Cinnamon Sugar Almond Flour Cookies are the perfect grain free cookie for the holidays. These “sugar and spice” cookies are made with healthy fats, natural sugars, cinnamon, and almond flour. They taste like Chinese almond cookies! Simple to make, this recipe makes Christmas cookies to satisfy your sweet tooth without the guilt! Paleo and low carb recipe options, too.
All right. Here we go, it’s cookies season! Are you ready? *Raises Hand*
We started off the week with a festive appetizer, but now it’s time to bring back and oldie but goodie festive recipe. I say WE because I’m imagining you sitting there nodding because you remember these cookies from the Cotter Crunch archive. Except now they have been upgraded (with ease). Yep, bring on the simplicity!
Also, these cinnamon sugar (sugar and spice) almond flour cookies are quite healthy, so you get bonus points!
Are these crispy almond flour cookies?
The texture of these cookies is somewhere between crispy and chewy. They are slightly soft. To soften them even more, wrap them in a moist paper towel and microwave them for 10 to 15 seconds. As a result, you will have super soft and WARM cinnamon spiced almond flour cookies!
We wanted to make these these almond flour cookies more festive, similar to Christmas sugar cookies. So we gave them a them a little glitter. Sugar glitter.
Roll the batter into balls then roll in cane sugar or sparkling sugar. Place on greased cookie sheet. If you want to skip the sugar or use a sugar substitute, that’s fine too! We put ideas to do so in the recipe notes. 😉
Flour Substitutes
Instead of almond flour, you can make cinnamon spiced almond flour cookies using cassava flour. As a result, they’ll still be grain free cookies, but not your traditional Paleo coconut flour or low carb almond flour cookies. Although that could still work but the texture might be a little too dry.
With cassava flour, these cookies actually have a good source of healthy grain free carbs. This is because cassava is a root vegetable. You know what that means? Healthy carbs, healthy fats, and spices for antioxidants EQUALS a paleo cookie recipe that makes an excellent post workout snack. I use cassava flour to make this naan bread. SO good!
NOTE: Cassava flour is a gluten-free flour that can be substituted for a 1:1 ratio for other grain flours. That means you can use your favorite multi -purpose GF flour, regular flour, or oat flour as a substitute. Although I personally think Cassava flour is the best to use when baking brownies or in a cake.
But in all honestly, I was surprised at how delicious these almond flour cookies turned out, even with minimal ingredients. Tried and tested by about 10 to 15 people who aren’t even Paleo or gluten-free. Which means they are legit, am I right?
Recipe Q&A: Cinnamon Sugar Almond Flour Cookies
Can the dough be made ahead of time?
Yes! Unbaked dough can be wrapped and refrigerated for about a week. Or, you can scoop the dough and freeze it on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. After the dough is frozen, transfer it to an airtight container or freezer bags. The frozen dough will keep well for 2 to 3 months.
Will I have to thaw the dough before baking?
No. You don’t need to completely thaw the frozen dough. However, the frozen dough for cinnamon spiced almond flour cookies will take a few minutes longer to bake. Alternately, you can place the dough on a baking sheet while you wait for the oven to preheat.
Other Christmas cookies to make:
- Vegan Christmas Cookies
- Chocolate Chunk Cookies with Peppermint
- Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies with Amaretto
Cinnamon Spiced Almond Flour Cookies
- Prep Time: 30 min
- Cook Time: 15 min
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 2 dozen 1x
Description
Cinnamon Spiced Almond Flour Cookies are the perfect grain free cookie for the holidays. These deliciously sweet cookies are made with healthy fats, coconut sugar, cinnamon, and almond flour. They taste like Chinese almond cookies! Paleo and low carb options shown in recipe notes.
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cup Almond flour or a paleo flour blend (see notes)
- 1 tbsp Arrowroot or Tapioca flour (oat flour may be substituted)
- 1/2 tsp Baking soda
- 1/2 tsp Baking powder
- 1 pinch Kosher salt
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/2 cup Butter or refined coconut butter/oil, softened, not liquid. (if batter is too dry, add 2–3 tbsp more)
- 1 cup Coconut sugar (Erythritol or monk fruit sugar for low sugar / low carb option)
- 1 Egg
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- optional – sparkling cane sugar or almond slivers for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. In a small bowl, sift together almond flour (or paleo blend), baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.
- In another bowl, soften your butter/oil but do not let it melt. Combine in mixing bowl with sugar, egg, and vanilla extract.
- Beat on low until creamy.
- Keep mixer on low and slowly add in your flour mixture. NOTE – If you are using almond flour, mix in 1 tbsp arrowroot starch or tapioca starch here as well.
- Beat or mix until smooth and then place batter in fridge to chill for 30 minutes.
- Roll batter into balls then roll in cane sugar or sparkling sugar. Place on greased cookie sheet. If you want to skip the sugar, see notes.
- Bake for 12 or 15 minutes (altitude will take longer) or until cookies are golden brown. Check progress at 10 minutes
- Remove from oven and let cool on pan for 15 minutes.
Notes
- You can sub a gluten free 1:1 flour if need be (non paleo). Cooking times will vary though.
- If you want to skip rolling the dough in sugar –> roll dough and place on cookie sheet. Press a few slivered almonds on top of each rolled dough and sprinkle with cinnamon
- Category: dessert
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: Christmas cookies, cinnamon spiced almond flour cookies, grain free, gluten free, low carb, paleo
So… who wants a cinnamon sugar almond flour cookie?
Cheers,
LC
It was so easy to follow. The cookies are amazing!
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wonderful! So glad! thanks Mary
I’ll try to add some chocolate to such cookies. I already did this before, I liked it.
