Crispy Almond Flour Lace Cookies (Gluten Free)
These crispy almond flour lace cookies are equally stunning and delicious! They taste like a deep caramel and have a unique lacy texture. These cookies are popular around the holidays but they are great any time of the year!
Why You’ll Love These Cookies
- These cookies are truly one of a kind!
- Your family and friends will be amazed at the beauty of these crispy almond flour cookies.
- They are made with 4 main ingredients.
- These gluten free lace cookies have a strong caramel flavor.
- When paired with the dark chocolate drizzle, they have that signature chocolate and caramel flavor!
- These cookies are made without corn syrup, without oats, and without eggs.
- This recipe is Paleo, Grain Free, and Gluten Free.
What are Lace Cookies?
Lace cookies, commonly called Florentine cookies, are a crisp thin cookie made with finely chopped almonds. These cookies are very thin and flat and are known for their signature lacy texture. In addition, they are typically dipped in chocolate.
These cookies are very popular in Europe and especially Italy and France. They are common during Christmas and the holiday season.
How To Make
Step 1
First, preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Step 2
Add butter to a skillet over medium heat. Cook until melted.
Step 3
Once melted, add coconut sugar and coconut milk. Once sugar has dissolved, remove from heat.
Step 4
Then, whisk in almond flour to the skillet.
Step 5
Once mixed, allow batter to cool for 10 minutes in skillet.
Step 6
Use a teaspoon to scoop very small circles of dough onto lined sheet. Space out 6 inches from each other.
Step 7
Then bake for 6 to 8 minutes or until cookies are bubbly.
Step 8
Remove from oven. Allow cookies to cool on pan for 10 minutes. Then very carefully remove to a wire rack to completely cool.
Step 9
Repeat for remaining batter.
Step 10
Once cookies are all made and completely cooled, make chocolate glaze. Microwave chocolate chips and coconut oil in 30 second increments. Stop and stir between each increment until fully smooth.
Step 11
Finally, drizzle crispy almond flour cookies with chocolate. Sprinkle with sea salt if desired.
Expert Tips & Tricks
These cookies are stunning in person! Here are some tips and tricks to make the best lace cookies.
First, melt butter completely but do not burn.
Once sugar has dissolved, remove pan from heat. Then, fully whisk in almond flour.
Allow the batter to cool for 10 minutes. This allows it to become a little more set. After the 10 minutes, if the batter appears greasy or buttery, gently whisk to combine again.
Scoop batter onto baking sheet by the teaspoonful. These cookies spread A LOT! Space out cookies on parchment sheet to allow for spreading.
Cookies are done when they are bubbly and deep brown. Once they cool on the pan, they should be able to be moved to the wire rack. VERY carefully remove to the wire rack.
Allow these almond flour crispy cookies to fully cool before handling. These cookies are very fragile!
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Lace cookies are made of chopped up almonds (or almond flour), butter, granulated sugar, and either heavy cream or a dairy free alternative.
Florentine lace cookies are thin crispy cookies that are known for their lacy texture. They taste like caramel and toffee!
Yes, these cookies freeze well. I suggest placing a small piece of parchment paper between each cookie before freezing.
The topping possibilities are endless! Top with sea salt, crushed up mints, nuts or seeds.
Store these cookies in the fridge. Due to their fragile nature, they are best when chilled.
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Get the Recipe: Crispy Almond Flour Lace Cookies (Gluten Free)
Ingredients
Lace Cookies
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup coconut sugar
- 1 tbsp full fat coconut milk
- ¾ cup almond flour
Chocolate Drizzle
- ¼ cup dark chocolate chips
- 1 tsp coconut oil
- pinch sea salt, optional
Instructions
- First, preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a skillet over medium heat, add butter. Cook until melted, whisking to prevent burning.
- Once butter has melted, add coconut sugar and coconut milk to the skillet.
- Once combined and sugar has dissolved, remove from heat.
- Then, add almond flour to skillet. Whisk to combine.
- Once combined, allow batter to cool for 10 minutes to thicken.
- Use a teaspoon to form VERY small circles of dough on lined baking sheet. Keep about 6 inches of space between each circle of dough because they spread!
- Then, bake for 6 to 8 minutes, or until bubbly.
- Remove pan from oven. Allow cookies to cool for 10 minutes on pan before very carefully removing to a wire rack to finish cooling.
