Lemon Chickpea Flour Shortbread Cookies (Vegan, Grain-free)
Melt in your mouth lemon chickpea flour shortbread cookies will convince you of the joys of chickpea flour baking! They are vegan, gluten-free & grain-free.
Servings: 24 cookies
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2.5 cups chickpea flour (also called garbanzo bean flour, ceci flour, or besan)
- 1 teaspoon cardamom (see notes for options)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup natural cane sugar (see notes for options)
- 8 ounces (2 sticks) plant based butter (not tub-style vegan butter)
- 1.5 tablespoons finely grated lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the chickpea flour, cardamom, and salt.
- In another medium bowl, blend the plant butter and sugar together with an electric handheld mixer, set on low speed, until completely blended and smooth. Add the lemon zest and vanilla extract. Blend until combined.
- Add the chickpea flour mixture to the plant butter mixture. Mix on low speed until a cohesive dough forms.
- Place a long sheet of plastic wrap on countertop. Transfer dough to middle of paper and roughly shape into a 2-inch wide log. Use the wrap to further roll and compact the dough into a log. Twist the ends to tightly seal.
- Refrigerate the dough log for 1 hour (or until firm) or up to 24 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 325F (160C). Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Unwrap the dough log onto a cutting board. Slice into 24 rounds. Place the rounds 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 13 to 18 minutes until pale golden. Remove from oven and leave on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes.
- Transfer the lemon chickpea flour shortbread cookies to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Notes
Storage: Store the cookies in an airtight container at cool room temperature for up to 1 week, the refrigerator for 2 weeks, or the freezer for up to 6 months.
Sugar: An equal amount of regular granulate white sugar can be use din place of the natural cane sugar.
Cardamom Options: Cardamom accents the flavor of lemon in the cookies. However, it can be omitted, or replace with an equal amount of ground ginger.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 118kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Sodium: 93mg | Potassium: 111mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 366IU | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 1mg