Welcome to the fourth and final week of the Clean Eating Challenge 2014. I hope you have enjoyed the clean and healthy recipes over the past month. I have had a lot of fun with this Challenge, and I wanted to make a dessert this week to celebrate, a dessert that includes lemon of course…..
because I am a tad bit obsessed! So I created these delicious Clean Lemon Cookies…twice! The first batch were actually Paleo Lemon Cookies, and I got sick after eating them??? How? What? Coconut Flour! Apparently coconut flour and I cannot be friends. So those went away and I went back into the kitchen, and boy oh boy am I glad that I did!! I like these sooooo much better…..
These little gems have a shortbread quality about them, and just the right amount of lemony flavor…..delicious! They kind of remind me of Pecan Sandies, but with almonds and lemon. 😉
How to make Lemon Cookies:
Start by beating your butter (or coconut oil for vegan) with the raw/turbinado sugar and vanilla. Add the lemon zest, almond flour, and oat flour and mix to combine. Unless of course you are having a bad day, then you just dump all of the ingredients together in a big bowl…..
and beat them together until smooth…..
The dough will not be completely smooth, because raw sugar has pretty large granules, but you get the idea. Scoop dough with a 1 Tablespoon cookie scoop, or roll into 1 1/2″ balls and place on a parchment covered baking sheet…..
Bake in a preheated 300 degree oven for 30 to 35 minutes…..
As you can see, these cookies do not spread much. Leave on the baking sheet to cool for at least 10 minutes, or they will fall apart when you try to move them. Move to a wire cooling rack and cool completely before serving.
If you do not have Oat Flour, I assume that you could use unbleached, all-purpose flour, but I have not tried it. 😉
More healthy Cookie recipes:
Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Pecan Cookies {vegan}
Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies {vegan}
Enjoy!!
Clean Lemon Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened (substitute coconut oil or vegan butter for vegan)
- 1/2 cup raw sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- zest of one lemon
- 1 cup finely ground Almond Meal/Flour I used Bob's Red Mill
- 1 cup oat flour I used Bob's Red Mill {gluten-free}
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat together butter, vanilla, and raw sugar until creamy.
- Add the almond flour/meal and oat flour. Stir to combine.
- Use a 1 Tablespoon cookie scoop or roll into 1 1/2-inch balls and place on baking sheets.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes. Allow to cool on baking sheet for 10 minutes.
- Move cookies to a wire cooling rack and cool completely before serving.
Emily @ It Bakes Me Happy says
May 3, 2014 at 9:55 amLisa I love anything lemon and I love that you made a clean cookie, how fun and delicious, I can’t wait to try them! Love the cuppow giveaway 🙂
Lisa Johnson says
May 5, 2014 at 11:47 amThank you so much Emily, I know you will like them!! Good Luck.:)
Ashley | Spoonful of Flavor says
May 3, 2014 at 2:32 pmI’m pretty sure I could eat the entire batch of these lemon cookies! I love that they are healthy too. Thanks for the giveaway!
Lisa Johnson says
May 5, 2014 at 11:45 amAshley,I did just eat them all throughout the weekend! But it’s okay, they’re healthy, lol Good luck with the giveaway!!
Ala says
May 4, 2014 at 1:28 amWow, so definitely healthy–I love the simplicity of these cookies, Lisa!
Lisa Johnson says
May 5, 2014 at 11:35 amThank you so much Ala! 🙂
Cindy Eikenberg says
May 4, 2014 at 8:05 amLisa, you know I’m going to love anything that has lemon in it! Thanks for the giveaway!
Lisa Johnson says
May 5, 2014 at 11:34 amI was thinking of you as I was making these Cindy! 🙂 Have a great Monday!!
marcie says
May 5, 2014 at 1:23 pmThese sound delicious, Lisa, and I love that they’re made with almond and oat flour! 🙂
Lisa Johnson says
May 6, 2014 at 9:49 amI think I will find excuses to make many more versions of these cookies. I wish I had more, they were that good!!
Winnie says
May 5, 2014 at 2:20 pmThese cookies look great Lisa
And I love the use of oat flour
Lisa Johnson says
May 6, 2014 at 9:48 amThank you so much Winnie. 🙂
Kim @ The Cookie Puzzle says
May 17, 2014 at 3:37 pmyummy! I love lemon anything. I recently bought some raw sugar and was trying to figure out what to do with it, and now I know! Thanks so much for sharing.
Lisa Johnson says
May 27, 2014 at 9:43 pmThank you Kim, I love everything lemon as well. 🙂 I hope you enjoy your raw sugar!!
Rebecca @ Dorm Room Baker says
May 17, 2014 at 10:30 pmSo I guess I must always be having a bad day since I’m a really big proponent of the ‘dump everything into a bowl and mix’ method haha. Kidding aside, I love how delicious these cookies look and how simple the ingredient list is!