Soft Coconut Flour Sugar Cookies: Dairy-Free & Gluten-Free

Simple, soft, and fun to make. These coconut flour sugar cookies are a tasty treat for any occasion! A soft coconut flour cookie recipe that’s based around real-food ingredients means they’re perfect for kids! Being that this gluten-free sugar cookie recipe uses primarily honey as a sweetener and is a great addition to a Holiday party or midafternoon gathering. Likewise, top with your favorite dairy-free sugar cookie icing and you’re good to go!

This is exactly why you’ll love these soft, coconut flour sugar cookies!

• Easy to make
• Minimal processed sugars
• Perfect for any gathering
• They won’t leave you bloated or with that “full” feeling
• Soft and comforting

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Are The Coconut Flour Sugar Cookies Sweet?

Because the soft coconut flour sugar cookies use primarily honey, they’re not overly sweet. I personally enjoy this as they’re great for smaller kids!

However, if you want to sweeten them up a bit you can:

• dust the top with extra cane sugar
• top them with a royal icing
• top them with dairy-free sugar cookie icing (below)

Though traditionally sugar cookies are overly sweet, these coconut flour sugar cookies are soft, tasty, and comforting- without overkill on the sweet factor.

Do The Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies Hold Together?

Yes! You do need to let the batter sit for a few minutes to allow the coconut flour to absorb the liquid but after that, they firm up nicely.

Keep in mind that when rolling them out, try not to make them too thin or the smush up when getting them onto the cookie sheet. instead, roll the dough to 1/4 inch thick or slightly more.

Once baked, the cookies are soft, slightly dense, and hold together perfectly.

Icing The Coconut Flour Sugar Cookies

Now, to be honest, icing isn’t really my thing. As a busy mom, I don’t have time to make the sugar cookies look like little trains with different colors or whatnot. If you want to ice your soft coconut flour sugar cookies traditionally, you’ll want to make royal icing and color it.

Royal icing is still dairy-free and gluten-free but it is LOADED with sugar. In contrast, you’ll notice that this gluten-free sugar cookie recipe is actually not that sugar dense. Sweet but not sugar-based. Likewise, I also do my best to use natural sugars (honey and maple syrup) when I can. Thus, royal icing is not something I would use.

However, there is another option!

I’ve been whipping up a super speedy, dairy-free icing recipe that I find is working really well. I love it because:

• there are only three ingredients (color aside)
• it hardens just like “normal” icing
• slightly less sugar dense

Dairy-Free Sugar Cookie Icing Recipe

If you want to “fancy-up” the gluten-free sugar cookie recipe and give it some icing, this dairy-free sugar cookie icing recipe is perfect. It’s made from coconut milk powder which is a great healthy fat. Thus, it’s dairy-free, gluten-free, and vegan. 

Nevertheless, some coconut milk powders contain sugar so take a peek at the back of the ingredients! I personally use one without added sugar.

For the sugar cookie icing simply whisk together:

• 5 tbs coconut milk powder
• 2 tbs coconut oil (measured solid and then melted)
• 2 tbs cane sugar

First, heat the coconut oil and ensure there are no clumps in the coconut milk powder. Then, mix together all the ingredients until ultra-smooth. Finally, place the sugar cookie icing into a plastic bag, cut the corner, and pipe it on!

Such a simple alternative to anything fancy and much, MUCH, healthier.

Color Options For The Sugar Cookie Icing

Again, I’m not overly fancy when it comes to decorating cakes, cookies, or cupcakes! But one thing is for sure, I do my best not the negative effects of food dyes to use traditional coloring options (read more about ). If I want to color the sugar cookie icing I use:

• a tiny bit of beet powder (it makes everything pink)
• crushed EnergyBits tablets (a light green, use code mamabear to save some money and learn more about why these tabs are a staple in my diet!)
• Blue spirulina powder

Regarding this, I find that you only need a tiny bit of the powders (1/4 teaspoon ish) to get a nice light color. But again, use what you’re comfortable with!

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Soft Coconut Flour Cinnamon Sugar Cookies

A healthy sugar cookie recipe perfect for any occasion! These soft, gluten-free sugar cookies can be dusted with cinnamon sugar or frosted with dairy-free sugar cookie frosting!

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 12 minutes

Total Time 55 minutes

Servings 14 Cookies Depending On Cutter Size

Calories 79 kcal

Author Fit as a Mama Bear

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup coconut flour
• 1/4 cup oat flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cinnamon optional, plus more for topping
• 2 tablespoons cane sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3 tablespoons coconut oil measured solid
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons raw honey
• Topping
• 2 packs stevia or 1 tablespoon cane sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

1. In a large bowl combine the first five ingredients. Mix well and ensure there are no clumps from the coconut flour.

2. Melt the coconut oil and whisk together the remaining four ingredients.

3. Pour wet into dry and mix until everything is combined. Let sit in the bowl for 5-7 minutes. Coconut oil absorbs moisture so this will thicken the batter.

4. Lay a piece of saran wrap on the counter and place dough into the center. Wrap into a ball and place in the freezer for twenty to thirty minutes.

5. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

6. Remove the dough from the freezer and place the ball between two pieces of parchment paper.
7. Roll until dough is about 1/4 inch or slightly more thick.

8. With a cookie cutter, cut the dough into desired shapes and use a silicone spatula to lay on a baking pan on parchment paper. Roll, cut, and repeat until all the dough is used.

9. In a small bowl combine the stevia and cinnamon. Dust the cookies with the topping (you can also sift through a fine mesh strainer for this).

10. Cook in the oven for 8 minutes, flip the pan and cook for another five. Remove from the oven, and let cool on the pan for thirty minutes. This helps them firm up so don't try to move them too early!

11. Enjoy them as is or top them with dairy-free, sugar cookie frosting! Store in the fridge.

Recipe Notes

Note: you want the dough to be thicker as it's easier to make molds this way. You also need to move fast so it doesn't completely thaw.

Makes 14 cookies depending on molds.

Nutrition breakdown is without sugar cookie icing.

Nutrition Facts

Soft Coconut Flour Cinnamon Sugar Cookies

Amount Per Serving

Calories 79 Calories from Fat 36

% Daily Value*

Fat 4g6%

Saturated Fat 3g19%

Cholesterol 23mg8%

Sodium 19mg1%

Potassium 31mg1%

Carbohydrates 8g3%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 5g6%

Protein 2g4%

Vitamin A 34IU1%

Calcium 14mg1%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Other Gluten-Free Dessert Recipes You’ll Love

• Almond flour sugar cookies
• Gluten-free hazelnut sugar cookies
• Chocolate peppermint fudge

If you’re looking for a healthy, filling alternative to traditional sugar cookies, these thick, gluten-free Cinnamon Sugar Cookies are the way to go! Being that they’re healthy, contain mostly natural sugars, and can be made into cute shapes they’re perfect for Christmas or just for snacking! Likewise, when topped with sugar cookie icing they make a rather perfect indulgence.