Orange Hazelnut Cookies

Flourless cookies with hazelnut butter, fresh squeezed orange, and a whole hazelnut center. Oil-free, grain-free, and naturally sweet with coconut sugar!

The holidays are upon us, friends! 

It’s been back to back Christmas parties, shopping, and gift wrapping around here. 

How about you?

Since I don’t have a Christmas tree yet, I have a Christmas corner piled high with half-wrapped gifts, runaway bows, and inked gift tags.

And of course, lots of holiday baking. 

Is there anything better than sharing something homemade and sweet with friends and family?

M and I aren’t the biggest dessert people, so I’m always trying out new cookie recipes that are anything but typical. 

These cookies are fun and seasonal without being so obvious about it; unlike a sugar cookie or a gingerbread man.

This is a cool Christmas cookie that doesn’t know quite how cool it is, friends. 

These Orange Hazelnut Cookies are made with just seven ingredients, including hazelnut butter, raw hazelnuts, and fresh squeezed orange! 

Vegan German Hazelnut Cookies

Although they’re anything but traditional, the idea for these cookies came from German-style Hazelnut Christmas cookies. 

You’re going to *love* them!

They’re buttery, nutty, and perfectly sweet with a hint of citrus and a crunchy hazelnut finish. 

I used Georgia Grinders Hazelnut Butter in this hazelnut cookie recipe. 

This uniquely delicious hazelnut butter is blended with just hazelnuts and sea salt! 

It’s rich and creamy with bits of crunchy hazelnut texture. 

It adds intense hazelnut flavor, moisture, and a hint of salty to compliment these sweet cookies! 

What You Need to Make Orange Hazelnut Cookies

Here’s what you need to make Orange Hazelnut Cookies:

• ground flaxseed
• natural almond flour
• unrefined coconut sugar
• Georgia Grinders Hazelnut Butter
• orange juice
• orange zest
• raw hazelnuts

That’s it!

How to Make Orange Hazelnut Cookies

Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

In a medium size bowl, whisk together your flax egg and allow it to gel for 5-10 minutes.

Next, add the almond flour, coconut sugar, hazelnut butter, fresh squeezed orange, and optional orange zest and mix well to combine. 

The dough should be pretty thick. 

If it’s too stiff, add an additional squeeze of orange. 

If it’s too runny, add a bit more almond flour. 

Time to form some cookies!

Using a cookie scoop or spoon, scoop the dough into ~1.5  TBSP balls and transfer them onto the parchment paper lined baking sheet.

The cookies don’t spread very much, so you don’t need to worry about cookie spacing. 

Flatten the balls slightly with your hands or the back of a glass.

Add the Hazelnut Topping

Now that you’ve got some cookie shapes, let’s give them a crunchy garnish.

Place three whole hazelnuts in the center of each cookie in a circular pattern. 

Press down slightly with your hands to secure the hazelnuts in the dough.

Repeat this until all of the cookies have a trio of hazelnuts in the center!

Now let’s add some heat!

Transfer the baking sheet to the oven and bake the cookies for 12-14 minutes.

The cookies are done when they’re golden brown underneath and slightly brown around the edges.

Remove from the oven and allow cookies to set before eating.

Tips & Tricks

IMPORTANT, buds!

These cookies will appear soft and undercooked when they’re first removed from the oven and will firm up after cooling.

I promise! 

When in doubt, remove them from the oven and watch how they start to firm up 10-15 minutes later. 

How to Serve Orange Hazelnut Cookies

Enjoy these Orange Hazelnut Cookies as a sweet and simple holiday cookie. 

They’re vegan, gluten-free, and grain-free with no-added-oils and no-added-sugar, so they’re perfect for everyone on your list this season. 

Try making them for an office celebration, bookclub, cookie swap, holiday party, or anytime you’re feeling festive!

And these cookies aren’t just for the holidays.

Make them all year round for a sweet and nutritious treat. 

Leftover cookies can be stored in the fridge for 5-7 days and frozen for months! 

Enjoy! 

More Vegan Holiday Cookie Recipes

• Flourless Cranberry Chocolate Chip Cookies

• Raspberry-Beet Almond Flour Cookies

• Pomegranate Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

• Oatmeal Raisin Pecan Cookies

• Coconut Caramel Thumbprint Cookies

• Salted Cashew Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies

• Cinnamon SunButter Star Cookies

• Giant Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookie

• Tahini Chocolate Chip Macadamia Nut Cookies

• Dark Chocolate Chunk Muesli Snack Cookies

• Almond Butter Avocado Chocolate Chip Cookies

• Vegan & Gluten-Free Gingerbread Cookies

• SunButter Sugar Cookies

• Vegan Shortbread Cookies

• Almond Butter Cashew Butter Snickerdoodles

• Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies

• Vegan Peanut Butter Chocolate “Kiss” Cookies

• 4-Ingredient Maple Sesame Tahini Cookies

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XO Lauren

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