Berry Thumbprint Cookies

A healthy twist on a classic cookie can be part of a nutritious diet plan on special days. My paleo Berry Thumbprint Cookies are grain-free, dairy-free and sugar-free, yet delicious and satisfying. Using healthy fats like ghee or grass-fed butter help digestion, brain health and keep you feeling nourished. Chia seed berry jam is a healthy alternative and help keep your blood sugar levels stable.

Makes 20 cookies

Ingredients

• 1/2 c. berry jam- Try out my Raspberry Chia Jam.

• 1 container Kite Hill almond milk plain cream cheese, Forager cashew based cream cheese or regular, full-fat for non-dairy free.

• ½ c. plus 2 T. powdered erythritol, monk fruit or stevia

• 2 eggs

• 2 ¼ c. almond flour

• ¼ c. unsweetened shredded coconut (optional)

• ¼ c. ghee or grass-fed butter (for dairy option)

• 1 t. vanilla extract

  Directions

• Preheat the oven to 350.

• Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

  Cream Cheese filling:

• Mix 4 oz. cream cheese, 2 T. powdered sweetener, ½ t. vanilla and 1 egg in a bowl with hand-held beaters.  

• Beat until smooth.  

• Set aside.
  Cookie dough:

• In a bowl, using a hand-held mixer or stand-up mixer, mix butter, 1 oz. cream cheese and ½ c. powdered sweetener until creamy.  

• Add in remaining vanilla and egg.  

• Add in almond flour and coconut.

• Make approximately 20 (2”) balls and place on your cookie sheet. 

• Using your thumb, make an indentation in the center of the ball creating a well.  

• You may have to shape the well and the walls of the well to keep round.

• Place a small dollop of the cream cheese filling inside each well.  

• Then a smaller dollop of the jam on top. 

• Bake for 15-18 minutes.

• Let cool completely.