Paleo Halloween Cookies (Gluten Free, Grain Free, Refined Sugar Free)

These paleo Halloween cookies are almost too cute to handle. Tender and soft with a paleo buttercream-style frosting, these paleo Halloween cookies are a must for this holiday! Whether you cut them into pumpkins, ghosts, or bats (or maybe zombies, anyone?), these paleo Halloween cookies are a healthier way to enjoy the classic holiday treat. No tricks here!

Prep: 30

Cook: 7

Total: 37

Yield:12 cookies

Ingredients

Paleo Halloween Cookies

¾ cup tapioca starch
1 ½ cup almond flour
⅓ cup coconut sugar
⅓ cup palm shortening
½ teaspoon baking powder
Salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg

Buttercream Frosting

½ cup palm shortening
⅓ cup honey
2 tablespoons arrowroot powder
½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Equipment Needed

Instructions

Preheat oven to 315º F.
In the bowl of a food processor, add coconut sugar. Process until fine, then add remaining ingredients. Pulse until well-combined.
Turn out on a parchment-paper-lined countertop and cover with another sheet of parchment. Roll out until about 1/4" thick and cut into desired shapes and place on parchment-lined cookie sheet. Chill 15 minutes in the refrigerator.
Bake for about 7-9 minutes, or until edges are barely beginning to set. Thinner cookies will only need 5 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool on cookie sheet.
Make the frosting. In the bowl of a food processor, add all ingredients and pulse until well combined. Add natural food colorings as desired and frost fully cooled cookies using a butter knife or offset spatula. Best fresh or within a day, but will keep in an airtight container for several days.

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