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These Christmas Light Sugar Cookies are gorgeous and are such a fun to mix it up from your traditional sugar cookies!

They’re gluten free, refined sugar free, dye free, and with a dairy free option, too! They’re soft, sweet, and so much fun!

Aren’t they just show stopping?!

And they’re easier than you’d think

I’ll be honest; before these cookies I never knew the difference between regular frosting and royal icing.. If you were unaware too, royal icing is perfect for dipping the cookie in, like in these cookies, or my Marbled Christmas Tree Cookies

Once I learned I didn’t have to actually use a knife to try and carefully spread the icing on, the process was SO much smoother!

Why You’ll Love These Christmas Light Sugar Cookies

They’re gluten free, refined sugar free, and use artificial dye-free toppings
The kids will LOVE helping you make these
The cookies themselves are incredibly soft
They are sure to be a show stopper at your Christmas gatherings!

Serves: 12

Ingredients

1/4 cup Butter, Unsalted, Or vegan butter
2 Tbsp Coconut Oil, Softened
6 Tbsp Coconut Sugar, Or granular sugar of choice*
1 whole Egg
1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
1/4 tsp Almond Extract
1 cup Almond Flour, +2 tbsp
1/4 cup Coconut Flour
1/4 tsp Baking Soda
1 cup Powdered Monkfruit Sweetener – Lakanto, Or organic powdered suagr
2 – 3 Tbsp Milk
1/4 cup Chocolate Gems – Unreal

Process

Whip butter, coconut oil , and sugar together
Add egg and extracts and whip again
Add remaining ingredient
Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate 30min
Dust a surface with coconut flour, roll out dough, and use circle cookie cutter to cut out cookies
Lined on parchment paper lined baking sheet and freeze for a few minutes if your dough has warmed
Bake at 325 for 12-13 min
Make icing by combining powdered sugar and milk together until drippy. Add more milk as needed
Let cool completely, dip in Royal icing, allow icing the harden, then use melted chocolate as the string of lights
Cut dye free chocolate gems in half* and place on your string
Enjoy!

Variations for Dietary Preferences

Butter– if dairy free you can sub this foe vegan butter or coconut oil
Sweetener – You can use coconut sugar or organic cane sugar in place of the sugar free sweetener in the cookies
Egg – I have not tried for certain, but a flax egg should hold up well in this recipe
Almond flour – unfortunately, almond flour holds moisture much differently than other flours. I don’t believe substituting another flour would work well here.

Notes

I used unreal snacks and yum earth brand dye free chocolate gems

Christmas Light Sugar Cookies

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Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 12

Servings:

Ingredients

Cookie Base

1/4 cup Butter Unsalted, Or vegan butter
2 Tbsp Coconut Oil Softened
6 Tbsp Coconut Sugar Or granular sugar of choice*
1 whole Egg
1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
1/4 tsp Almond Extract
1 cup Almond Flour +2 tbsp
1/4 cup Coconut Flour
1/4 tsp Baking Soda

Icing

1 cup Powdered Monkfruit Sweetener – Lakanto Or organic powdered suagr
2 – 3 Tbsp Milk
1/4 cup Chocolate Gems – Unreal

Instructions

Whip butter, coconut oil , and sugar together
Add egg and extracts and whip again
Add remaining ingredient
Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate 30min
Dust a surface with coconut flour, roll out dough, and use circle cookie cutter to cut out cookies
Lined on parchment paper lined baking sheet and freeze for a few minutes if your dough has warmed
Bake at 325 for 12-13 min
Make icing by combining powdered sugar and milk together until drippy. Add more milk as needed
Let cool completely, dip in Royal icing, allow icing the harden, then use melted chocolate as the string of lights
Cut dye free chocolate gems in half* and place on your string
Enjoy!