7 unique recipes for Christmas cookies without flour! Get inspired!

Don’t want to or for various reasons can’t use flour when baking cookies?

We have flourless Christmas cookie recipes for you!

You can get by with oatmeal, nuts, almonds, chocolate or avocado.

The result will be healthy and just as delicious! Shapes and decoration are only up to your imagination.

Quick flourless Christmas cookies

Don’t have much time, but would still like to bake at least one type of cookie? This recipe is just for you!

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup coconut oil
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 cup coconut flakes
• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
• 3 tablespoons softened butter
• 3 tablespoons of powdered sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 4 egg yolks

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C and line a tray with baking paper.
2. Mix melted coconut oil, butter, sugar and egg yolks in a bowl.
3. Then mix in the chocolate chips, coconut and walnuts.
4. Spoon the batter onto the prepared tray and bake for approximately 15 minutes until golden.

Chocolate-avocado balls with coconut

Very simple and at the same time original unbaked candy, which combines the taste of chocolate, coconut and avocado.

Ingredients:

• 1 large avocado
• 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon of almond extract
• 2/3 cup chocolate chips
• 1/2 teaspoon of coconut oil
• 1/2 cup coconut flakes

Method:

1. Blend the peeled and pitted avocado in a food processor until smooth.
2. Add cocoa powder, vanilla and almond extract and mix until well combined.
3. In a medium bowl, combine the chocolate chips and coconut oil and heat them in the microwave for about a minute and a half until the chips melt.
4. Add the avocado mixture to the bowl of melted chocolate and mix thoroughly.
5. Cover the bowl with cling film and refrigerate for two hours.
6. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and pour coconut flakes into a shallow plate.
7. Using a small scoop or spoon, scoop the mixture with your hands and form it into balls.
8. Roll each ball in coconut flakes and place on the prepared baking sheet.
9. Store the balls in the refrigerator.

Delicious almond rolls without white flour

In addition to almonds, coconut, vanilla and nuts also add a delicious taste and aroma to this candy.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups ground almonds
• 1 cup ground pecans or walnuts
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons of coconut flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract

For the vanilla frosting

• 2/3 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup whipping cream
• 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 160°C.
2. In a medium bowl, combine ground almonds and walnuts, coconut flour, baking powder, and salt.
3. In another bowl, beat the butter with the sugar.
4. Then add eggs and vanilla extract to their mixture.
5. Mix with the flour and nut mixture and work into a dough.
6. Then shape the dough into rolls with your hands and place them on baking sheets lined with baking paper.
7. Bake for about 15 to 18 minutes or until lightly golden.
8. The rolls will not be firm to the touch when removed, but will harden as they cool.
9. In the meantime, prepare the frosting.
10. Beat the powdered sugar with the cream and vanilla extract until smooth.
11. The result should be a thin, spreadable consistency.
12. Spread the resulting glaze on the cooled cookies.

Oatmeal cookies with cranberries

Oatmeal is a very healthy ingredient for a variety of flourless candy options. See for yourself with this recipe!

Ingredients:

• 1 and 1/2 cups rolled oats
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup coconut oil
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1/3 cup white chocolate
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons of coconut oil

Method:

1. Use a food processor to blend a cup of oatmeal into a powder.
2. Add to the bowl with the rest of the oatmeal and mix.
3. Next, add cinnamon, salt, vanilla, eggs, brown sugar and melted coconut oil.
4. Mix everything thoroughly until the ingredients are combined.
5. Add the cranberries and mix again.
6. Place the dough in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. The coconut oil will solidify and the dough will be thick enough to scoop.
7. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
8. Form small balls from the dough and place them on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
9. Flatten the dough balls slightly so they don’t bake too high and bake for 7-9 minutes.
10. Leave to cool.
11. Heat the white chocolate and mix it with the coconut oil.
12. Then dip the cooled candy in this mixture.

Healthy Christmas gingerbread without flour and sugar

In addition to flour, you won’t find any sugar in this recipe! But the gingerbreads taste exactly as you imagine.

