Grain-Free, Nut-Free Snickerdoodles
Today is a special cookie day! My recipe is being featured on Dish Towel Diaries along with a giveaway of my book! Check it out and enter to win here .
As for that recipe, it had to be gluten-free (for that site) and dairy-free (for me). This was a recipe I made a few months ago for a cookie exchange with friends Lori and Katie.
I am pretty new to grain-free baking, so I opted to play it safe with my first coconut flour cookies by using this tested recipe from Jamie Oliver with just a few alterations to meet with my diet needs. I am still working on the egg-free / vegan version; thus far the results haven’t been postable. As is, this is a slightly cakey cookie (but with a rather addictive texture) that is just sweet enough – a nice step back from the sugar-rich holiday season.
I also decided to use some coconut sugar to add depth to the flavor. If you prefer a refined sugar-free cookie, I think you could use coconut sugar or evaporated cane juice (Sucanat) for all of the sweetener. On the contrary, if you want to go simple and more traditionally “Snickerdoodle,” just use all white granulated sugar and skip the brown.
Coconut Flour Snickerdoodles
This recipe is Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Nut-Free, Soy-Free, Wheat-Free, and optionally Refined Sugar-Free. Recipe slightly adapted from JamieOliver.com.
Cookies:
- 1/2 Cup White Sugar (see note above for unrefined)
- 1/4 Cup Coconut Sugar, Evaporated Cane Juice, or Brown Sugar (I used the coconut sugar from Blue Mountain Organics)
- 4 Eggs, brought to room temperature
- 1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1/2 Cup Coconut Oil, melted (I buy Nutiva brand here)
- 3/4 Cup Coconut Flour (I buy Bob’s Red Mill brand here)
- 1/4 Teaspoon Salt
Topping:
- 2 Tablespoons White Sugar
- 2 Tablespoons Ground Cinnamon
Preheat your oven to 375ºF.
In a mixing bowl, beat the 1/2 cup of white sugar, coconut or brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, and coconut oil together (make sure those eggs aren’t cold, otherwise the coconut oil may solidify and leave little chunks).
In a small bowl, stir the coconut flour and salt together, and then stir them into your wet mixture.
Let it sit for 5 minutes. If the dough appears too soft or wet to handle, place it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. It will set up quite a bit as the coconut oil chills and solidifies.
Combine the two topping ingredients in a small bowl.
Scoop the dough and roll it into balls. Jamie suggests using a small melon ball scooper, but I did them by hand and they were just a little smaller than a golf ball.
Roll the balls in the cinnamon-sugar mixture, place the cookies on a baking sheet (preferably lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat – I use a baking mat), and flatten them a bit. They don’t spread much.
Bake the cookies for 15 minutes. They will darken slightly. Let the cookies sit on the baking sheet for a few minutes, before removing them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Makes 2 to 3 dozen cookies (sorry, I forgot to count!)
40 thoughts on “Grain-Free, Nut-Free Snickerdoodles”
OMG, I’m in love with this recipe just from reading the ingredients! Seriously. Our whole family loves Snickerdoodles and I haven’t been too keen on the ones that I made using the all-purpose gf flour mix. They were too dry, but these with coconut flour look perfect, Alisa!
Thanks and holiday hugs to you,
Shirley
Love this recipe! so simple and I have all the ingredients on hand. I’ll have to find an excuse to bake them.
YUM!!! I love snickerdoodles. Its just fun to say.
i think you’d be hard-pressed to find a cookie more universally loved than the snickerdoodle! i love that these use coconut flour. it must add such a nice flavor twist.
Oh, brilliant! I was looking at coconut flour in the health food store the other day and was so tempted to buy it, but couldn’t justify it as I don’t have many recipes that use it. I figure as soon as I hit 5 coconut flour recipes, I can buy the flour 😉
ooh, i love it!! i need to get my hands on some coconut flour… 🙂
dang girl, did you just read my mind. I was just posting a comment on Tri2Cooks page about a GF snickerdoodle recipe and BANG, there you have it! AWESOME
Wow, that’s a whole lot of eggs! But I know what you mean about vegan versions–coconut flour on its own doesn’t seem to work that well in vegan recipes, sadly. And congrats on the recipe feature! 🙂
Hope you have a wonderful holiday! xo
yeah…..if you ever figure out a way to make these with an egg substitute-i’ll be all over it!
I have never tried cooking with coconut flour!!! I have a great snickerdoodle recipe too, but it’s using regular flour. I will have to try your substitute and tips!
They were yummy and appreciated!!!! Thanks for the recipe (and the shout-out)! 😉
These snickerdoodles sound so healthy and totally delicious made with coconut flour and coconut oil! Excellent recipe!
Amen. This recipe is brilliant, sister! I am going to make them tomorrow for our little Ugly Sweater White Elephant Party that I am hosting. I have plenty of food already, but I was thinking of making some cookies. These would totally be perfect, especially since there are actually 6 guests coming that are either gluten or dairy free. I love having food allergic friends. LOL
Love this, ALisa!!
xoxo
k
OMG I have to try these!!! They look awesome!!!!
Made these today with my kids…AWESOME cookies! I’d like to share these on my blog…will have my readers come over to yours for the recipe. Thanks SOOOO much for a very yummy cookie!!!!
It’s funny (and kind of sweet) how most of us “allergy bakers” end up trying to bake gluten free sooner or later. I think we just hate to leave anyone out when making goodies!
those look sooo good!
i used to work at the mall in h.s. right next to a mrs field’s cookies. your version looks every bit as good and better! than the mrs fields cookies i used to eat. And clearly, your versions ingredients are all pronounceable 🙂
merry xmas to you two!!
xoxo
I love the triple whammy coconut presence in this snickerdoodle. Yum – can’t wait to try them!
Ellen
Gluten Free Diva
can I make these w a combination of brown rice and tapioca flour – I don’t have coconut flour
I couldn’t respond on this without testing. Coconut flour is drier and higher in fat than brown rice flour and tapioca starch, so you would probably need more of each. I wouldn’t just swap one for one on this since they behave quite differently in recipes.
I got 17 cookies out of this recipe. Also, I would say that if you have a toasty warm house in the winter time, you’ll want to actually refrigerate them, because the dough became warm and gooey just from being shaped in my hands. However, this dough tastes fantastic. I can’t wait to try it with coconut sugar instead of brown sugar.
hi, how many cookies does this recipe make???
Yield is at the end of the recipe – it is 2 to 3 dozen.
Can I use my version of this recipe on my blog?
Hi Genna, not a problem, but please link back to my recipe here – http://www.godairyfree.org/recipes/gluten-free-snickerdoodles – I am migrating these recipes over to my main site, Go Dairy Free. Thanks!
These look delish! Anyway you could sub the coconut oil with apple sauce? I’m on a very reduced fat diet to control MS but I still want cookies!
Thank you 🙂
Sorry Jana – your comment didn’t come through prior! I haven’t tested with applesauce instead of oil – it may work, but would yield very different results. At most, I would try replacing just half of the oil.
hi how long can you store the snickerdoodles? can I make them the day before? thank you
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