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Easy, healthy, vegan coconut flour snickerdoodles ! These cookies are naturally Paleo, nut-free, grain-free and gluten-free, too.
Table of Contents
- Egg-Free Coconut Flour Snickerdoodles
- Healthy Features of Coconut Flour Snickerdoodles
- Ingredients for Vegan Coconut Flour Snickerdoodles
- How to Make the Cookies
- Mix the 1-Bowl Batter
- Scoop & Sprinkle
- Bake the Cookies Until Golden Brown
- More Delicious Coconut Flour Recipes to Try:
- Coconut Flour Snickerdoodles {Vegan, Nut-Free} Recipe
Egg-Free Coconut Flour Snickerdoodles
I love everything about snickerdoodles, including the name, the cinnamon sugar topping, and especially their old-fashioned, comfort food appeal.
My mother made them often, using the recipe from the Fannie Farmer Baking Book; I made the same recipe for many years, too. No matter the occasion or setting I chose to share them, they were gobbled up in short order.
No one should miss out on the goodness of snickerdoodles, so I am elated to share a recipe that almost everyone can savor: Coconut Flour Snickerdoodles (made without eggs!).
I shared a recipe for coconut flour snickerdoodles here on PowerHungry many moons ago, made with eggs. Making an egg-free version may sound straightforward, and with other flours it can be. But egg-free coconut flour baking? Oy vey. I have made more disastrous experiments than I can count.
But (whoohoo!), I am finally figuring it out (I love logic problems). Much as I love eating the results, the most exciting part is sharing the recipes with all of you.
Healthy Features of Coconut Flour Snickerdoodles
So, time to share these snickerdoodles (which passed both the husband and child taste tests with enthusiastic thumbs up!). They are:
- Vegan
- Paleo
- Grain-Free
- Gluten-Free
- Nut- and Seed-Free
- Fast & Easy to Make
- DELICIOUS!!!
The dough is very similar to my Chocolate Coconut Flour Cookies from last week. Flaxseed meal (combine with water) is used as a binder, and then all of the remaining ingredients are stirred together (no mixers needed) in one bowl.
Ingredients for Vegan Coconut Flour Snickerdoodles
The exact amounts of each ingredient are indicated in the recipe card at the end of the post. Toggle between US Customary (volume) and Metric (weights) for preferred measurement option.
- flaxseed meal
- coconut flour
- tapioca flour
- coconut sugar
- ground cinnamon
- baking powder
- salt
- vegetable oil (I used avocado oil)
- vanilla extract
How to Make the Cookies
Note that the complete directions are also in the recipe card below.
Mix the 1-Bowl Batter
The mixture will look loose (more like a batter) when first stirred; let it sit for 1 to 3 minutes and it will thicken into what looks like a traditional cookie dough.
Scoop & Sprinkle
The dough is too soft to shape into balls and roll in cinnamon sugar, as you would do with a traditional snickerdoodle recipe. But that makes the cookies all the faster and easier to prepare: simply scoop the dough onto a lined cookie sheet and sprinkle the tops with a combination of coconut sugar and cinnamon.
Bake the Cookies Until Golden Brown
Approximately 14 minutes later, you’ll have a dozen of these golden-brown beauties:
The texture of the cookies is tender and cake-like, with lightly crisped edges. The natural flavor and sweetness of the coconut flour enhances the fragrances of cinnamon and vanilla–a perfect anytime treat you can feel good about!
This recipe isn’t limited to snickerdoodles. Think of all of the delicious variations you can create by changing the spices and flavorings of the recipe, or adding some tasty stir-in. I am already scheming…
Until then, happy baking, friends, and don’t forget to let me know if you give this recipe a try!
Happy baking!
More Delicious Coconut Flour Recipes to Try:
- 4-Ingredient Coconut Flour Bread
- 3-Ingredient Chocolate Date Truffles {nut-free}
- Vegan Coconut Flour Pumpkin Muffins
- Oat and Coconut Flour Scones
Coconut Flour Snickerdoodles {Vegan, Nut-Free}
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon 6.5 g flaxseed meal
- 1/4 cup 28 g coconut flour (do not pack it; lightly spoon to measure)
- 1/4 cup 30 g tapioca flour
- 1/4 cup 36 g coconut sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 2 tablespoons 30 mL vegetable oil (I used avocado oil)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- TOPPING:
- 2 teaspoons 6 g coconut palm sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F (180C). Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- In a cup, combine the water and flaxseed meal. Let stand for 5 minutes to thicken.
