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Italian Cherry Almond Cookies (gluten-free!)


For Day 3 I’m bringing you the cutest, most original cookies you’ll bake this vacation season. They’re extremely straightforward to make proper in a single bowl, are completely candy, and simply so occur to be grain-free, gluten-free, AND dairy-free.

These Italian cherry almond cookies are impressed by my pal Angie, who has shared a model of her Nonna’s Italian Cookies with me years in the past, and my very own private love for cherry and almond flavors (IYKYK). They’re a enjoyable new tackle thumbprint cookies as a result of as an alternative of a peanut butter cookie base and chocolate center, they’re like thumbprint snowball cookies with a candy maraschino cherry center.

These cookies are nice for baking with little ones, too! My kiddos had a lot enjoyable rolling the cookie dough in powdered sugar, and thoroughly including (and consuming) the cherries. Carry these to your vacation cookie alternate, or bake them up to your weekly candy deal with.

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Every part you’ll must make these cherry almond cookies

These cute little gluten-free cherry almond cookies couldn’t be simpler to make with only a handful of straightforward substances. Right here’s what you’ll want:

  • Almond flour: the bottom of the cookies is almond flour, and it’s the one flour within the recipe!
  • Sugar: we’re utilizing white granulated sugar to sweeten the cookies.
  • Lemon zest: just a little lemon zest provides a stunning brightness to pair with the almond taste.
  • Egg whites: to offer the cookies the proper, gentle texture, we’re including egg whites solely (not full eggs!)
  • Almond extract: just a little almond extract is the important thing to the cherry almond taste.
  • Powdered sugar: give the cookies a reasonably, festive look by rolling the dough balls in powdered sugar.
  • Cherries: for the ultimate cherry contact, you’ll indent every dough ball and place a maraschino or luxardo cherry into each!

mixing dough for almond cherry cookies

My favourite cherries to make use of

Whereas common maraschino cherries work for this recipe, I personally LOVE these cookies with Luxardo cherries, that are made cherries preserved in a wealthy syrup and truly good for cocktails, too. The flavour of those cherries is like some other and a jar of them additionally makes the proper stocking stuffer or vacation reward for cocktail lovers, too!

rolling almond cherry cookie dough balls in powdered sugar

Can I exploit a distinct flour?

Sadly no,  I can’t suggest a distinct flour for these gluten and grain-free almond cherry cookies. The almond flour provides them the proper texture and taste!

cherry almond cookies on a baking sheet topped with maraschino cherries

Is there a vegan choice?

Whereas these cookies are utterly dairy-free, I haven’t examined this recipe utilizing a vegan substitute for the egg whites. I feel flax eggs could change the feel of the cookies an excessive amount of, however let me know within the feedback should you attempt utilizing them!

platter of Italian almond cherry cookies

A simple cherry various

In the event you can’t discover luxardo or maraschino cherries, you’ll be able to sub every cherry for a ½ teaspoon of cherry jam and fill the opening, then bake as directed. They are going to nonetheless have fantastic cherry taste!

gluten-free cherry almond cookies on a platter

The way to make gluten-free cherry almond cookies

As I discussed earlier, these cookies couldn’t be simpler to make. You’ll simply want one bowl (no electrical mixer or stand mixer), and there’s no want to relax the dough!

  1. Combine the dough. Whisk collectively the flour, sugar, and lemon zest, then combine within the egg whites and almond extract. The dough may begin a bit crumbly, so combine till it’s sticky.
  2. Roll the dough balls. Roll the cookie dough into about 18 balls, then roll the dough balls right into a shallow bowl or plate of powdered sugar and place them on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
  3. Prep the cherries. Drain the cherries from the maraschino cherry juice within the jar and pat them dry with a paper towel.
  4. Prime & bake. Gently make an indent into every dough ball together with your thumb, place a cherry into the indentation, after which bake them up.
  5. Cool & get pleasure from! Pull the cookie out as soon as the dough is popping barely golden on the underside edges, cool them on the baking sheet for a couple of minutes, then switch to a wire rack. Take pleasure in!

easy almond cherry cookies on a platter

Storing & freezing suggestions

  • To retailer: merely retailer these cherry almond cookies in an airtight container for as much as 5 days at room temp.
  • To freeze: you’ll be able to both freeze the dough or freeze the baked cookies for as much as 3 months! Take a look at all of my suggestions & methods for freezing cookies here. I’d suggest re-rolling the cookies in powdered sugar after thawing the baked cookies in order that they’re good and fairly.

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I hope you’re keen on these Italian cherry almond cookies! In the event you make them you should definitely go away a remark and a ranking so I understand how you appreciated them. Take pleasure in, xo!

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Italian Cherry Almond Cookies (dairy free & gluten free!)

Italian cherry almond cookies on a platter

Prep Time 15 minutes

Prepare dinner Time 15 minutes

Complete Time 30 minutes

Serves18 cookies

Deliciously delicate Italian cherry almond cookies made with 7 easy substances for a novel cookie to carry to your vacation cookie alternate. These cherry almond cookies are gluten-free due to an almond flour base, and are bursting with taste from almond extract and maraschino cherries. Straightforward to make and assured to impress family members!

Elements

  • 2 ¼ (252g) cups almond flour
  • ¾ cup (150g) granulated sugar
  • 1 small lemon, zested
  • 2 egg whites (from 2 massive eggs)
  • ¾ teaspoon almond extract
  • ¾ cup (90g) powdered sugar
  • 18 maraschino cherries (from 11 ounce jar) or luxardo cherries, drained and patted dry

Directions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 levels F. Line a big baking sheet with parchment paper.

  • In a big bowl, whisk collectively the almond flour, sugar and lemon zest.

  • Add within the egg whites and almond extract and blend with a picket spoon or a fork till a dough kinds. It’s okay whether it is considerably crumbly. Maintain working at it till it turns into sticky. Roll into roughly 18 dough balls.

  • Add powdered sugar to a shallow bowl. Roll every dough ball in powdered sugar then place on the cookie sheet, roughly 1-inch aside.

  • Add drained cherries to a plate or slicing board and pat dry with a paper towel.

  • Use your thumb to softly make an indentation into every dough ball. The dough will probably crack a bit on the edges however that’s okay! Place a cherry into every indentation.

  • Bake for 14 to 18 minutes till the dough is simply barely golden on the underside edges. Take away from the oven and permit to chill on the pan for 10 minutes, then switch to a wire rack to complete cooling.

Recipe Notes

In the event you can’t discover cherries, you’ll be able to sub every cherry for a ½ teaspoon of cherry jam and fill the opening, then bake as directed.

Diet

Serving: 1cookieEnergy: 146calCarbohydrates: 17.9gProtein: 3.6gFats: 7.5gSaturated Fats: 0.5gFiber: 1.1gSugar: 16.7g

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