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Vegan Citrus Curd Linzer Cookies

These gluten free and vegan shortbread cookies are filled with grapefruit and lemon curd.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: dairy free, gluten free, vegan
Keyword: cookies, dairy free, gluten free, linzer cookies, vegan
Author: Ciarra Siller

Ingredients

for the cookies

  • 3/4 cup almond flour
  • 2 cups gluten free baking flour
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup agave or maple syrup
  • 1/2 cup vegan butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp ground flax meal
  • 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp water
  • powdered sugar for dusting optional

for the grapefruit filling

  • 1 grapefruit juiced
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 2 tbsp tapioca flour
  • 2 tbsp agave
  • pinch salt

for the lemon filling

  • 2 lemons zest and juiced
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 2 tbsp tapioca flour
  • 2 tbsp agave
  • pinch salt

Instructions

for the cookies

  • Preheat oven to 350 F and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper. 
    In a bowl, stir together the flax meal and water and then set aside for 5 minutes. 
  • In a microwave safe bowl, melt the butter and then stir in the agave and vanilla. Then add the mixture to the bottom of a stand alone mixer. Add in the almond flour, gluten free flour and salt. Finally add in the flax meal and water mix and using a paddle attachment, stir until a dough forms. Ultimately, you can do this by hand in a large mixing bowl or in a food processor. 
  • Separate the dough into two large balls. Place one between two pieces of parchment paper and roll them out until they are about 1/8 inch in thickness. Use a linzer cookie cutter to cut out cookies and shapes. Transfer the cutouts to the parchment paper and bake for 7-9 minutes. Repeat until you have used all the dough.

for the filling

  • Add your tapioca flour and water to a small pot and whisk until smooth. Turn on low heat and add in the lemon juice, zest, agave and salt and continue whisking until the mixture thickens into a curd, about 1-2 minutes. Repeat this step with the grapefruit. 
  • Place a small spoonfuls of the curd between two cookies and then dust with powdered sugar. Serve!