Lenten Almond Cookies with a Hint of Orange

Lenten almond cookies with a hint of orange are mixed with orange juice and olive oil - no eggs, no butter. The dough comes together by hand in 10 minutes, and the cookies bake for 15-20 minutes until golden. A great option for fasting - recommended, you'll be glad you made it.

Lenten Almond Cookies with a Hint of Orange

Lenten cookies made from wheat and almond flour with orange juice and olive oil, no eggs or dairy.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 35 minutes mins

Servings: 25 pieces

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

• 250 g wheat flour
• 90 g almond flour
• 100 g sugar
• 100 ml orange juice
• 50 ml olive oil
• 1 orange zest
• 4 g baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch vanillin
• 30 g whole almonds

Method

 

1. Combine all the dry ingredients in a bowl.
2. Add the orange juice and zest, pour in the olive oil and knead the dough by hand.
3. Roll the dough into walnut-sized balls and arrange them on a baking tray. Place an almond in the center of each cookie and press down slightly.
4. Bake for 15-20 minutes in an oven preheated to 180°C until golden, then let cool.
   

Tips

• Roll the dough into walnut-sized balls and press them down slightly on the tray.
• Place a whole almond in the center of each cookie - it makes them look festive.
• Let the cookies cool completely: they feel soft while hot but turn crumbly once cooled.