Apple Almond Cookies (No-Butter!)

Apple Almond Cookies are crumbly and delicious sweets, prepared with a butter-free dough made with flour, almonds and soft wheat, seed oil, sugar, baking powder, lemon zest and diced apples.

Soft and fragrant, they are perfect for breakfast or as a snack for a healthy and wholesome break, but they are also excellent to bring to the table at the end of a meal or for Sunday brunch with the family.

How to Make Apple Almond Cookies

Step 1

Step 1

To prepare the apple and almond cookies, first collect the soft wheat flour and the almond flour in a bowl.

To prepare the apple and almond cookies, first collect the soft wheat flour and the almond flour in a bowl.

Step 2

Step 2

Mix the powders with a spoon, then flavor with the grated lemon zest and sweeten with granulated sugar.

Mix the powders with a spoon, then flavor with the grated lemon zest and sweeten with granulated sugar.

Step 3

Step 3

Add the baking powder.

Add the baking powder.

Step 4

Step 4

Mix briefly.

Mix briefly.

Step 5

Step 5

Break the egg in the center.

Break the egg in the center.

Step 6

Step 6

Pour the sunflower seed oil.

Pour the sunflower seed oil.

Step 7

Step 7

Mix the ingredients with a fork.

Mix the ingredients with a fork.

Step 8

Step 8

Add the apples, peeled and diced.

Add the apples, peeled and diced.

Step 9

Step 9

Continue kneading until you obtain a soft and homogeneous mixture.

Continue kneading until you obtain a soft and homogeneous mixture.

Step 10

Step 10

Then take small portions of dough and shape them with your hands into balls the size of a walnut.

Then take small portions of dough and shape them with your hands into balls the size of a walnut.

Step 11

Step 11

Arrange the sweets on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C (350°F) for 20-25 minutes. Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool completely on a wire rack.

Arrange the sweets on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C (350°F) for 20-25 minutes. Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool completely on a wire rack.

Step 12

Step 12

Once cooled, dust the pastries with a light layer of powdered sugar, then transfer them to a tray, bring to the table and serve.

Once cooled, dust the pastries with a light layer of powdered sugar, then transfer them to a tray, bring to the table and serve.

Storage Instructions

If you have any leftovers, the apple almond cookies can be stored at room temperature, tightly closed in a tin, for up to 2-3 days.