd! Another favorite healthy holiday cookie recipe!
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    Course: Baking, Cookies, Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 8 minutes
    Total Time: 23 minutes
    Servings: 11
    Calories: 135kcal
    Author: Danielle Fahrenkrug

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup spinach or baby kale leaves packed tight
    • ½ cup maple syrup + 1 Tablespoon
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • ½ teaspoon almond extract
    • 1 Tablespoon apple sauce
    • ¼ cup coconut oil melted
    • 1 cup gluten-free flour
    • ⅓ cup tapioca flour
    • 1 teaspoon corn starch
    • 1¼ teaspoon baking powder
    • ¼ teaspoon Himalayan salt

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper. In a blender add the spinach or baby kale, maple syrup, vanilla extract, almond extract, apple sauce and melted coconut oil. Blend until smooth with no visible green leaves. In a mixing bowl add the gluten-free flour, tapioca flour, corn starch, baking powder and salt and mix to combine. Add the blended green mixture to the dry ingredients and mix until it forms a dough. If the dough is too sticky, set it in the refrigerator for 15 minutes before rolling it out.
    • Roll out the dough in between two pieces of wax paper until the dough is about ¼ inch thick. Cut out into desired cookie cutter shapes. Place on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 8 minutes. Let cool for 3 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
    • Top with your favorite icing, chocolate and cookie decorations

    Nutrition

    Serving: 11g | Calories: 135kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 57mg | Potassium: 94mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 256IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 1mg
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    About Danielle Fahrenkrug

    Danielle Fahrenkrug is the writer and photographer behind Delightful Mom Food. She is a mama of two young boys and loves food, family, friends, and Jesus with a passion for wine, coffee, and cauliflower crusted pizza. Danielle is also the author for Dairy-Free Gluten-Free Baking Cookbook, Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Cookbook, Dairy-Free Cookbook for Kids and is a certified health and nutrition life coach.

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    1. Meredith Jones says

      February 19, 2020 at 8:52 pm

      Do you think I could use cassava flour somehow?

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      • Danielle | Delightful Mom Food says

        February 20, 2020 at 12:07 am

        Hi Meredith! I have not tried it but yes, if you mix 1 cup of cassava flour with the existing 1/3 cup tapioca flour that is listed. Cassava needs a lighter binding flour so it does not crumble. Apple sauce helps bind the dough too. If you try it and it seems dry, add in 1 more tablespoon at a time of apple sauce. Let me know how it goes!

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