Apple Pie Thumbprint Cookies (paleo apple pie cookies)

• Serves: 12 cookies
• Time: 12 minutes
• Difficulty: Easy

Some other Cavegirl Cuisine cookies that you may enjoy:
Margarita Cookies
Lemon Coconut Cookies
Bacon Trail Mix Cookies

Apple Pie Thumbprint Cookies (paleo apple pie cookies)

Ingredients

• • Cookie Portion:
• • 3/4 cup creamy unsalted almond butter
• • 1/4 cup coconut flour
• • 1/4 cup pecan meal (or preferred nut meal/flour)
• • 1 teaspoon gluten-free baking powder
• • 1 large egg
• • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• • 1 teaspoon vanilla
• • 4 tablespoons organic coconut palm sugar
• • Topping:
• • 3/4 cup peeled finely diced Granny Smith apple
• • 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
• • 1 teaspoon arrowroot flour
• • 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice

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Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a mixing bowl, combine cookie ingredients until blended.
3. Roll 12, 1-inch balls.  Press them down in the middle with your thumb on a parchment paper-lined cooking sheet (or silicone baking mat). They will look like 12 small bowls.  Cook for 12 minutes.
4. In the meantime, prepare your diced apples and place in a medium saucepan with remaining "topping" ingredients.  Bring to a boil.  Reduce to a simmer and cook covered for 5 minutes.
5. When the cookies are done cooking, remove from the oven and distribute topping mixture over each cookie. Continue to cook in the oven for an additional 3 minutes.
6. Let cool COMPLETELY to let the cookies set.  Yields 12 cookies.
7. Enjoy!

Ingredients

• Cookie Portion:
• 3/4 cup creamy unsalted almond butter
• 1/4 cup coconut flour
• 1/4 cup pecan meal (or preferred nut meal/flour)
• 1 teaspoon gluten-free baking powder
• 1 large egg
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 tablespoons organic coconut palm sugar
• Topping:
• 3/4 cup peeled finely diced Granny Smith apple
• 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon arrowroot flour
• 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a mixing bowl, combine cookie ingredients until blended.
3. Roll 12, 1-inch balls.  Press them down in the middle with your thumb on a parchment paper-lined cooking sheet (or silicone baking mat). They will look like 12 small bowls.  Cook for 12 minutes.
4. In the meantime, prepare your diced apples and place in a medium saucepan with remaining "topping" ingredients.  Bring to a boil.  Reduce to a simmer and cook covered for 5 minutes.
5. When the cookies are done cooking, remove from the oven and distribute topping mixture over each cookie. Continue to cook in the oven for an additional 3 minutes.
6. Let cool COMPLETELY to let the cookies set.  Yields 12 cookies.
7. Enjoy!

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