These Soft Paleo Lemon Cookies are easy to make and so delicious! A tender cookie topped with a sweet and tangy glaze. Gluten free, dairy free, and naturally sweetened.
Lemon Poppy Seed is a favorite of mine and I'm excited to bring you these cookies today. They are perfect for spring and so quick and easy to make.
Baking Challenge
This is the first recipe is my baking challenge that I'm starting. I thought it would be fun to challenge all of you to make a new recipe.
- Make this recipe between May 1st-31st
- Once you make it, take a picture and post it on Instagram, Facebook, or email it to me: realfoodbakingchallenge@gmail.com (you don't need to do all 3). If posting to Instagram, use the #realfoodbakingchallenge hashtag so I can find it. If your profile is private, send me a DM. If using Facebook, just post to my page and I'll see it.
- Bonus entry if you come back and leave a review on the recipe you made
- I'll randomly choose a winner to win $100 Amazon gift card. Yay!
- I will also share a Whole30 recipe each month so everyone can participate, even if you can't bake at the moment. Here is this month's: Paleo Whole30 Dijon Rosemary Pork Chops. And then we'll start over the next month. I'm looking forward to seeing all the recreations.
I wanted to emphasis the soft because these cookies are like little lemon pillows. They are thick and melt in your mouth good!
Like all paleo baked goods, these are best kept in the fridge after the first day. It helps keep them fresh and they are good cold. Of course you can let it sit at room temperature for a little bit before eating if you want.
Easy to make cookies
The cookies themselves are super easy to make. A combination of almond and coconut flour is the best for texture. Sweetened with date sugar because it's light in color, but you can use maple sugar (also light in color) or coconut sugar which will make them a tad darker. They are mixed, scooped and baked.
Cookie Glaze
The glaze is a mixture of coconut butter, maple syrup and lemon juice. Whenever I use coconut butter I get questions about substitutions and there really isn't one. It's not like butter so you can't use that and it's not like almond butter, so you can't use that. It is shredded coconut blended until smooth and it makes the best glazes because it's thick and creamy. I've found Amazon to have the best price, but it's found in the nut butter section of the store if you're looking there.
You will love these sweet, bright paleo lemon cookies! Enjoy!
Here are some more lemon recipes you will like: Paleo Lemon Poppy Seed Bread, Paleo Shortbread Lemonades and Paleo Lemon Zest Ice Cream.
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Paleo Lemon Cookies
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 cup almond flour
- 2 tablespoons coconut flour
- ⅓ cup date sugar*
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ cup melted refined coconut oil
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 2 lemons zested
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
Glaze
- ¼ cup coconut butter
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- pinch salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° and line a sheet tray with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine almond flour, coconut flour, sugar, salt, and baking soda. Mix well. Add in the coconut oil, egg, lemon zest and juice and poppy seeds. Mix well until everything is combined.
- Divide into 10 equal portions, about 1 heaping tablespoon each. Roll into balls and place on the sheet tray. Gently press them down to about ½ inch thick. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool.
- Once cookies are cool, make the glaze. Make sure coconut butter is liquid, you may need to microwave it for 30 seconds and stir it well.
- Combine the coconut butter, maple syrup, lemon juice, vanilla, and salt in a small bowl and stir well. Spoon on each cookie, covering the top.
- These are best stored in the fridge after 1 day.
Madeline Gross says
These cookies are amazing! Made them for the first time tonight, they are so moist and lemony and delicious! I will certainly be making them again!
Jessica DeMay says
Thanks, Madeline! I'm so glad you like them enough to make again!
Dawn says
I just made these today and they were delicious! I find most deserts too sweet but these were perfectly sweet. I didn’t have the date sugar so I used coconut sugar, may try maple sugar next time, and there will definitely be a next time. Great texture and the glaze is delicious.
Jessica DeMay says
Thanks, Dawn! I'm so glad you like them and I love the idea of using maple sugar. I like that one, but it is expensive. Thanks for the great feedback!
Eleni Kamisakis says
Insanely delicious! I will definitely make them again. They were gone in 2 days 🙂
Jessica DeMay says
Thanks, Eleni! I'm so glad you like them!
Katrina says
These are awesome Paleo cookies!! I made them SCD friendly by sweetening them with honey and they turned out fantastic! I love the texture and flavor. The icing is the perfect compliment!
Jessica DeMay says
Thanks for trying them, Katrina! I'm so glad you like them and I love that you made them work for your diet.
Theresa Johnson says
I made these super easy cookies and they were delicious. I especially loved the lemon icing.
Jessica DeMay says
Thanks for trying them, Theresa! I'm so glad you liked them and the icing 🙂
Theresa says
These were great - a lot of lemon flavor for lemon lovers! Love the idea of using coconut butter for a topping will be doing that again.
Jessica DeMay says
Thanks for trying them, Theresa! I'm so glad you liked them and liked the frosting as well!
Leigh says
HOLY SMOKES! These babies were delicious!! My glaze was a flop, but the cookie alone is so delicious that it doesn't even matter! I'll definitely be making these again. Thanks for the amazing recipe!
Carrie says
These are so yummy! Mine are not as IG worthy as yours because they turned out flatter & my glaze is much thinner but since there is a prize involved I will be posting! Thank you for sharing your creations - they are always good!
Jessica DeMay says
Thanks, Carrie! I'm so glad you trued them and I loved seeing your picture. You're welcome- glad you enjoy them!
Leigh Zanto says
Hmmm thought I left a comment, but it's now showing up! Let's try this again. This cookies were SO unbelievably delicious! My glaze was a flop, but it didn't even matter, because the cookies alone were so flavorful and yummy! I'll definitely be making these again! Thank you!
Jessica DeMay says
Thanks, Leigh! I have to approve it if you've never commented before 🙂 Thank you so much for trying them and I'm so glad you love them. You're welcome!
Mallory says
Just tried this recipe! So good!
Jessica DeMay says
Thanks for trying them, Mallory! So glad you like them!
Hilda says
So amazing—great lemon flavour.
Jessica DeMay says
Thanks for trying them, Hilda!