Vegan orange and almond cookies with spelt

Vegan orange and almond cookies made with spelt flour, ground almonds, coconut oil and maple syrup, with plenty of orange zest. A crumbly snack for the cookie tin, 192 kcal per three cookies.

At a glance

• Serves 12
• Prep time: 80 min
• Cooking time: 12 min
• Total time: 92 min
• Calories: 192 kcal per serving
• Protein: 4 g
• Fat: 12 g
• Carbs: 19 g

Ingredients

• 200g spelt flour
• 100g ground almonds
• 90g coconut oil
• 70ml maple syrup
• 1 unwaxed orange
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 pinch of salt

Method

You’ll need: oven · baking tray · knife · grater

1. Finely grate the zest of the orange and squeeze out 2 tbsp of juice.
2. Stir the room-temperature coconut oil with the maple syrup, vanilla extract, orange zest and orange juice.
3. Knead in the spelt flour, ground almonds and salt, shape the dough into two logs 4 cm in diameter and wrap them in baking paper. Chill for 60 minutes.
4. Cut the logs into 5 mm slices and place them, a little apart, on a baking tray lined with baking paper.
5. Bake the cookies in an oven preheated to 175 °C (155 °C fan) for 10 to 12 minutes, until the edges are lightly browned.
6. Leave them to firm up on the tray for 5 minutes, then cool on a wire rack.

Good to know

These cookies taste of orange zest and toasted almonds and need no butter or egg. You can make the dough logs days ahead and slice them fresh.

Swaps

Orange → lemon (fresher). Almonds → hazelnuts. Coconut oil → butter (no longer vegan; contains milk). Spelt flour → plain flour.

Cooking tips

Roll the dough logs every now and then while they chill so they stay round. The cookies are still soft while warm and turn crumbly as they cool.

Storage

Keeps for 3 weeks in a cookie tin; the dough logs keep for 5 days in the fridge.

Allergens

Contains gluten (spelt) and almonds (tree nuts); no milk or egg, suitable for children.

Frequently asked questions

How long do orange and almond cookies keep in the fridge?

Keeps for 3 weeks in a cookie tin; the dough logs keep for 5 days in the fridge.

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