Paleo Valentine's Day Cookies

four pink frosted heart shaped cookies on white wood

These Paleo Valentine’s Day Cookies are perfect for giving to your Valentine (or eating yourself, I’m not here to judge), bringing to a party, and they won’t derail you from your still-fresh New Year’s promises. What can beat that?

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword easy keto cookies, keto valentines day cookies, paleo valentines day cookies

Prep Time 40

Cook Time 10

Total Time 50

Servings cookies

Calories 84kcal

Author Stefani

Ingredients

1/2 cup granulated erythritol or your sweetener of choice
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp almond extract
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 1/2 cups almond flour for low carb/paleo or gluten free all-purpose flour
***FROSTING INGREDIENTS***
6 tbsp butter for frosting
4 cups powdered erythritol For frosting, can use powdered sugar if you don't need low carb
1/4 cup coconut milk or milk of choice for frosting
1 tsp lemon extract for frosting

Instructions

Cream together granulated erythritol and butter.
Beat in vanilla, eggs, baking powder, salt, and flour.
Chill for 20-30 minutes, then roll out to 1/8" to 1/4" thick.
Use cookie cutters to cut your shapes.
Bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes.
For the frosting, combine 6 tbsp butter, 1/4 cup coconut milk, lemon extract, and powdered erythritol.
Add dye and frost cookies once they're cooled.

Notes

When the dough is prepared, give it time to chill first if you can. It rolls and cuts better when it's cold.
The dough can be fragile because of the almond flour, so rolling it out between two sheets of parchment paper helps it to not stick to anything.
After you bake them in the oven, let them sit on the cookie sheet for 2-3 minutes before removing them to a cooling rack. If they're too hot, they will crumble.
If you want to make these cookie vegan, you can substitute the butter for palm shortening, though I haven't tried that recipe yet so I can't guarantee how it'll turn out.
These Paleo Valentine's Day cookies would also be delicious with coconut whipped cream instead of frosting, but I personally love this glazed frosting on cookies.
They can also be made with all purpose gluten free flour (same measurements), it will just not be Paleo and will be higher net carb.
These cookies can easily be dye-free using this natural food dye. We always make our foods dye-free because my oldest has a severe food dye allergy. The taste is the same, and they still look pretty!

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