Simple ingredients and natural colors make these Autumn-Themed Paleo Sugar Cookies a fun alternative to traditional Halloween treats and fall desserts.
Autumn-Themed Paleo Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup blanced almond flour
- 1 cup tapioca flour
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 tablespoon turmeric
- 1 tablespoon cacao
- 1 tablespoon matcha latte with probiotics and vanilla or
- 1 tablespoon green matcha tea
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds (optional)
- 1 set Thanksgiving Cookie Stampers
Instructions
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Combine the almond flour, tapioca starch, and sea salt in a medium mixing bowl.
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Combine the maple syrup, egg and vanilla in a large mixing bowl.
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Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix well.
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Work the dough into a ball using your hands and wrap in parchment paper. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
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When the dough is properly chilled, remove from fridge and preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Unwrap the dough and place between two pieces of parchment paper. Flatten the dough using a rolling pin.
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Use cookie cutters to cut out cookies.
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Place cookies on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Lightly sprinkle/rub with turmeric, cacao, and matcha tea or matcha latte powder. Add chia seeds if desired.
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Bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees.
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Let cool and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
- Cooking time does not include time chilling dough.
- Green matcha tea will give the cookies a dark green color, while the green matcha latte powder will give them a light green color.
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25 Comments
Flossie McCowald
WOW! I am definitely gonna have to try these with my girls! And pass this recipe on to a friend who has a son who’s super-allergic to artificial dyes and colorings! 🙂
Kathryn
I can’t wait to hear what you think of these cookies. We’ll be making them again soon in our house.
Jenn
What a great way to keep on the diet during the holidays. This is a great alternative to keep on the plan!
Renee D Kohley
I LOVE the acorn stamper! I need one! These are so super sweet, and I just know my girls will love making them!
Kathryn
The acorn is super cute. They are also small, only 2-inches, which means more cookies per batch!
Jean Choi
These are just so cute! I love how you naturally created all those pretty colors. I’m sure kids will go nuts for them!
Kathryn
Thanks!
Joni Gomes
These are too cute and so fun! My 3 year old niece would love these! Will send her mom this recipe.
Kathryn
Thanks. I hope they like them!
Raia Todd
These sound super easy! I love how they’re sweetened naturally, too. 🙂
Kathryn
Super easy!
Tessa Simpson
What a great idea to rub the color right on!! Do you taste it at all?
Kathryn
You can, but it’s subtle. My son is sensitive to strong flavors, but he loves these cookies.
Annemarie
These are adorable! My kids would love these fun fall shapes.
Kathryn
I love these shapes. And, they could be used with lots of different recipes!
Tina
Well done for finding all natural food coloring to use! I’m always looking for ideas to naturally color foods too, so I’ll have to keep all of these in mind. Thanks for sharing.
Nadia
These look delicious! Looking forward to trying out this recipe. Thanks!
Jessica Goodpaster
I love that these fall cookies have natural ingredients! It’s so hard to give your kids treats and stay healthy, but these are perfect. Thanks for all your great details!
ChihYu Smith
OMG! They are so cute and colorful. Kids would love these cute cookies !
Anna
Oh I love your recipe, I’m gonna try this for the holiday. So beautiful, thank you for sharing.
Anne Lawton
These are so cute! I love that they are naturally sweet!
Wendy Lemeric
Such beautiful looking cookies. And I love that they’re healthy.
Hope
These are so cute – I love the shapes you have made! My little boy would love these!
Autumn Murray
You had me at Autumn-themed. LOL! I have been meaning to try the Paleo diet/way of eating.
Diana
Those cookies are so cute and I bet they are yummy too!