Lemon Almond Wine Cookies

Wine in your cookies!? Yes! And lemon and almond!? Yes! And the best part – other than the fact that these are easy AND delicious  – is that these lemon almond wine cookies are dairy-free, gluten-free, egg-free and soy-free!

For the holidays, you can also turn them into thumbprint cookies!

Or top or fill thumbprint versions with dairy-free lemon curd.

Like many of my recipes, this one started with a craving … this time I was craving almond cookies … perhaps with some lemon. A friend had recently shared a link to a wine cookie recipe. Say what!? Wine cookies!? They looked interesting and delicious, but I wondered … hmmm … could I make a lemon almond cookie with some wine in the batter? And, could I pull off a lemon almond wine cookie that is dairy-free, gluten-free and egg-free? I had to try, of course. It would either be a great success … or a major recipe fail (I’ve had plenty of those!).

I’m happy to report that they were a big SUCCESS!

My picky taste tester, who has NO food allergy or intolerance issues, even LOVED them!

Instead of butter or even a vegan butter, I decided to use grapeseed oil, since I also used wine (I wanted to keep the grape theme going). Also, even though I don’t have a gluten-intolerance, many of my followers and friends do, so I wanted to make these gluten-free too. I used equal amounts gluten-free flour blend and almond flour/meal. Gluten-free baking can be tricky, so I was really really happy with how these turned out! And since first developing the recipe, I have made them multiple times, for multiple occasions. No one can believe they don’t have any dairy, gluten, eggs or soy!

These lemon almond wine cookies are REALLY easy to make. Just put all of the ingredients in a bowl, and mix by hand or with an electric hand mixer.

Then drop them onto a cookie sheet (I like to use parchment paper), flatten them a little and bake for 12 minutes.

Let them cool and enjoy! They’re perfect with a cup of coffee, cappuccino, tea or even a nice glass of white wine.

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Lemon Almond Wine Cookies

Wine makes everything better, including these cookies! Free of dairy, gluten, eggs and soy but filled with deliciousness, you'll love these Lemon Almond Wine Cookies with coffee, tea ... or even a nice white wine!

Course

Dessert

Cuisine

Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, soy-free, Vegan

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

12 minutes

Servings

dozen

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup white wine (I used a pinot grigio)
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup grapeseed oil
• 1 tsp lemon zest
• 1 Tbsp lemon juice
• 1/4 tsp sea salt
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp almond extract
• 1 1/2 cups gluten-free flour (I used Bob's Red Mill Paleo baking flour)
• 1 1/2 cups almond flour/meal

Course Dessert Cuisine Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, soy-free, Vegan Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 12 minutes Servings dozen Ingredients 1/2 cup white wine (I used a pinot grigio) 3/4 cup sugar 1/3 cup grapeseed oil 1 tsp lemon zest 1 Tbsp lemon juice 1/4 tsp sea salt 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp almond extract 1 1/2 cups gluten-free flour (I used Bob's Red Mill Paleo baking flour) 1 1/2 cups almond flour/meal

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F
2. Zest a lemon
3. Juice half of a lemon
4. Mix all of the ingredients in a bowl; mix well by hand or with an electric mixer

   
5. Drop balls of the dough on a cookie sheet covered in parchment paper

   
6. Flatten the balls with 3 fingers (they flatten easily).

   
7. To turn these into thumbprint cookies, indent the middle with your thumb and fill with your favorite jam (I used my plum jam) and then bake.
8. Put in the oven; bake for 12 minutes
9. Let cool and enjoy!

   

Recipe Notes

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