Vegetarian cinnamon swirl cookies with coconut sugar

Vegetarian swirl cookies made from spelt shortcrust pastry with butter and honey, rolled up with cinnamon and coconut sugar and baked in slices. Vegetarian desserts, 222 kcal per three cookies.

At a glance

• Serves 12
• Prep time: 40 min
• Cooking time: 24 min
• Total time: 64 min
• Calories: 222 kcal per serving
• Protein: 3 g
• Fat: 13 g
• Carbs: 23 g

Ingredients

• 250g spelt flour
• 170g butter
• 40g honey
• 1 egg
• 70g coconut sugar
• 0.5 tsp baking powder
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 tbsp cinnamon

Method

You’ll need: oven

1. Knead the spelt flour, baking powder, salt, most of the cold butter in pieces, the honey and the egg into a shortcrust pastry. Chill it for 30 minutes.
2. Melt the remaining butter. Mix the coconut sugar and cinnamon.
3. Roll the dough out between baking paper into a 25 by 35 cm rectangle, brush it with the butter and sprinkle over the cinnamon mixture.
4. Roll the rectangle up tightly from the long side, wrap the roll and put it in the fridge for 1 hour.
5. Preheat the oven to 180 °C (160 °C fan). Cut the roll into 5 mm thick slices and place them on two baking trays lined with baking paper.
6. Bake the cookies one tray at a time at 180 °C for 10 to 12 minutes each, until the edges are golden brown, and leave them to cool on a wire rack.

Good to know

These cookies look like little cinnamon rolls but need no yeast. You roll up shortcrust pastry with cinnamon, chill the roll and cut it into slices. You can also freeze the roll and bake it fresh later.

Swaps

Butter → ghee. Spelt flour → plain flour. Cinnamon → gingerbread spice. Coconut sugar → date sugar.

Cooking tips

Cut the roll with a sharp knife while it's cold, so the swirls stay round. Turn the roll a little after each cut.

Storage

Keeps for 3 weeks in a tin; the unbaked roll keeps for 3 months in the freezer.

Allergens

Contains gluten (spelt), milk (butter) and egg; nut-free. Because of the honey, not suitable for children under 1 year.

Frequently asked questions

Can you freeze cinnamon swirl cookies?

Keeps for 3 weeks in a tin; the unbaked roll keeps for 3 months in the freezer.