Go Back
Print
Almond thumbprint cookies with chia jam keto and gluten

Cherry Almond Thumbprint Cookies - Keto and Gluten Free

These cookies make me think of Almond Shortbread cookies.

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword baking, cookies, glutenfree, keto
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 37 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 178 kcal

Ingredients

Ingredients:

  • 1 3/4 Almond flour - I like Bobs Red Mill
  • 1 tbsp coconut flour -I like Bobs Red Mill
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 1/2 cup confectioner's Serve Sweetener
  • 1 Egg Yolk
  • 1 tsp almond extract
  • 1/4 fup Raspberry Chia seed Jam - recipe below.

Glaze

  • 3 tbsp Confectioner's Swerve Sweetener
  • 1/4 tsp almond extract
  • 1 tbsp water may need less you want it to be semi thick

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 325°F and line your baking pan with parchment paper
  2. In a medium bow, whisk together your dry ingredients - almond floor, coconut flour and baking powder.
  3. In a large bowl beat together softened butter and sweetener until well combined and fluffy, then beat in egg yolk and almond extract. Make sure everything is well incorporated.
  4. Form into 24 dough balls approximately 1inch and place them 2 inches apart on baking sheet. Press each ball down to about 1/2 high and then press in the centre with your thumb - thus thumb print cookies!
  5. Spoon Chia jam into the hollowed out centre of each cookie.
  6. Bake until just starting to brown around the edges, 10-12 minutes.
  7. Cool on the pan, the cookies will not seem set but will continue to firm as they cool.
  8. Glaze:
  9. In a small bowl, whisk together all ingredients listed until you can easily drizzle over the cooled cookies.

Reciepe Notes:

Serves 12 (two cookies per person)

Each cookie is has 4.98g of carbs and 2.44g of fiber.

Total net carbs + 2.54g

Food energy: 178kcal

Saturated fatty acids: 5/69g

Chia Jam recipe found at Ditch the Carbs

Ingredients:

  1. 125g cherries or berry of choice
  2. 3tbsp chia seeds
  3. 1 tsp lemon juice
  4. 1 tbsp granulated sweetener of choice or more to your taste
  5. 80 ml of water

Instructions:

  1. If using frozen berries, allow the to defrost. Mash the berries with a fork until a lumpy puree is created.
  2. add the chia seeds, lemon juice, sweetener and water. Mix well.
  3. Pour into a little jam jar or storage container and let sit - about 3 hours or over night if possible.
  4. once the chia jam has set, mix again to ensure all the berries and chia sees are evenly distributed.

Enjoy!

  1. Serveing size is 1 tbsp
  2. Calaries 25
  3. Total fat 1.3g
  4. Carbs 3.5g
  5. Dietary fiber 2.3g
  6. Sugar 0.8g
  7. Protein 0.0g
  8. Net carbs 1.2g