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Holiday Almond Cookies

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By: MadelinePosted: 12/14/2020Updated: 06/29/2021

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These Holiday Almond Cookies get their rich almond flavor from both almond flour and almond extract. The simple dough is rolled in colorful sugar to make the cookies festive for the holidays.

hand grabbing a holiday almond cookie off of  a baking sheet

Make soft and chewy almond flour cookies

Baking with almond flour has been popularized by both the paleo and keto diet movements. Whether you follow those diets or not, baking with almond flour can give your baked goods are soft, but chewy texture that is quite pleasant.

In addition to the almond flour, I used an almond extract to flavor these cookies. They are like a soft, chewy sugar cookie with an extra punch of almond flavor.

What does this almond flour cookie recipe taste like?

I got the question on instagram, “so what do they taste like?” The flavor is somewhere between shortbread cookies and marzipan.

These chewy cookies have a delightful almond flavor, but are not as crisp as a shortbread or as soft as marzipan. The texture is similar to a chewy chocolate chip cookie.

above view of ingredients for the holiday almond cookies

What kitchen tools will I need to make these holiday cookies with almond extract?

  • Baking sheet and parchment paper to line it with
  • Large mixing bowl for mixing the dough
  • Whisk and spatula for mixing the ingredients
  • Scoop for measuring dough balls
  • Wire cooling rack for cooling the almond cookies
step by step pictures of the almond cookie dough

What ingredients will I need to make these healthy holiday cookies?

You will be amazed at how easy it is to make these festive almond flour cookies in one bowl. Just mix the ingredients together, chill the dough, and bake!

  • Egg
  • Coconut oil
  • Granulated sugar – You can use brown sugar, but the cookies will be softer and darker in color
  • Almond extract – You can add vanilla extract in addition, but you need the almond extract for the intense almond flavor
  • Fine almond flour
  • Salt
  • Baking soda
  • Colored sugar for decorating – optional

Can i just use almond meal or ground almonds?

No! It is essential that you use finely ground almond flour for this recipe. If you use anything more coarse, the texture will be dry and chunky instead of perfectly soft and chewy.

holiday almond cookie dough balls on a baking sheet

Decorating almond cookies

I rolled my chewy almond cookie dough balls in red, green and rainbow sprinkles because I thought they were perfect for the holiday season! You can bake these plain without rolling them in any sugar or roll in turbinado sugar to be enjoyed year round!

cookies with christmas lights and mini christmas trees

Let’s make some Holiday Almond Cookies!

Step 1: Prepare and chill the almond dough

To begin, add the egg, coconut oil, sugar, and almond extract to a bowl and whisk to combine. Then, add almond flour, salt, and baking soda to the bowl and fold in with a spatula.

If its difficult to mix the dough, you can use your hands to knead the dough together. Place the dough in the fridge to chill for 30 minutes.

Step 2: Roll dough in decorating sugar and bake

Then, line a baking sheet with parchment paper, preheat oven to 350F and pour decorating sugars into shallow bowls. Remove the cookie dough from the refrigerator, scoop out a heaping tbsp of dough and roll into a tight ball.

Next, roll that dough ball in the decorating sugar and place on the baking sheet. If you are skipping the decorating sugar, you can place the dough balls directly on the baking sheet.

Once you have rolled all the dough into balls, bake at 350F for 18 minutes. Remove the almond cookies from the oven and cool on cooling rack.

Step 3: Enjoy!

Can I freeze these almond cookies?

Yes! You can freeze these holiday almond cookies two ways. You can either freeze the fully baked cookies or roll the dough into balls and freeze the dough balls.

If you freeze them as dough balls, just remove them from the freezer and allow them to thaw slightly before following baking instructions.

Want to make some other almond flour cookie recipes?

  • Healthy Almond Joy Cookies
  • Grain Free Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Chip Cookies

You can find the full recipe below. If you make this recipe, please rate and review it in the comments, or share it with me on Instagram!

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Recipe

Holiday Almond Cookies

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Holiday almond cookies made with almond flour and almond extract

Recipe By: Madeline
Prep: 45 minutesCook: 18 minutesTotal: 1 hour 3 minutes
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Servings: 15 cookies 1x

Ingredients

  • 1 egg – room temperature
  • 1/4 cup melted and cooled coconut oil
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp almond extract
  • 2 cups almond flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • Optional – colorful sugar for decorating

Instructions

  1. Add the egg, coconut oil, sugar, and almond extract to a bowl and whisk to combine
  2. Add almond flour, salt, and baking soda to the bowl and fold in with a spatula – if its difficult to mix you can use your hands to knead the dough together
  3. Place the dough in the fridge to chill for 30 minutes
  4. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, preheat oven to 350F and pour decorating sugars into shallow bowls to roll cooking dough in
  5. Remove the cookie dough from the refrigerator, scoop out a heaping tbsp of dough and roll into a tight ball
  6. Roll that dough ball in the decorating sugar and place on the baking sheet – if you are skipping the decorating sugar you can place the dough balls directly on the baking sheet
  7. Once you have rolled all the dough into balls, bake at 350F for 18 minutes
  8. Remove from the oven and cool on cooling rack
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  1. Ally says

    Posted on 12/14 at 7:23 pm

    Tasty cookies with simple ingredients. Highly recommend making a batch of these! You can even use different colored sugar for all different holiday themes

    ★★★★★

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    • Madeline says

      Posted on 12/16 at 11:09 am

      wonderful! thank you!

      Reply
  2. Yolia says

    Posted on 1/9 at 6:31 pm

    Absolutely delicious! Reminiscent of the cookies you get at a Chinese food restaurant with a sliver of almond on top. Super easy to make. The perfect blend of crunchy and firm outside with a chewy middle. Every person in my family (from ages 1 to 48) loved them. I am definitely going to make them again. Thank you for sharing this recipe with us.

    ★★★★★

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    • Madeline says

      Posted on 1/11 at 10:10 pm

      amazing!!! I am so glad I love this one too!

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