Healthy Thumbprint Cookies

While the saying “a cookie a day keeps the doctor away” is certainly cute and dear to my heart, I don’t actually think it’s true. At least not those oh so divine cookies that are loaded with butter, refined sugars, and processed flour. Nothing wrong with those cookies, but I want a cookie I can enjoy every single day guilt-free. Enter in these thick and chewy Almond Butter Healthy Thumbprint Cookies.

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Healthy Thumbprint Cookies With No Refined-Sugar

This is a small batch recipe that will make approximately a dozen cookies. The perfect amount to enjoy on a weekly basis. The best part, they’re dairy-free, gluten-free, and refined sugar-free. Whoop whoop!

First, using coconut sugar and a touch of sea salt, each cookie is just sweet enough to hit that afternoon sugar craving without getting that dreaded processed sugar crash afterward. Next, a mix of almond flour and instant whole-grain oats will fill you up and give you a sustainable energy boost.

Almond Butter Filling

Last, but not least, what every thumbprint cookie needs is a fun and delicious filling. Most thumbprint cookies use jam or jelly. I decided to go a little bit more of a healthy direction and used PB&Me powdered almond butter.

It’s a low-calorie and high-protein nut butter alternative that mixes like a dream. All you have to do is add water to the powder, stir, and BAM…delicious and healthy almond butter.

A teaspoon of prepared almond butter into each thumbprint cookie and you’ve got yourself the thickest and yummiest Healthy Thumbprint Cookies. Go make these and report back with how tasty they are!

If you want another healthy treat idea, head over to my Strawberry Lemon Protein Bites recipe.

Healthy Thumbprint Cookies

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• Author: Katie Stymiest
• Total Time: 22 Min
• Yield: 1 dozen 1x

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Thick and chewy healthy almond butter thumbprint cookies that are naturally gluten-free, dairy-free, and refined sugar-free. A must-bake to kick that afternoon sugar craving.

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Ingredients

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Healthy Thumbprint Cookies

• 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
• 1/2 cup coconut sugar *can sub cane sugar
• 1 large egg, room temperature *can sub flax egg
• 1 cup instant whole-grain oats
• 1 cup almond flour
• 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 4 tablespoons powdered almond butter ***
• 4 tablespoons water

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Instructions

Healthy Thumbprint Cookies

1. Preheat the oven to 350ºF and parchment line a cookie sheet.
2. In the medium mixing bowl, combine the melted coconut oil and coconut sugar and stir until fully combined.
3. Add in the egg and mix until fully combined and smooth.
4. Stir in the oats, almond flour, and sea salt and combine until a dough forms. Set aside.
5. In the small mixing bowl, combine the powdered almond butter and water and mix until smooth and creamy.
6. With a 1 ½ tbsp. cookie scoop, scoop the dough into balls and place on the parchment-lined cookie sheet.
7. With the back of a teaspoon measuring spoon or your thumb, gently press down in the middle of each cookie dough ball to form a small indent.
8. Fill each indent with approximately 1 teaspoon of prepared almond butter.
9. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are lightly golden brown.
10. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes on the tray. Then, move to a cooling rack to fully cool. Enjoy!
11. Store leftover cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.

Equipment

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Notes

You can swap out the powdered almond butter and water for jarred nut butter or even jam.

• Prep Time: 10 Min
• Cook Time: 12 Min
• Category: Cookies
• Method: Baking
• Cuisine: American

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1 Cookie
• Calories: 137
• Sugar: 8 Grams
• Sodium: 152 Miligrams
• Fat: 5 Grams
• Saturated Fat: 1 Gram
• Unsaturated Fat: 0 Grams
• Trans Fat: O Grams
• Carbohydrates: 9 Grams
• Fiber: 0 Grams
• Protein: 4 Grams
• Cholesterol: 95 Miligrams