Give Your Holiday Cookies a Twist With Tangy Grapefruit


These gluten-free treats use garbanzo bean flour, applesauce and potato starch.

Serve them with some hot buttered cider or peppermint hot cocoa!



What You Need

2/3 cup Earth Balance Vegan Butter Sticks at room temperature
1/4 cup sugar
Egg substitute for 2 large eggs
3 tbsp. chunky applesauce
2 tbsp. freshly-squeezed grapefruit juice
2 tbsp. grapefruit zest
1 1/2 tsp. gluten-free almond extract
1 1/4 cups potato starch
1 1/4 cup garbanzo bean flour
1 cup tapioca flour
2 tbsp. ground flax seeds
1 tsp. sea salt
3/4 tsp. xanthan gum
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. cinnamon

How to Make It

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large mixing bowl, combine Earth Balance Vegan Butter Sticks and sugar until fluffy.  Add in egg substitute, applesauce, grapefruit juice, peel and vanilla extract.

In a separate bowl, add remaining ingredients and mix to combine.  Add to wet mixture; mix until smooth, approximately 2 minutes. Using your hands, form batter into golf ball-sized shapes. Place on a baking sheet and then into the oven.

Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven; set aside to cool before serving. Makes 24 cookies.

Have you tried this recipe? How did it turn out? Let us know in the comments section below!

Amie Valpone, Food Blogger

The gal behind The Healthy Apple, Amie Valpone, HHC, AADP is a Manhattan-based culinary marketing consultant specializing in gluten-free "clean" eating. Amie is also a culinary nutritionist, spending time with clients as a Food Allergy Concierge and Pantry Stylist in the big apple of Manhattan, and publisher of the all-new gluten-free online magazine, Easyeats.com.
 

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