Ingredients:

• 2 and 1/2 cups ground almonds
• 1/3 cup ground flaxseed
• 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
• 2 tablespoons of ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon of fresh grated ginger
• 1 and 1/2 teaspoons of cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon of ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup melted coconut oil
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 egg
• 50 g of white chocolate

Method:

1. In a large bowl, combine ground almonds, flaxseed, baking soda, ground ginger, grated fresh ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and vanilla extract.
2. Mix until everything is well combined.
3. Then add coconut oil, honey and eggs to the bowl and mix thoroughly again.
4. Shape the dough into a ball and wrap it in cling film.
5. Place in the freezer for 30 minutes, then transfer to the refrigerator for another 30 minutes.
6. Remove the dough from the cling film and place it between two large pieces of baking paper.
7. Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough to a thickness of about half a centimeter.
8. Cut various shapes out of the dough with cookie cutters and place them on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
9. Bake in an oven preheated to 180°C for approximately 10 minutes or until golden. After removing from the oven, the gingerbread should still be slightly soft.
10. Let the gingerbread cookies cool and melt the white chocolate in the meantime.
11. Then pour this into a decorating bag with a thin nozzle and decorate the gingerbread.

Multi-colored candy made from a mixture of almonds and coconut

Amazing cereal- and gluten-free cookies whose original decoration will impress everyone.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups ground almonds
• 1/2 cup finely shredded coconut
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon of almond extract
• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 Tbsp coconut oil
• 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
• pinch of salt

For the frosting

• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 2-3 tbsp of water
• 2-3 drops of red food coloring
• decorating
• edible glitter

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C and line the trays with baking paper.
2. In a medium bowl, mix together all the dry ingredients, i.e. ground almonds, coconut, baking soda, and salt.
3. In another bowl, whisk the eggs, almond extract and honey. Then add the melted coconut oil and beat again.
4. Then slowly add the dry ingredients to this bowl until you have a dough. The dough may seem crumbly at first, but keep mixing and kneading until the ingredients come together.
5. At this point you can add food coloring. We recommend starting with just a few drops, you can also create more colors by dividing the batter into halves or thirds.
6. Make a ball from the dough, wrap it in cling film and put it in the fridge for 30 minutes.
7. After this time, remove the dough from the refrigerator.
8. Sprinkle coconut flour over the rolling pin and roll out the dough with a rolling pin until it is about one centimeter thick. If the dough is too sticky, sprinkle more coconut flour over it.
9. Use various cookie cutters to create cookies and then place the individual shapes on the baking sheet.
10. Bake in the preheated oven for approximately 6-8 minutes or until the cookies begin to brown.
11. Let these flourless Christmas cookies cool for at least 30 minutes before frosting.
12. In the meantime, prepare the frosting. Add water to the powdered sugar spoon by spoonful and mix. Add enough water until you reach the desired consistency.
13. If you want to color the frosting, add a few drops of food coloring.
14. Then decorate the candy with a decorating bag and sprinkle it with glitter and decorations.

Christmas stars with white chocolate

Maple syrup can be replaced in this recipe with other syrups or forest honey.

Ingredients:

• 2 and 1/2 cups ground almonds
• 3 tablespoons arrowroot starch
• 5 tablespoons of maple syrup
• 5 tablespoons of butter
• 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
• 1 cup melted white chocolate
• pinch of salt
• decorating

Method:

1. In a large bowl, mix the almond flour, starch and salt.
2. Add the softened butter, maple syrup and vanilla.
3. First, combine everything with a fork and then work it into a dough with your hands.
4. Wrap the dough in cling film and put it in the fridge to chill for at least 1 hour.
5. Preheat the oven to 160°C.
6. Roll out the cooled dough to a thickness of about half a centimeter.
7. Use the cutters to cut out the shapes and place them on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
8. Bake for approximately 18-20 minutes until the cookies are golden brown.
9. Let the cookies cool for about an hour before decorating with white chocolate.

A healthier Christmas without flour

Christmas is a time every year when we consume a lot more different delicacies than usual. One of them is undoubtedly Christmas cookies.

Try to prepare it this year in a healthier version without flour. Above all, the consumption of white flour is associated with certain health risks. Your body will thank you and your taste buds will be pleasantly surprised.

Most often, flourless Christmas cookies are made from ground almonds, walnuts or other nuts and oatmeal. You can also use dried dates or coconut. Of course, it is decorated using different types of chocolate or special purchased decoration, which will give the pastry a unique look. If you want an even healthier Christmas, try baking not only without flour, but also without sugar