My boys love these Paleo Sugar Cookies because they’re delicious and so fun to make. I love them because they’re quick and easy to throw together and full of healthy low-carb ingredients. They’re adorable as a heart cookie, but you can make them into a variety of shapes depending on the holiday you’re celebrating.
Paleo Sugar Cookies Recipe
These Paleo Sugar Cookies are gluten-free, dairy-free, and do not use refined sugar. This low-carb recipe for Paleo Valentine’s Day cookies has only 7 ingredients total. All you need to make it is almond flour, coconut oil, honey, nutmeg, orange zest, salt, and baking soda.
Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies for Valentine’s Day
For one Valentine’s day, when he was 9 years old, my older son gave out these Paleo Sugar Cookies instead of paper valentines. Because the children in his class had so many different food allergies, these cookie valentines were perfect. Even without ingredients such as gluten, sugar, and dairy, my son told me that the children in his class said they were incredible!
Paleo Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
- 3 cups blanched almond flour (not almond meal)
- ½ teaspoon celtic sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 pinch ground nutmeg
- ½ cup coconut oil, melted
- ¼ cup honey or agave nectar
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine almond flour, salt, baking soda, and nutmeg
- In a small bowl, mix together coconut oil, honey, and orange zest
- Mix wet ingredients into dry
- Separate dough into 2 balls and place each on a piece of parchment paper
- Cover each ball of dough with another piece of parchment paper and roll out ¼ inch thick
- Place in freezer for 30 minutes
- Use heart shaped cookie cutter to cut out cookies
- Bake at 350°F for 5-7 minutes
- Cool and serve
Paleo Buttercream Frosting Recipe
We frost these healthy cookies with my White Chocolate Buttercream Frosting which makes them even more adorable and delicious! This fantastic frosting recipe is super easy to make and has only 5 ingredients.
Easy Paleo Sugar Cookie Recipe for the Holidays
We make Paleo Sugar Cookies into hearts for Valentine’s Day and at Christmas, we use other fun shapes such as snowmen and snowflakes. Rolling out cookie dough and cutting out cookies is a fun project the boys and I love doing together!
More Low-Carb Cookie Recipes
Here are some of my other healthy cookie recipes for you. All of them are far lower in carbs than their sugar-laden, wheat-filled counterparts!
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Sandra says
Thank you! This will be perfect for a party I’m going to in April :)
Elana says
Sandra, you’re welcome!
May Soas says
I love the valentine cookie idea!!…what do you use to give them the different colors?
Lisa says
Might be able to naturally color them with some strawberries or blueberries pureed and then mixed with some home made whipped cream or cream cheese frosting. I know that adds in dairy, but for those not allergic, it’s a thought. Think that’s what I’m going to try!
Lisa says
She has lots of icing ideas in her cupcake cook book:)
Heidi says
Hi Elana:
I’m just wondering if soaking the almonds overnight and dehydrating them for 12 hrs. has the same results as blanching them?
Thanks,
Heidi
Rosa says
Heidi,
I believe the blanching in this case refers to the removal of the brown outer skin of the almonds before they are turned into flour.
If you intend to grind your own unblanched almonds into flour, I imagine you could do that. The resulting flour is higher in fiber, and of course has brown flecks in it.
Rosa says
Actually, read Elana’s post on Almond Flour here – it is very helpful!
Elana says
Thanks Rosa! Here’s that link for everyone:
https://elanaspantry.com/ingredients/almond-flour/
Enjoy!
Elana
Tami Millett says
Can these be made into snickerdoodles? Any ideas?
Elana says
Tami, here’s a link to my Snickerdoodles recipe for you:
https://elanaspantry.com/paleo-snickerdoodles/
Enjoy!
Elana
Alexandra says
Elana – What is your recommendation for icing for these cookies?
Elana says
Alexandra, here you go!
https://elanaspantry.com/white-chocolate-buttercream-frosting/
Enjoy!
Elana
Cindy says
Elana,
First I want to thank you for your website….Lately my granddaughter(shes 3) has been having headaches and now we are on the search for what may be wrong…they have just been to frequent…My son thinks it could be her blood sugar as it runs in our family….Anyway we are watching and of course trying your recipes in hopes something will help. Today she and I made your awesome orange cookies.. she took a box of them home to share and anyone we encountered on the way home she shared with them also…Thank you again they were so yummy…..
Elana says
Thanks Cindy! I’m so happy to help in your quest to heal your granddaughter :-)
Ruth J Hirsch says
Hi, Elana,
Many thanks for your wonderful writing– today, licorice, and it tempted me to retrospect some of your recent blogs.
I am not clear re: coconut oil: when do you use refined and when virgin? Would you consider including that detail in your recipes?
Many thanks,
best wishes for a good weekend and a Gut Shabbos,
Ruth
elana says
Dear Ruth,
All of the recipes that I write using coconut oil use virgin, unrefined coconut oil.
Elana
Ruth J Hirsch says
Thank you, Elana!
So they all have some coconut-y flavor?
Elana says
Ruth, here’s a link to one of my cookie recipes that will not have a coconut-y flavor for you!
https://elanaspantry.com/crispy-chocolate-chip-cookies/
Enjoy!
Elana
Sandra says
Hi I am allergic to chocolate is their a recipe for vanilla icing
Love your recipes Elana
Thanks
Elana says
Sandra, thanks for your comment! I have a fantastic Vegan Buttercream Frosting recipe that has no chocolate in my second book, Gluten-Free Cupcakes:
https://amzn.to/1XWy2n7
Have an amazing day!
Elana
Stephanie says
This may be a silly question, however I am new to gluten-free baking and I want to be especially thorough as I am taking part in a “cookie exchange” and baking for a person on a gluten-free and dairy-free diet. I already have some sorghum flour on hand in my pantry, and I was curious to know, how easily can I substitute sorghum flour for almond flour?
Elana says
Stephanie, I haven’t tried that so not sure :-)
Laura K says
Ah, sweet delicious orange-flavoured archives, how I love you!
Elana says
Thanks Laura!
Susan says
OK, I am saving this recipe for when I get more almond flour! Yum!
Susan :)
Elana says
Susan, I hope you love these cookies as much as we do!