Lace Cookies
These delicious Lace Cookies can be ready to eat in 30 minutes. Crisp, buttery cookies have notes of caramel and brown butter. Eat them as is, or make them into a sandwich with a chocolate hazelnut spread in the center. These cookies are fun, festive and are gluten free.
Christmas season is my favorite season. Of course I love the Christmas cookies, but I also love the magic that just seems to surround the season. Perhaps it’s the giving spirit that everyone seems to have this time of year. Or, maybe it’s the belief in Santa for young kids and their eager spirit to be on good behavior. But, of course, we can’t forget the real reason for Christmas – the birth of Jesus Christ.
One of the things I truly love about the Christmas season is all of the fun baking creations and most importantly the Christmas cookies! These Lace Cookies, MAY just be my favorite Christmas cookies to make. These lace cookies are fun to make and even more fun to see transform in the oven into a thin, buttery, crisp cookie. As the cookie bakes in the oven, it develops notes of caramel and brown butter, and oh my word, they are just delicious and a great addition to your Christmas cookies!
The details
making the cookie dough
This cookie dough is made in one pan in a skillet. Butter is melted, then milk, brown and white sugar is stirred in until dissolved.
The skillet is removed from the heat, then vanilla extract and almond flour is stirred in. The dough is a loose dough at this point.
preheat the oven
Allow the dough to cool for 5-10 minutes while the oven comes up to temperature. This allows the cookie dough to thicken slightly. It is still a looser dough, but this is how it is supposed to be.
baking the cookies
Scoop the cookie dough onto parchment paper lined baking sheets. Scoop the cookie dough by teaspoon measurements. Yes, just teaspoons. The cookie dough spreads a good amount when it bakes. This is the fun of making these cookies. It’s fun to see them transform in the oven.
These cookies bake relatively quickly in the oven. They take only 6-8 minutes to bake. Once the cookies are golden brown around the edges, they are done!
allow the cookies to cool
Allow the cookies to completely cool on the cookie sheets. They will firm up and get crispy as they cool. The cookies are thin and very fragile, so be careful as you move them off of the cookie sheet.
eat as is or fill with nutella
You can eat these lace cookies as is, or fill them with Nutella. Either way, these cookies are so GOOD!
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Lace Cookies
- Total Time: 26 minutes
- Yield: 32 cookies or 16 sandwiches 1x
Description
These delicious Lace Cookies can be ready to eat in 30 minutes. Crisp, buttery cookies have notes of caramel and brown butter. Eat them as is, or make them into a sandwich with a chocolate hazelnut spread in the center. These cookies are fun, festive and are gluten free.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup almond flour
Instructions
1. In a medium size saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Add in the sugars and milk. Stir constantly over low heat until the sugars dissolve.
2. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract, salt and flour, until combined. Allow dough to cool for 10 minutes while oven preheats.
3. Preheat oven to 350F.
4. Drop cookie dough by teaspoon measurements (the cookie dough spreads quite a bit), 3-inches apart, onto parchment paper lined baking sheets. Bake for 6-8 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown.
5. Allow cookies to cool completely on baking sheet.
6. You may eat these cookies as is, or fill the cookies with Nutella. Enjoy!
Notes
Storage
- Store these lace cookies in a cool dry place in an airtight container. Place a piece of parchment paper between the layers of cookies to prevent them from sticking to one another. They can be stored at room temperature for up to 1 week.
- You can freeze these cookies. Pack them in the same manner as mentioned above. These cookies can be frozen for up to 3 months. When ready to enjoy the cookies, remove them from the freezer and thaw overnight in the refrigerator. Just note, that, after freezing these lace cookies, they may not be as crisp as they were fresh. They will still taste delicious, though!
Tips
- This cookie dough is a thin, looser cookie dough. The cookie dough is measured by teaspoon measurements onto parchment paper lined baking sheets. Yes, teaspoons! The fun of these cookies is seeing them transform when in the oven. The cookies spread a good amount and bake into a thin, crispy cookie.
- Since these cookies are thin, they are fragile. Be very careful when lifting them off of the cookie sheet.
- These cookies use almond flour. If you can’t find almond flour at the store, you can grind up almonds until finely ground in your food processor. Alternatively, you can use oat flour (either but it, or pulse whole oats into a flour). All-purpose flour does not work for these cookies, because it does not allow the cookies to spread as much, and therefore does not get the same caramelized taste.
- If you plan to give these cookies to friends and family, I recommend skipping the Nutella, as it can get messy. Instead, you can dip half the cookie in melted chocolate or just serve as is.
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 6
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
How far apart should the cookie dough be placed on the cookie sheets (to allow for spreading without the cookies melding into one another)?
Gael,
Place the cookie dough 3 inches apart. I hope you enjoy these!
-Jolene
Thanks! I thought that would be the case but just wanted to double-check. 💝
Gael,
No problem at all!! I added it to the recipe :). Thanks for pointing it out to me!
-Jolene
Can’t wait to try these! My grandmother use to make these when I was little and have not found a recipe like hers til now!!
Margie,
What a wonderful memory! I hope you enjoy these as much as you did when your grandmother used to make them :).
-Jolene
I made these for a Christmas work party since they were simple and easy & I’ve got an 8 month old at home so time and energy are precious resources at the moment. I spread a thin layer of melted chocolate over the bottom and they are glorious. They almost melt in your mouth and they are so pretty too! These are a great option for parties or gifts since one batch yields a large amount of cookies. I highly recommend this recipe. I would say if you’re planning on doing chocolate to do dark chocolate or a mix of dark and semi-sweet, I used just semi-sweet chocolate & while they’re delicious, they are very sweet so you can only eat one or two at once but they’re so satisfying that you’ll find yourself wishing you could eat the whole batch.
Gina,
I am so glad you enjoyed the Lace Cookies so much, and thanks for the tip on the chocolate! I’m equally impressed you made them with your 8 month old! I know just how busy that can be :).
Merry Christmas and happy holidays!
-Jolene
Hi! How do you store these? Can they be frozen? Thanks.
That’s a great question! Store these lace cookies in a cool dry place in an airtight container. Place a piece of parchment paper between the layers of cookies to prevent them from sticking to one another. They can be stored at room temperature for up to 1 week.
You can freeze these cookies. Pack them in the same manner as mentioned above. These cookies can be frozen for up to 3 months. When ready to enjoy the cookies, remove them from the freezer and thaw overnight in the refrigerator. Just note that after freezing them they may not be as crisp as they were fresh. They will still taste delicious, though!
I hope you enjoy these!
Happy baking,
Jolene
I suppose my biggest problem was that I used wheat flour instead of almond – Because I did not have any almond flour. But the cookies did not spread out and get lacy. They were tasty anyway.
Hi, Mary! Yes, these Lace cookies do not work with wheat flour or with all-purpose flour as the cookies don’t spread out much using those flours. The only alternative flour to almond flour that works is oat flour. I’m glad you enjoyed the taste of the cookies! These are some of my favorite cookies to make. Thanks for making them!
-Jolene