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Flourless Frosted Thumbprint Cookies
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Flourless Cream Cheese Frosted Thumbprint Cookies

These gluten-free frosted flourless thumbprint cookies are only 140 calories per cookie and made with almond flour for a healthier treat!  Gluten Free, Vegetarian (Vegan and Paleo without frosting.) 
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword flourless cookie, sugar cookie, thumbprint cookie, valentine's day cookie
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 17 minutes
Servings 26 cookies
Calories 140kcal
Author Kelli Shallal MPH RD

Ingredients

For the cookies:

For the frosting:

Instructions

For the cookies:

  • Preheat oven to 350F, line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  • Combine almond flour, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.  Mix well then add coconut oil, maple syrup and vanilla extract.  Mix until combined well.  
  • Measure out cookies using a cookie scoop, placing 2 inches apart from one another.  
  • Roll each cookie into a ball, flatten in the palm of your hand, if edges of cookie crack push them back together.  Using the side of your thumb making two diagonal imprints in the shape of a heart.  (Or just use one thumbprint in the center if you don't want hearts.)
  • Bake for 12 minutes until edges are golden brown, then let rest for 15 minutes.  (I refrigerated mine and made the frosting the next day.) 

For frosting: 

  • To make frosting combine 1 cup powdered sugar, whipped cream cheese, butter, and vanilla extract and mix using an electric hand mixer.  When combined add second cup of powdered sugar and mix until frosting forms.  
  • Add frosting to piping bag or ziplock bag (cut of the corner of the ziplock bag) to fill hearts with frosting.  
  • You will likely have leftover frosting, the recipe is enough for two batches of cookies. 

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Notes

*I tried filling the cookies with frosting by hand but the only way to get a decent heart shape is to pipe them in.  I used a ziplock bag with the corner cut off and it worked beautifully.  
 
Nutrition Facts for cookies only 100 calories, 3g Protein, 5g Carbs, 9g Fat

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 140kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 10g | Fiber: 1.4g