Cassava Flour Cookies Nut Free Paleo Recipes

CASSAVA FLOUR SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine cassava flour, baking soda and salt.
• Add in shortening. Use your hands to work the shortening into the flour mixture until the dough starts to clump.
• Mix in egg, maple syrup and vanilla. First, mix with a spatula or fork, then use your hands to knead the dough.
• Roll dough into a ball, flatten and roll between two sheets of parchment paper using a rolling pin (until dough is about 1/8-1/4 inch thick).
• Use cookie cutters to cut shapes in the dough. Transfer the shapes from the parchment paper to a baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes*
• Remove from oven, cool to room temperature on a cooling rack and frost.

CASSAVA FLOUR COOKIES (NUT FREE & PALEO)

Steps:

• In a stand mixer or large mixing bowl, beat together butter and coconut sugar for 1 minute.
• Once a crumbly dough forms, add in egg. Mix until combined.
• Then, sift in cassava flour. Stir to combine. Add in remaining ingredients except chocolate chips.
• Once a dough is formed, fold in chocolate chips.
• At this point, refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Use a cookie scoop or your hands to roll dough into 1 ½ inch balls. Place on parchment paper and lightly flatten each ball of dough. See photo above. Repeat for all dough.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until cookies are just barely browned. They will look a little under baked.
• Remove from oven and allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes.
• Then, carefully remove cookies and serve.