Paleo Cinnamon Roll Cookies

I am continually trying to create an awesome grain-free, sugar-free recipe for cinnamon rolls. I have the flavor down. I make the dough, I roll it out, I add the cinnamon and coconut sugar filling…and then I try to roll it up. This is where it always falls apart.

It’s easy to roll out a gluten-filled dough for cinnamon rolls because the gluten acts as a binder. When it comes to grain-free baking, this aspect is tough because it just doesn’t hold together like gluten. So Im’ still working on a recipe for the dough, but in the meantime, I’m in love with these cookies.

They taste exactly like a delicious cinnamon roll, just in cookie form. Because they’re cookies, they’re also way easier to make. This recipe makes about 16 cookies.

Paleo Cinnamon Roll Cookies

Dani

Paleo Cinnamon Roll Cookies are an easy to make and seriously deliciously gluten-free dessert! Perfect for Christmas or any other occasion that calls for a sweet cinnamon-scented treat! 

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American, Paleo

Servings 12 cookies

Calories 246 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1 cup arrowroot
• 1/2 cup almond flour
• 1/2 cup coconut flour
• 1/2 cup grass-fed/full yogurt or coconut yogurt
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup raw honey
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/3 cup walnuts chopped (optional)

Icing

• 8 oz organic cream cheese or coconut cream if you’re strict paleo
• 1/2 cup maple syrup

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Combine the arrowroot, almond flour, coconut flour, baking soda and salt.
• Then add the wet ingredients, eggs, yogurt and honey. If it’s too crumbly and dry, add a bit of water.
• Combine into a dough and add the walnuts.
• Roll into balls and pat down into a circle on a cookie sheet.
• Bake for ten minutes.

For the icing

• Combine the cream cheese and maple syrup in a food processor.
• Spoon onto the cookies.

Notes

Use flax eggs as a vegan substitution for eggs and use maple syrup instead of honey.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 246kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 4gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 49mgSodium: 237mgPotassium: 100mgFiber: 2gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 305IUCalcium: 69mgIron: 0.7mg

Keyword paleo cinnamon cookies, paleo cinnamon roll, paleo frosted cookies

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