Grain-Free Sugar Cookies (Paleo and SCD) AUTHOR: Danielle Walker – AgainstAllGrain.com SERVES: 1 dozen medium sized cookies Ingredients: •2½ cups blanched almond flour •¼ cup honey •1 egg •2 teaspoons unsalted butter or coconut oil •½ teaspoons vanilla extract •½ teaspoon baking soda •¼ teaspoon sea salt •1 teaspoon coconut flour – for dusting Frosting •6 tablespoons coconut butter (also called coconut cream concentrate) •¼ cup raw cacao butter, chopped •¼ cup honey •¼ cup cold coconut milk optional: food coloring (this brand is all natural or use 1 tablespoon finely ground freeze dried strawberries or raspberries – you may need to add extra liquid to achieve desired consistency if using the dried fruit) Instructions: 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2. Combine the dough ingredients in a food processor and process until a smooth ball of dough forms, about 30 seconds. Alternatively, mix all of the ingredients in a stand mixer or by hand. The food processed dough will be ultra smooth and the most like a conventional sugar cookie. 3. Flatten the ball of dough into a ½” thick disk and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill for 20 minutes. 4. Roll the dough out between two sheets of parchment paper, keeping it to a ¼” thickness. Remove the top sheet and sprinkle the top of the dough with 1 teaspoon coconut flour, rubbing it in slightly with your fingers. Dip a cookie cutter in a little flour then cut your shapes, peeling away excess dough as you work. Gather the excess dough into a ball and re-roll it. If it starts to dry out or crack as you work with it the second or third time, lightly wet your hands before kneading the scraps to add a little moisture back into the dough. 5. Bake the cookies on a tray lined with parchment paper for 8-10 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack. Frosting 1. Warm the cacao butter and coconut butter over low heat until melted, but not boiling. Pour it into a bowl and whisk in the cold coconut milk and honey. Refrigerate for 20 minutes to set. 2. Scrape the frosting into a blender or food processor and pulse a few times until the frosting is smooth and fluffy. Add any food coloring if desired or leave white. 3. Add frosting to cookies!