The Great Christmas AIP Cookie Exchange!

It is nice to have a little something sweet from time to time to celebrate a special occasion. And I think that Christmas is a pretty big occasion, wouldn’t you agree? While eating treats, even Paleo or AIP treats, should be kept to a minimum, we don’t want to be locked up in “food prison,” either. How fun would it be to host a Christmas AIP Cookie Exchange with family and friends, knowing you can enjoy the treats of the season without the fear of having an autoimmune flare-up? You could even send this post to your friends and family to make it easy for them to find an autoimmune-friendly recipe.

All of the recipes below are compliant with the strict elimination phase of the Paleo Autoimmune Protocol (AIP). This collection was created with the help of some of the outstanding AIP bloggers in the community. I am sure you will recognize many of them!

1. Crispy Cinnamon Thin Cookies (coconut-free) – A Squirrel in the Kitchen
2. Blackberry Jam Thumbprint Cookies (coconut-free) – Don’t Eat the Spatula
3. Sugar(less) Cutout Cookies – Don’t Eat the Spatula
4. Sexy-Ugly Prune and Orange Cookies – Joanna Frankham
5. Aussie AIP S’mores – aka the Passionfruit Roderick Sandwich – Joanna Frankham
6. Vanilla Cookies – Eat Heal Thrive
7. Molasses Cookies – Eat Heal Thrive
8. Lemon-Herb Shortbread – Eat Heal Thrive
9. Morning Glory Cookies – Eat Heal Thrive
10. Shortbread – Eat Heal Thrive
11. Sweet Potato, Coconut, and Vanilla Cookies – Healing Family Eats
12. Apricot N’Oatmeal Cookies – Healing Family Eats
13. “Chocolate” Snowflake Christmas Cookies – Unbound Wellness
14. Coconut Macaroons – Sweet Treats
15. Gingersnaps – Gutsy By Nature
16. Tigernut Raisin Cookies – Enjoying This Journey
17. Cherry Carob Cookies – Autoimmune Paleo
18. Gingersnap Cookies – Autoimmune Paleo
19. Snowball Cookies – Grazed and Enthused
20. Raisin ‘Not’Meal Cookies – Adventures in Partaking
21. Sweet Potato Kitchen Sink Cookies – Adventures in Partaking
22. Bacon Cookies – Adventures in Partaking
23. Maple Bacon Snowball Cookies – Adventures in Partaking
24. Maple Polvoron (Filipino Shortbread Cookie) – Provincial Paleo
25. Soft & Chewy Molasses Cookies – Provincial Paleo
26. Lemon Cookies – Empowered Sustenance
27. Chewy Cinnamon Sugar Cookies – Beyond the Bite
28. Gingerbread Man – Real Everything
29. Gingerbread House – He Won’t Know It’s Paleo
30. Iced Sugar Cookie Cutouts – Beyond the Bite
31. Snickerdoodles – He Won’t Know It’s Paleo
32. Coconut Flour Thumbprint Cookies – Sweet Potatoes and Social Change
33. Molasses Spice Cookies – Sweet Potatoes and Social Change
34. Raspberry Carob Truffles – Sweet Potatoes and Social Change
35. Peppermint Snowball Cookies – Sweet Potato and Social Change
36. Shortbread Cookies – The Bacon Mum
37. Tigernut Lavender Scones – Whole Life, Full Soul
38. Tigernut Cookies – Joy-Filled Nourishment
39. Sweet & Salty “Chocolate” Chip Cookies – AYCE to Better Health
40. Lemon Blueberry Cookies – Forest and Fauna
41. Oreo Cookie – Forest and Fauna
42. Cassava Flour Iced Sugar Cookies – Beyond the Bite
43. Squash and Sweet Potato Flour Molasses Cookies – Beyond the Bite
44. Ginger Jam Thumbprint Cookies – Beyond the Bite
45. Chewy Plantain Apple Cookies – Lichen Paleo, Loving AIP

Find more delicious and tasty AIP cookies (and other holiday treats) in Laura Vein’s ebook, AIP & Paleo Holiday Sweet Treats!

For even more Paleo and AIP cookie inspiration, check out this beautiful Paleo Cookie Exchange ebook! You can download your FREE COPY here. A Paleo Cookie Exchange is all about indulging while managing food allergies and sensitivities.

The authors have graciously allowed me to share a recipe from their ebook on the blog today. Ladies and gentleman, for your enjoyment, allow me to present these dreamy Grapefruit Sandwich Cookies with Blueberry Preserves! The original recipe is Paleo, but the authors have made special accommodations to make these AIP-friendly. How nice is that?

Grapefruit Sandwich Cookies with Blueberry Preserves

 

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Prep time

15 mins

Cook time

12 mins

Total time

27 mins

 

Recipe type: Dessert

Cuisine: Paleo Autoimmune Protocol

Serves: 24 cookies

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup coconut flour
• 3/4 cup arrowroot starch
• 1/2 cup coconut sugar
• 1/2 cup organic powdered sugar (see below)
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 1 tablespoon gelatin powder
• 3/4 cup palm shortening
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• Zest of 1/4 grapefruit
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
• 2 tablespoons grapefruit juice
• Blueberry preserves
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• Organic powdered sugar:
• 1 cup granulated maple sugar or coconut sugar
• 3/4 cup arrowroot starch

Instructions

1. To make the organic powdered sugar: Using a high powdered blender, blend the granulated sugar for a minute until a fine powder remains. Add arrowroot starch for color and texture of powdered sugar.
2. To make the cookies: Preheat oven to 350° F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place in the fridge to chill.
3. In a mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients. Using a hand or stand mixer, slowly add in wet ingredients. Mix until dough forms a ball.
4. Using two sheets of parchment paper, roll out dough to 1/4” thick.
5. Cut out dough with lemon zinger cookie cutters (these come in a set of 2, one with a hole in the center, both have scalloped edges)
6. Place each cookie cut out on the chilled, parchment lined cookie sheet.
7. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until cookies are just starting to brown.
8. Carefully slide the parchment off the cookie sheet and allow to cool before touching, otherwise cookies will crumble. Chill cookie sheet between baking cookie batches.
9. Let completely cool before adding about a teaspoon of blueberry preserves to the center of cookie, and top with a cookie with the center cut out. Sprinkle with powdered sugar to finish.

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The Great Christmas AP Cookie Exchange! How fun would it be to host a Christmas AIP Cookie Exchange with family and friends, knowing you can enjoy the treats of the season without the fear of having an autoimmune flare-up?

This post has been shared on The Paleo AIP Recipe Roundtable.