raspberry jam sandwich cookies (grain free, scd diet)
these shortbread-like cookies have a hint of vanilla, and are filled with a homemade raspberry jam. i do them heart-shaped so they are appropriate for valentine's day, among other occasions.
Ingredients
Filling
- 3/4 cup raspberry jam or preferred jam (I have a very simple raspberry jam recipe on my site here)
- 1-2 tsp coconut flour in order to thicken the jam a bit, if needed)
Dough
- 2 cups almond flour I use Kirkland Signature brand
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp honey
- 3 tbsp grape seed oil
- 2 scoops collagen powder I use Great Lakes collagen
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Mix the almond flour, collagen powder, grapeseed oil, honey, vanilla extract and egg in one bowl. Combine well.
- Roll the dough into a large ball and wrap in parchment paper. Put it in the freezer for an hour or so to harden a bit, which will make the dough easier to roll out.
- If the jam needs to be thickened, mix in 1 tsp or 2 tsp of coconut flour – start with a 1/2 tsp and add more if needed, after combining well.
- Once the dough is cold, remove one ball of dough from the freezer and roll it out – place a piece of parchment paper on top of the dough as well as underneath the dough to facilitate rolling it out without sticking.
- Once the dough is rolled out, remove the top layer of parchment paper, and begin cutting out heart shapes with a cookie cutter, or else, you can make these into circular sandwich cookies using a tablespoon, and flattening each cookie with the palm of your hand.
- Cut out heart shaped cookies, and place them on to a parchment paper-lined baking tray. Once you have the bottom cookie, begin adding a dollop of jam to each cookie and then proceed to roll out more dough, as needed, for the top cookie. Repeat this process until all the dough is done.
- For the larger heart shaped cookies, you can make a larger heart-shaped cookie using a knife, if your cookie cutters are not large enough. From there, place the bottom cookie onto the baking tray once again, and cover it in jam, leaving a small edge around the heart. Add a smaller-sized heart-shaped cookie to the middle.
- Bake the cookies in a preheated oven at 350 for 10-13 minutes, depending on the size of your cookies. Just keep an eye around 10 minutes to avoid getting them overly brown. Allow to cool, and store in the fridge or freezer.