I’ve taken Amaretti cookies and turned them into a lightened up version that also happens to be seasonal to Fall! They’re lightened up easily with a simple swap of half of the sugar for natural sweetener. I prefer to use a stevia or monk fruit sweetener. The important thing here is that the sweetener should measure cup-for-cup like sugar. Other than that, feel free to use whichever you prefer.

The only real thing I did here to make them ‘Halloween’ was the sprinkles that I used. So honestly, you could swap out sprinkles for other seasonal colors and themes to change these cookies up! These also call for cake batter extract, which can be tricky to find in some places. If you don’t have it and can’t find it, no big deal, just use some vanilla extract instead!

Technically, the cookies should have come out with a powdered sugar outside, but that didn’t happen for me, so I dusted them with a little bit more for good measure. I was a little worried that my kiddo wouldn’t be a fan of these cookies, because almond flour can have a texture that not everyone enjoys, but strangely enough they were met with rave reviews despite the chew!

These also naturally end up being gluten free AND are super easy to make. So easy in fact, I think I’ll have my kiddo make them for themself next time instead.

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