Cranberry, Lemon & Thyme Shortbread Cookies (Vegan, Gluten Free)

Ingredients

1/2 cup almond flour
1/4 cup tapioca starch
6 tablespoons Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free 1:1 flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 cup solid coconut oil
3 tablespoons maple syrup
1 tablespoon fresh thyme loosely packed
2 tablespoons finely chopped dried cranberries
zest of 1 small organic lemon
15 dried and pressed edible flowers for garnish see notes

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350℉. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
In a medium sized bowl mix the dry ingredients – almond flour, Bob's Red Mill flour, tapioca starch, baking soda and sea salt . Stir until there are no clumps.
Using a pastry cutter, cut the coconut oil into the dry ingredients. You can also use your hands to mix the coconut oil with the flour. The flour should have the appearance of wet sand with clumps no larger then a small pea. Add the chopped cranberries, fresh thyme and lemon zest. Stir to distribute.
Pour in the maple syrup and water. Mix the dough with your hands until it comes together. It will be slightly sticky. Form it into a ball.
Roll the dough between two pieces of parchment paper to about 1/4" thickness. Place the flowers on to the dough keeping in mind where you want to cut the cookies. Place the piece of parchment paper on top and gently roll once or twice so that the flowers are flattened into the dough. Cut out your cookies with a cookie cutter. Use an offset spatula to transfer the cookies to the baking sheet. Gather the leftover dough and repeat.
Bake for 13-15 minutes, until the edges start to turn a light golden brown. Let them cool on the baking sheet for about 10 minutes then transfer them to a cooling rack. They're best eaten the same day. They will have a light and crisp texture. They can be stored in a sealed container but they next day they will be a bit softer and and slightly crumbly. Enjoy!

Notes

*I used dried and pressed Geum flowers. Make sure to use flowers that are sold as edible. Never use store bought flowers as they can have chemicals and dyes added to them.

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