- In a small bowl, whisk the coconut flour, tapioca starch, coconut sugar, cinnamon, baking powder and salt, breaking up any and all lumps.
- Add the flax mixture, oil and vanilla to coconut flour mixture, stirring until blended. Let stand for 2 to 3 minutes, allowing the coconut flour to absorb the liquid.
- Using a small cookie scoop or tablespoon, scoop 12 mounds of dough onto the prepared cookie sheet, spacing 2 inches apart.
- Topping: In a small cup,
- Bake in the preheated oven 11 to 14 minutes until set at the centers and surface of cookies appears dry,
- Cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes and then carefully transfer cookies to a wire cooling rack. Cool completely.
Camilla,
I so appreciate that in this recipe you included the metric weight of each ingredient. To duplicate a recipe exactly the way it is supposed to be, can only be done by a scale, not by measuring cups. I was always taught that way.
Thank you.
You are welcome, Cat! 🙂
Hi there????. Do you “ have to use” Tapioca flour?” I do not have that in my pantry atm????
Hi Corina, You could most likely use an equal amount of arrowroot, potato starch, or cornstarch, they are fairly interchangeable in many recipes.
I just made these and they are good.
I just these and they good.
These were super easy to make and OH SO delicious!! Thanks Camilla 😘
Yay! So glad you like the, Divya 😊
hi, these look delicious and id love to try and make them but is there any way to substitute the tapioca starch with potato or corn starch?
Hi Kia! Either of those should work as a substitute:)
A favorite sith me, my husband and all the grandkids. Such a simple and healthy cookie. If your cookies are dry, try measuring with a scale. Cups are not great with non traditional flours like coconut
Thank you Miriam!
Love these cookies!!! So easy and I vary them with different stir ins.
I’m so glad you live these, Kayla!
Hi! Thanks for this recipe. They taste great, but mine are dark brown, and I followed your recipe. I don’t see how they could have come out lighter like the picture using the ingredients you list. Can you share your secret?
Hi Kelly! I am glad the taste of the cookies was good, Kelly!
Regarding color, was your cookie dough much darker than (pictured in my post, in the bowl)? If so, it could be: (1) type of flaxseed meal (you can use any variety, but they some are golden, others are quite dark brown; I used golden; (2) coconut sugar (some is extremely dark, some more of a medium brown). If your dough was light, but the cookies came out dark, it could be that your oven runs hot, or perhaps you were using a dark-colored baking sheet (this would make them darker).
That was it—I used dark ingredients: regular flaxseed meal and brown coconut sugar! They still taste great! Thanks for the recipe, and thanks for responding.
You are so welcome, Kelly!
I just made these and halved the recipe like you suggested and I’m glad I did because they did have that chalky after taste. I thought it was the arrowroot that was giving my baked goods a weird taste! Only when combined with coconut flour it gets that taste. Well, the next time I get some tapioca starch I will use that instead and see how it goes! I think that will work. Thanks for your advice 🙂
Thanks so much for sharing , Hannah!
Oh my, these cookies look so good and nut free AND vegan! I’ve been searching for a recipe like this and I have all of the ingredients EXCEPT tapioca starch! I just ran out recently. But I do have arrowroot starch and I’m wondering if that could work instead. I have used coconut flour and arrowroot in recipes before and they usually have a chalky after taste. I’m not sure if it’s the arrowroot or what, but what do you think?
Hi Hannah,
I think that the arrowroot will work. I know what you mean about chalky aftertaste; I did not get that with the tapioca starch (my husband would be the first person to let me know, and he really liked these). You can HALVE this recipe (I have done it, worked great), so perhaps do that first so that, if it is not what you want, you will not have wasted much by way of time and ingredients. 🙂
That’s a good idea! I’ll try it and let you know how it goes.