Cassava Cookies – Gluten-Free

Cassava Cookies

Cookies are not something I make often. In fact, my husband who prefers savory foods has never really liked them. I’ve always loved cookies but found the baking too much effort. Until I came up with this simple recipe for gluten-free Cassava Cookies.

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Since my husband was diagnosed with celiac disease I’ve worked on recipes that are safe for him to eat but also easy for me to make. Cassava Cookies are one of my recent creations and a favorite with not only me but also my savory-loving husband!

For many of my recipes, I use a mixture of gluten-free flours but I wanted a cookie recipe that was super simple. So, I tried making these using Cassava flour and they turned out absolutely delicious!

What Is Cassava Flour?

Cassava flour is made from the root vegetable, cassava. The whole root is peeled, dried, and ground into flour. Although tapioca flour and cassava flour are from the same root they’re not the same thing. The process to make tapioca flour is a little more complicated than the process of making cassava flour. It also leaves less dietary fiber in the flour.

Cassava flour is gluten, grain, and nut-free making it a great option for those with food allergies such as celiac disease, gluten intolerance, or nut allergies. It’s also high in carbs and is great for vegan, vegetarian, and paleo recipes.

Because it has a similar consistency to wheat flour, cassava flour is often a substitute for wheat flour using a 1:1 ratio. It doesn’t always work out but in these cassava cookies, it definitely did!

For more great info read how to use Cassava Flour and Cassava Flour Recipes by 40 Aprons

Why These Are The Easiest Cookies

Now that you know a little about cassava flour let’s move on to what you really came for – how to make the cookies! Often, it seems there’s no such thing as an easy gluten-free recipe, right? Thankfully, for those on gluten-free diets, there are more and more amazing gluten-free recipes out there and this simple cookie recipe is one of them!

Because I’m all about quick, easy recipes I always experiment to come up with the most simple, delicious gluten-free options. I had fun working out this gluten-free cassava cookie recipe and I have to say there was one disastrous flop. However, happily, the next try was a definite success!

So what makes these cassava cookies so easy? They can be

• Made in one bowl
• Only a few ingredients
• No need to roll and cut

Yes, I did say that – this cassava cookie dough (delicious by the way) is much too sticky to roll out. So you won’t need to spend any of that time-consuming effort rolling out these cookies.

I just spoon them onto the baking tray and press them down lightly. That’s it! Then I pop the cookie tray in the oven, the house fills with the wonderful smell of baking cookies, and out of the oven come amazing perfect cassava cookies!

How To Store Cassava Cookies

If you are able to keep treats in the house for any length of time, I admire your discipline. We definitely struggle but sometimes I manage to make a batch of cookies last a few days, and possibly even a week. Yay! So if you can make treats last, store the cookies in an airtight container. Then hide them somewhere in your pantry.

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Cassava Cookies Recipe

Seven Ingredient, Gluten-Free, Cassava Cookies

Recipe by Joanna Steele / accordingtojo.comCourse: SnacksCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy

Servings

48

cookies

Prep time

20

minutes

Cooking time

12

minutes

Light, creamy, sugary, and with a little bit of crunch! Everything the perfect cookie should be. Perfect as snacks or tea time treats.

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup oil

• 1/2 cup white sugar (can also use coconut Palm Sugar *see below)

• 1/2 tsp baking soda

• 1/4 tsp salt

• 1 tsp vanilla essence

• 1 egg

• 1 & 1/2 cups cassava flour

Directions

• Preheat your oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
• Combine all ingredients except flour and beat until frothy.
• Mix in the cassava flour and beat into a sticky dough (it’s supposed to be sticky so don’t add flour)
• Use a half-tablespoon measure to measure out the cookie dough onto a greased cookie tray and press each ball down lightly.
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Allow to cool before removing from the tray.

Notes

• If you don’t eat gluten-free you can substitute with wheat flour using a 1:1 ratio.
• Add nuts, dried fruit, or chocolate chips for variation. (Check that your chocolate chips are gluten-free)

How To Make Cassava Cookies:

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Update to this Cassava Flour Cookie Recipe (28/10/2022)

Shout out to the awesome reader who made these cassava flour cookies using coconut palm sugar. She took the time to stop in and comment that it worked great! Yay, happy dance! So thanks to her, I can safely say the cassava cookies can be made with coconut palm sugar as a substitute for real sugar.

More Gluten-Free Cookie Recipes:

Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

Gluten-Free Lemon Cookies

Flourless Chocolate Mudslide Cookies (Gluten-Free, Dairy Free)