These easy gluten-free vegan cookies come collectively in minutes and are embellished with the pleasant earthy flavors of pine nuts and sage. A particular must-try for those who get pleasure from pine nut recipes.
I have a tendency to make use of this recipe “base” for lots of my cookies, principally as a consequence of its simplicity and ease of creating, and in addition as a result of it fits fairly quite a lot of diets (it is oil-free, refined sugar-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free, you get the thought…).
Principally I like this combine as a result of it makes use of only one easy gf flour — rice. It may be white rice or brown rice flour, no matter you like. Each work right here simply advantageous. And no want for fancy or sophisticated gluten-free mixes…
On the subject of pine nut recipes I usually love to pair pine nuts and rosemary collectively, however on this one I paired them with a little bit of contemporary sage from my backyard as a substitute as a result of that is what I had available.
I discover the nice and cozy, candy, and earthy taste of pine nuts to go exceptionally effectively with savory herbs in desserts. And a touch of sage works a deal with right here so as to add a fragile and fragrant observe to the cookies.
If rosemary is extra accessible to you, be happy to make use of a little bit of contemporary rosemary as a substitute.
The quantity of herb you wish to use actually is determined by your style. If you’d like it to be pretty delicate, hold it on the low finish. If you happen to love the flavour, add tons extra subsequent time to your liking.
It is a small batch recipe, really easy to make a couple of instances as wanted till you tweak it excellent to your style 🙂
Pine Nut and Sage Cookies
A easy gluten-free vegan cookie embellished with the pleasant earthy flavors of pine nuts and sage.
- Prep Time: quarter-hour
- Cook dinner Time: 9 minutes
- Complete Time: 24 minutes
- Yield: 6 cookies
- Class: cookies
- Methodology: baked
- Delicacies: gluten-free, dessert
- Weight-reduction plan: Vegan
Directions
- Pre-heat oven to 350F. Line a small cookie sheet with parchment paper. Put aside.
- Place pine nuts for coating onto a small shallow bowl or plate, spreading them into a skinny layer. Put aside.
- Course of all cookie base elements in a small meals processor till the combination begins to type a ball.* Take away this ball from the processor and form into a big ball of dough together with your arms.
- Divide this ball into 6 smaller balls of dough. Roll every one first right into a small ball. Place certainly one of these small balls onto the dish with the pine nuts and press right down to flatten the ball and embed some pine nuts onto the underside of the cookie ball. Flip it and press the opposite facet into the pine nuts as effectively — you may have to press the dough into the pine nuts very calmly as you go to make the nuts stick (observe: for those who press too arduous you, the form of your cookie can grow to be distorted). Place the crusted cookie on the ready baking tray. Repeat with the remaining cookies.
- Bake in a pre-heated oven for approx. 9 minutes. or till the pine nuts start to look golden. Take away from the oven and place on a cooking rack to chill off slightly. Take pleasure in!
- Optionally available: you’ll be able to calmly mud these with some powdered coconut milk previous to serving.
Notes
*The feel of the dough may be totally different relying on the almond butter used. For instance typically you would possibly get a batch that’s extra “oily” different instances one which’s extra dry + manufacturers differ, and many others. The dough must be comfortable and pliable and be capable to simply stick collectively and type a ball. But when the combination feels too sticky to deal with at this level, add a bit extra flour (1 teaspoon at a time) and course of once more to include; if too dry, add a bit extra maple syrup or almond butter and course of once more till the feel is excellent.
