I have had intense lemon curd cravings all this week, so it was decided that my next recipe had to feature it in some way or another.
Well, these cookies are super lemony and definitely satisfy my cravings.
Also, if there is such thing as a craving for using cookie cutters, then I’m good for that too.
Below is the recipe for the lemon sugar cookies which are gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, vegan etc etc.
They are super delicious with a great texture, not to mention a much healthier alternative to most sugar cookies. These are, as I say, lemon cookies but I accidentally left out the lemon zest on this batch…
They still tasted great though and the lemon curd definitely made up for the lack of lemon in the first batch of cookies!
📖 Recipe
Paleo Lemon Curd Sandwich Cookies
Delicious vegan and gluten-free lemon cookies. Makes roughly 20 cookie halves (using a 2 ½ inch cookie cutter)
Ingredients
- 200 g / 2 cups ground almonds
- 1 tbsp arrowroot powder or tapioca flour
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 60 ml / ¼ cup coconut oil, melted
- 60 ml / ¼ cup maple syrup
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- Zest of 1 small lemon
- Vegan Lemon Curd
Instructions
- In a food processor, blitz the ground almonds, arrowroot powder, baking soda and salt together to make a fine, powdery flour. Sift into a bowl and discard the lumpy bits left in the sieve.
- Add the coconut oil, maple syrup, vanilla and lemon zest to the food processor and mix until everything is combined.
- Now add back in the ground almonds and arrowroot flour and mix to create a dough.
- Once the mixture balls into a soft dough, turn it out between two sheets of cling film. Roll it to about ½ cm thickness then refrigerate for at least 20 minutes to let it firm up.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 170c. and line a baking tray with greaseproof paper.
- Once the dough is more firm, cut out your cookies using a cookie cutter - half of them should be full cookies and half should have a cut-out middle for the lemon curd to peek through!
- Arrange them onto a baking tray and bake for 8-10 minutes. You may need to keep an eye on the oven and turn the tray around to make sure it bakes evenly and doesn't brown too much.
- Leave to cool on a cooling rack before adding the lemon curd.
- Put a dollop of the lemon curd on one cookie and sandwich together with another. Serve and enjoy!
Kayla says
These were great, but I had to figure out what to do with the baking powder and salt, since they weren’t mentioned in the recipe.
Aimee says
Hi Kayla, sorry about that! I will edit it now, thanks for letting me know. SO pleased they turned out great :-)
Jade Scott says
Omg, omg, omg, I love lemon curd and NO EGGS! Happy dancing feet. I’m.paleo due too chemical sensitivities and allergies. When the Scottish fair came to town I would go just to but lemon Scottish shortbread and lemon curd for dipping. Thank you.I’ll make this one day.
Aimee says
Haha! You are so welcome, Jade! It’s awesome stuff, couldn’t be without lemon curd in my life. Let me know if you try it!
Vicky and Ruth - May I Have That Recipe? says
I love lemon in food and desserts. A vegan lemon curd, love the idea and loved that you added some turmeric for color. It is genius !
Aimee says
Thanks!
Signe Cecilie Rischel says
Looks cute, sounds great.
Sorry, but can’t find it, – how much turmeric would that be?
rika@vm says
Wowza, these flowery lemon curd sandwich cookies look beyond gorgeous…
I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE THEM!
Thank you for making these cookies vegan (and grain-free, what a bonus!) The recipe looks like a definite keeper, I’m saving it in my Evernote’s recipes and will make them all year long! I think I will eat the whole batch within a day and I also have intense lemon curd cravings, too and these are perfect to end my cravings! xx
Aimee says
Thank you lovely :-) And I’m glad it’s not just me who gets intense lemon curd cravings!
Consuelo @ Honey & Figs says
These look plain adorable and I cannot believe how healthy you made them without sacrificing on flavor or looks! :O Cutest cookies ever I tell you!
Aimee says
Thanks Consuelo :D I hate sacrificing on looks and flavour!
Vicky says
These are so so very pretty! I love your recipe for lemon curd – I will have to try it!
Aimee says
I found the recipe online (that I only adapted slightly) and was surprised how well it worked! Let me know if you try it too :-)