Greek Almond Cookies

These Greek Almond Cookies are easy-to-melt-in-your-mouth almond flour cookies coated with crunchy, toasted sliced almonds. Plus, these are also naturally gluten-free with keto-friendly options.

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Greek dessert recipes are high in sugar, but some, like these cookies, are deliciously made with almond flour and work perfectly with any sweetener. You can enjoy Greek almond cookies with a healthier twist and add this dessert to your Greek menu with no guilt.

Ingredients and Substitutions

Find below the ingredients you need:

• Almond Flour or almond meal. Both work very well in this recipe. However, almond meal makes the cookies darker, so I prefer ultra-fine almond flour.
• Granulated Sweetener – The classic recipe calls for sugar, but healthier sugar options, like sugar-free erythritol or coconut sugar, also work. I used erythritol in this recipe.
• Egg White make sure you are using large egg whites or the dough will be dry and crumbly
• Almond Extract – If you don’t like the flavor of almond extract, feel free to use vanilla extract instead.
• Sliced Almonds – optional but it adds a delicious roasted almond flavor on top of the cookies

How To Make Greek Almond Cookies

It’s super easy to make Greek Almond cookies. They are naturally made from simple, wholesome ingredients and are easy to whip up in less than 30 minutes.

1. Before you start, preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
2. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and lightly oil the paper with cooking oil spray. Set it aside.
3. First, in a large mixing bowl, combine almond flours, sweetener and salt if used. Set it aside.
4. Next, separate the egg yolks and egg whites. You can use the egg yolks to make my keto custard.
5. Then, add the egg white to the previous bowl and stir to combine into the almond flour mixture.
6. The texture should stick together nicely.
7. Grab a tablespoon of dough and roll it between your hand to form a cookie dough ball.
8. Place the cookie dough balls onto the prepared baking tray and leave half a thumb of space between each. The cookies won’t expand in the oven, but it makes it easier to remove them from the tray if they don’t touch each other.
9. Place a few sliced almonds on top of each cookie dough ball and use the palm of your hand to press down the cookie dough ball slightly. As you press the sliced almonds, they get stuck on the cookies.
10. Bake the cookies for 15 to 20 minutes at 350°F (180°C) until golden brown on the sides and the sliced almonds are toasted on top.
11. Let the cookies cool for 10 minutes on the cookie sheet without touching the Greek almond cookies. The cookies are still soft and fragile after baking, and they need time to firm up.
12. After that time, slide a spatula or flat tool under each Greek cookie and transfer it to a wire rack.
13. Let them cool completely at room temperature before eating.

Serving

Greek almond cookies are often served with a dust of powdered sugar. However, as mentioned above, feel free to use a sugar-free version. These soft, chewy almond cookies are commonly served as a dessert or Christmas cookie with a cup of coffee or tea.

Flavor Options

You can vary the flavor of these cookies with almond extract for other flavors. The most traditional Mediterranean cuisine flavors used in almond cookies are:

• Orange Blossom Water
• Rose Water
• Lemon Extract

Storage Instructions

The cookies can be stored for up to 1 week in an airtight cookie jar placed in the fridge. After that, you can freeze the cookies in zip-lock bags or sealed containers and thaw them the day before at room temperature.

Allergy Swaps

If you have some food allergies, try the options listed below. Note that Greek Almond cookies are naturally:

• Gluten-free
• Fat-free

The other food allergies are covered below:

• Nut-Free – The recipe works with seed grounds like sesame flour or sunflower seed flour, but these are slightly bitter and turn the cookies greenish. Replace almond extract with vanilla extract and skip the sliced almonds in favor of pumpkin seeds or sesame seeds.
• Sugar-Free Keto-Friendly – Almond flour and egg white are low-carb keto-approved. To turn the cookies low-carb, use a keto-friendly sweetener like erythritol. It has zero carbs and zero sugar.
• Egg-Free Vegan – The egg whites can be replaced with nine tablespoons of aquafaba, the liquid from a can of drained chickpeas.

Frequently Asked Questions

Find below my answers to your most common questions about these Greek Almond flour cookie recipes.

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