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Mmm, great idea!
Can I substitute the butter with unsweetened applesauce?
I haven’t tried that yet. Let me know if you do! Or maybe try an almond butter or pumpkin.
Made a batch of these over the weekend and they were perfect! Loved the used of almond flour here!
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Yaayy! So glad to hear that Suzy!
I loved these! Really amazing cookie recipe!
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Yum! I’ve never used cassava flour, but you now have me excited to give it a try!
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These were just the perfect cookies for my kiddos. I loved that you made them with coconut sugar.
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These are perfect! I love that they are healthy too! My kids loved them!
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I have been looking for a healthier sugar cookie and I am so happy I found this recipe! Thank you!
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love the recipe! especially since it’s an almond flour recipe!
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I searched for a recipe for coconut flour cinnamon cookies, and your recipe came up first. Sweet! I said. I have all those ingredients, so I began mixing according to your instructions. Little did I know, due to my own failure to read the entire blog and see that you didn’t even use coconut flour, my cookies would turn out to be dry and lifeless. Like I said, all my fault, but gosh why did your recipe get first on the list when it’s not even made with coconut flour?!
That is so strange! And I’m so sorry. What search did you put in google? Wish I could send cookies to make up for it
I searched coconut flour cinnamon cookies. It’s ok though, they taste amazing so I’m going to use them as a crumble to top ice cream. And to be honest, I pretty much suck at baking! I’ll try again sometime though!
Whoa! So simple thanks!
let me know if you try it dana!
End of first paragraph….WITH the guilt?!….I prefer these babies without!
haha, well you can enjoy WITHOUT guilt. I”m going to fix my grammar now. Sheesh, I need to edit better. thank for catching that!
Ahhh I love ALL the fall spices 🙂 I have never heard of cassava flour before. Thanks for the edu-ma-cation 😉
And I was nodding my head through this whole post, especially the part about suspending pumpkin recipes until October. You’re the best and I appreciate that. Also, these cookies though. Boom.
You’re motivating me to give Cassava Flour another chance, lol!
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which brand did you try?
Otto’s sent me theirs…… Womp Womp. I should maybe give it another shot?
what did you make? all my recipes have involved egg and either butter or coconut butter and they taste awesome! not being bias haha. But I know you can’t have eggs. The naan recipe was easy and so good. no eggs or dairy in that.
I made a fail recipe and I think it was because of the flour – I need to try again and make something sweet with it… As for eggs, I am actually SLOWLY introducing them back into my life, nothing crazy, just one or two in baked recipes! 😮
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I’ve never heard of cassava, but I am super intrigued. These cookies have my mouth watering!
Oh I bet you’d love
I love the simplicity of the recipe. I’m drooling right now!
I have had cassava, but not cassava flour. Love that it’s a 1:1 flour sub! For reals!
totally the best part! haha YES 1:1 simplicity
I still need to try Cassava flour.
I’ve been meaning to pick up some cassava flour, since I really miss baking without needing a ton of flours. I’m all about the pumpkin spice, so these sound amazing!
You’ve got me eager to try some grain-free baking! I always enjoy a good sugar cookie, especially when they feature cinnamon!
I would love to try some cassava flour, especially since I read in your post that it can be a 1:1 swap! I’m going to purchase some today!
You would love Dani! YOu should reach out to them! Really!
I never heard of this flour. You sparked my curiosity! And cookies are a good idea always.
Hey these look spectacular! Vegan option tu sub egg?
Thank you!!!
YOu might want to try my other almond flour cookies and add the spices. They are vegan. https://www.cottercrunch.com/almond-flour-cookies-vegan-paleo/
I love the little almond “flower” on top 😉 The “Fall” weather flowers we can enjoy, hahaha!
I have got to get my hands on cassava flour. And some cookies. Healthier cookies are what I need right now… balance… oy.
Another cotter crunch recipe going onto my boards! I kept thinking that these would be great for the holidays, don’t you agree?
No Starbucks on Nantucket so no pumpkin spice lattes…WAHOO! I am a big nutmeg fan…Happy Friday friend! XOXO
Totally with you on the “no pumpkin til October” thing!! These cookies look SO delicious! The perfect Friday treat for sure 🙂
Oh man cookies are seriously my fav. (One of my favs, who am I kidding?) These look lovely and so freaking cute with those little almond slivers! And coconut butter in cookies?! I am definitely going to have to try that. YUM!
These look so good! Have a great weekend my friend!
I love that you did all the tweaking for me! I’m totally making these! Also, hello — did you buy ALL the pumpkin at the 4points HEB because literally NON yesterday.
haha no, Randall’s still has it though. Probably for like $4 more. WHOA!
I totally jumped the gun on pumpkin in Sept, BUT I NEEDED IT. Just like I NEED these cookies. Sugar cookies are the bomb…so please send me these! Pinned!
you’re allowed.. because it was in a breakfast form. My exception! haha.
As I have a ish-ton of chickpea flour (yes, I know it isn’t cassava, but give it to me) I feel like these might need to be made by the bajillions.
oh i might do the same! i’ll try with chickpea and then we can have a cookie party! haha. OK?
I talked a little about jumping the gun with pumpkin in my post today! I can’t stay away though, when I see it all around me I just dive in. That said, by October I’m ready for a pumpkin break to build back up for T-day 🙂 These cookies are just about perfect for me – I haven’t tried Cassava flour yet, where have I been?
you need! want their info?
That would be awesome – thanks 🙂
I love ending the week with dessert–these cookies sound oh so delish. Have a great weekend lady!
you too friend! Mwah!