- Repeat this process until all cookie batter is used.
- Once cookies have cooled, make chocolate glaze.
- In a microwave safe dish, melt chocolate chips and coconut oil in 30 second increments. Stop between each increment to stir.
- Finally, drizzle melted chocolate over cookies. Garnish with sea salt if desired.
Notes
- Melt butter completely before adding in coconut sugar and coconut milk.
- Cookie batter will appear a little “buttery” or greasy once it has cooled for 10 minutes. If needed, quickly whisk together.
- Drop dough with a teaspoon. These cookies spread A TON!
- Space circles of dough at least 6 inches apart from each other.
- Bake until cookies are bubbly. Once they cool on the pan for 10 minutes, VERY carefully remove them to a wire rack using a metal spatula.
- Once on the wire rack, do NOT touch cookies until they are fully cooled. They are fragile.
- This is the canned coconut milk I used and love.
- Store cookies in the fridge for up to a week.
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16 Comments on “Crispy Almond Flour Lace Cookies (Gluten Free)”
As a rule, I don’t use/keep on hand Coconut Milk. Can another milk be substituted or is the coconut milk essential to the recipe?
Hi Melanie! I use the coconut milk for its richness and creaminess. Feel free to use heavy cream instead. Enjoy!
I’ve made these a dozen times! Here is what I have experienced:
You MUST let the butter melt and incorporate with the sugar and milk completely before adding the almond flour, the milk starts emulsifying the batter, sifting the flour makes a big difference and leaving the batter in the fridge for an hour helps them keep their shape.
I’ve used full fat goat milk and heavy whipping cream instead of coconut milk and subbed brown sugar and it worked beautifully. I’ve also tried using Labne and yogurt instead of milk which lended a tartness and creaminess to the cookies. My favorite iteration to date is adding chopped macadamia nuts and melting and drizzling w a Green & Black’s white chocolate bar. When the ratio of flour is slightly off it ruins the cookies so beware, also you MUST pop them in the fridge or they get soggy.
Thank you so much for this helpful info, Nika! I am so glad you have enjoyed these over a dozen times!
The first 2x I made these they were greasy. The flavor was there so I attempted again today. They are absolutely delicious! Here’s what I changed.
1. Browned the butter. Watch CLOSELY!
2. Definitely wait the 10 min for flour to absorb the butter. AFTER 10 min I used a paper towel to absorb any bit of water that wasn’t absorbed as this caused them not to come together.
3. Once cooled I wiped any excess butter off. They are GORGEOUS
Thank you for your patience and persistence, Jane! I am so happy these came out gorgeous for you!
Just tried the recipe. I follow it to a “t” but the cookies would not “hardened” when completely cool down. I baked them for 8 minutes. So I re-baked the cooled cookies for another 5 minutes at 350 degrees F but the cookies burnt easily. I retried using a lower temperature, at 330 degrees for another 5 minutes and that did the trick. Once cooled, the cookies became crispy (as it should be).
Please note: I am going to make the cookies again but will reduce the sugar to 1/3 cup ‘cos the recommended amount makes very sweet cookies (I use organic coconut sugar). Overall I’m very happy with the end results. Thanks for sharing the recipe. I also skip the “chocolate” part. Thanks again.
Hi Chan! Thank you for trying them and tweaking the recipe to work best for you.
Greasy mess- there was butter on top of the cookies, under the cookies, under the cooling rack when I took them off the parchment paper… I’m not a candy maker, so maybe I was surprised at all the excess butter that didn’t get baked in, And I really like butter. The flavor was OK, but this recipe is not a keeper for me.
Hi Julie! Thank you for trying them and for the feedback. I am sorry they didn’t work out for you!
Thanks for the recipe. Can you substitute the coconut sugar with xylitol or other sugar alcohols
Hi! I haven’t tried it but I imagine any granulated sweetener would work. Hope you love them!
Hi! My cookies didn’t crisp up. Can you troubleshoot why that might be? Thank you.
Hi! Did you change any ingredients or measurements? They usually crisp up the longer they cool. Maybe you didn’t bake them long enough!
Oh my goodness!!! Just made these! They are amazing and amazingly easy!!!
Thank you!
Hi Sally! I am so happy to hear that. Thank you for making them and letting me know!