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These lemon poppy seed cookies are deliciously soft and tart with a touch of lemony sweetness. Made with all natural, healthy ingredients, it’s like biting into the ultimate refreshing summer-time cookie!

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If you're ready for warm weather like I am, you're going to love these Lemon Poppy Seed Cookies. These cookies are melt-in-your-mouth delicious. With a slight tartness from the lemons and a little natural sweetness from the coconut sugar, they will rock your summer-loving world. Made paleo, gluten-free, vegan, dairy-free, and absolutely delicious!

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what you need to make lemon poppy seed cookies

These cookies scream spring-time! With the fresh lemon & poppy seeds they may be my favorite fruity treat. They can be made vegan or non-vegan depending on personal preference. I've tried them both ways so I can vouch, you can't go wrong.

Here's what you need:

coconut oil
coconut sugar
vanilla extract
1 flax egg (you can substitute a real egg to make these non-vegan cookies)
fresh lemon juice
almond flour
baking soda
lemon zest
poppy seeds

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how to make these spring-filled cookies

You make these cookies just like any old cookie. However, here are a couple tips to ensure your cookies are perfect every time!

Fresh lemon juice & zest. I think it goes without saying that fresh is best. You just can't beat the flavor of natural lemon juice. Of course, in a pinch you use bottled lemon juice for this recipe. If so, I would start off with a smaller amount and taste the batter as you go to make sure it isn't too strong.
Pat down your cookies. Because these cookies are made vegan and with wholesome ingredients, they don't spread as much in the oven like your traditional cookie. This isn't a bad thing, however, to combat this I like to pat down my cookie dough so it looks more like the ready-to-bake Toll-House cookie dough you find in the store.
The coconut butter icing. I'm not going to lie, this is my favorite part. Don't skimp on the icing. The lemon poppy seed flavor aligns so well with a sweet icing on top. If you don't have coconut butter, a simple powdered sugar icing will work perfectly as well. Simply whisk together about 1 cup powdered sugar with ½ tablespoon nut milk until well combined. Add a touch more nut milk if you prefer your icing to be more of a 'glaze'.

Side view photo of five Paleo Lemon Poppy Seed Cookies stacked on parchment paper on a wooden tray.

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Paleo Lemon Poppy Seed Cookies with Coconut Butter Glaze

Author: Ansley Beutler
Total Time: 20 minutes
Yield: 12 Cookies 1x

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Description

Ingredients

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For the Cookie

¼ cup coconut oil (melted and cooled)
⅓ cup coconut sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 Tbsp ground flax meal + 2 Tbs water (sub egg if not vegan)
¼ cup lemon juice (from large lemon)
2 cup almond flour
¼ tsp baking soda
2 Tbsp lemon zest
1 Tbsp poppy seeds
dash of sea salt

For the Glaze

⅓ cup coconut butter

Instructions

Preheat to 350 F
In a large bowl, mix the coconut oil, coconut sugar, vanilla, and lemon juice until well mixed. Stir in the flax egg and set aside
In a separate bowl, whisk together almond flour, baking soda, lemon zest, poppy seeds, and sea salt
Fold in the flour mixture into the bowl with the coconut oil until flour is thoroughly mixed in
Scoop dough into golf-ball sized balls of dough onto a greased sheet. Press down on the top of the ball of dough to make a disk-like shape
Bake for 9-11 minutes until golden
Once cooled, melt coconut butter either by placing glass jar in a pot and heating on low heat or microwaving the coconut butter in a bowl with a touch of coconut oil and drizzle over cookies
Enjoy immediately or store in an air-tight container for up to 1 week

Prep Time: 10
Cook Time: 10
Category: Cookies
Method: Bake
Cuisine: American

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories: 94
Fat: 7
Carbohydrates: 8
Protein: 1

Keywords: Lemon Poppy Seed Cookies, Paleo Cookies. Healthy Cookies, Gluten-free

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