Description
Sweet nostalgia meets modern baking with these frosted poptart cookies, blending childhood memories and gourmet dessert crafting. Delicate pastry edges and colorful sprinkles create a playful treat that connects generations of cookie enthusiasts you’ll surely love.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 cups almond flour
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
- 1 egg
- 6 tablespoons honey
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter (or vegan butter stick), softened
- 1/2 cup strawberry chia jam
Binding and Flavoring Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
Frosting Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup powdered monk fruit sweetener
- 2–3 tablespoons almond milk
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Natural sprinkles (optional)
Instructions
- Mix almond and coconut flours with baking soda and sea salt in a medium bowl, ensuring even distribution of dry ingredients.
- Cream honey and softened butter using a hand mixer until smooth and fluffy. Incorporate egg, vanilla, and almond extracts, blending thoroughly.
- Fold dry ingredients into wet mixture, stirring until a cohesive dough forms. Shape into a disc, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate for 1 hour to solidify.
- Heat oven to 350F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Roll chilled dough between parchment sheets to 1/4-inch thickness.
- Cut out equal numbers of small and large circular cookie shapes. Reuse dough scraps to maximize yield.
- Arrange smaller cookie cutouts on prepared baking sheet. Spoon strawberry chia jam into center of each, leaving a clean border.
- Top with larger cookie cutouts, gently pressing edges to create sealed pockets. Ensure complete closure to prevent jam leakage.
- Bake for 11-12 minutes until edges turn light golden. Allow 5 minutes cooling on baking sheet, then transfer to wire rack.
- Whisk powdered monk fruit sweetener with almond milk and vanilla extract. Adjust liquid to achieve smooth, spreadable frosting consistency.
- Once cookies completely cool, generously spread frosting across tops. Sprinkle with natural decorations while frosting remains wet.
- Let frosted cookies set for 30 minutes before serving or storing to allow decoration to stabilize.
Notes
- Flour Flexibility Swap almond and coconut flour with gluten-free blends or traditional wheat flour to accommodate different dietary needs without compromising texture.
- Jam Variations Experiment with homemade or store-bought fruit preserves like raspberry, blueberry, or apricot for diverse flavor profiles beyond strawberry chia jam.
- Sweetener Alternatives Replace honey with maple syrup or agave nectar for vegan options, ensuring the dough maintains its rich, tender consistency.
- Precision Matters Chill dough thoroughly to prevent spreading during baking and create clean, crisp cookie edges that mimic classic Pop-Tart shapes.
- Prep Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 175
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 80 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg