Tri-Color Almond Christmas Cookies (Naturally Dyed!)
Prep Time30mins
Cook Time15mins
Total Time45mins
Servings: 36mini cookies
Ingredients
Plain Almond Flour Cookies
1cupHealthworks Blanched Almond Flour
3tablespoonscoconut sugar
1/2teaspoonbaking powder
1/8teaspoonsalt
1/4cupwater
Matcha Almond Flour Cookies
1cupHealthworks Blanched Almond Flour
3tablespoonscoconut sugar
2teaspoonsmatchaculinary grade
1/2teaspoonbaking powder
1/8teaspoonsalt
1/4cupwater
1/2teaspoonvanilla extract
Cranberry-Orange Almond Flour Cookies
1cupHealthworks Blanched Almond Flour
3tablespoonscoconut sugar
1/2teaspoonbaking powder
1/8teaspoonsalt
1/4cupfresh cranberry juice(see below)
1tablespoonorange zestloosely packed (approximately half an orange)
Fresh Cranberry Juice
1cupfresh cranberries
1/4cupwater
Optional
1tablespoonorganic powdered sugar
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350° F.
In three medium mixing bowls, combine dry ingredients for each cookie, respectively. Each bowl should get flour, coconut sugar baking soda, and salt. Matcha cookies will also get matcha sifted through a fine mesh strainer and combined. (If you prefer to just do one flavor at a time, that's fine, but I like to save time and do all three at once!)
Once dry ingredients are combined, add water to your Plain cookies, water and vanilla extract to your Matcha cookies, and cranberry juice and orange zest to your Cranberry-Orange cookies. (See below for cranberry juice instructions.)
Mix the contents of each bowl well, using separate utensils so you don't mix colors. Combine until an even dough is formed.
Form the dough into balls (about 1 tablespoon each) and place one inch apart on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. I fit all 36 cookies on one baking sheet! Flatten each cookie slightly with your fingers or the bottom of a glass.
Bake for 14-16 minutes until the bottoms begin to brown. Let rest for 5 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Optional: top off cookies with powdered sugar (sifted through a fine mesh strainer).
Fresh Cranberry Juice
Add fresh cranberries and water to a food processor or high speed blender and blend on high for 1 minute, pausing throughout to scrape the sides down as needed.
Strain through fine mesh strainer, cheesecloth, or nut milk bag.
Notes
If you don't have a food processor or blender, you can make an infusion instead by boiling the cranberries in water to extract the color! I haven't tried this method but you can google it for more info. Beet juice also acts as a great natural dye if you don't have access to fresh cranberries!