Every family has their holiday traditions. You may wake to the same holiday breakfast, make the same eggnog recipe, or roast the same thing for dinner each year. Tradition often comes in the form of treats and eats. And treats and eats can really make it feel like the holiday season.

But what if your family’s old traditions don’t correspond with the ways in which you’re trying to be healthier now? Well, you rule the holiday roost. You can let your traditions — treats and all — evolve to fit your current lifestyle.

Luckily, GundryMD has been given the gift of fabulous lectin-free recipes from a GundryMD superfan. Of course, these lovely recipes are best when shared with you.

Check out these sweet holiday recipe ideas.

Snickerdoodles

• 1/4 cup buffalo, French or Italian butter
• 1/4 red palm shortening*
• 1/2 cup monk fruit sweetener
• 1 omega-3 egg
• 1/2 Tbsp. cream of tartar
• 1-1/8 cup blanched almond flour
• 3/8 cup arrowroot starch
• 3 Tbsp. coconut flour
• 3 Tbsp. tapioca starch
• 3/4 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 tsp. salt

*Make sure your shortening is 100% sustainably sourced red palm shortening without lectin-heavy additives or stabilizers. If you can’t find shortening you’re absolutely confident in, try substituting virgin coconut oil or butter for the shortening.

For the topping:

• Add 2 Tbsp. monk fruit sweetener
• Add 1/2 Tbsp. cinnamon

Directions:

All ingredients should be at room temperature.

1. Cream butter and sweetener in a large bowl, or in a stand mixer.
2. Add egg and mix well.
3. In a separate bowl, mix dry ingredients well. Combine with wet ingredients.
4. Form small balls of dough in the palm of your hand.
5. Combine sweetener and cinnamon in a separate, small bowl.
6. Roll cookie dough balls in a mixture of sweetener and cinnamon.
7. Place on a cookie sheet about 1 inch apart
8. Bake at 400 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.

Sugar Cookies

• 1/4 cup buffalo, French or Italian butter
• 1/4 red palm shortening*
• 1/2 cup powdered monk fruit sweetener
• 1 omega-3 egg
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1-1/8 cup blanched almond flour
• 3/8 cup arrowroot starch
• 3 Tbsp. coconut flour
• 3 Tbsp. tapioca starch
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt

*Make sure your shortening is 100% sustainably sourced red palm shortening without lectin-heavy additives or stabilizers. If you can’t find shortening you’re absolutely confident in, try substituting virgin coconut oil or butter for the shortening.

Directions:

All ingredients should be at room temperature.

1. Cream butter and sweetener in a large bowl.
2. Add egg and vanilla and mix well.
3. In a separate bowl, mix dry ingredients well. Combine with wet ingredients.
4. Cover and chill for one hour.
5. Roll out to 3/16″ thick and cut with cookie cutters.
6. Place on a cookie sheet about 1 inch apart.
7. Bake at 400 degrees for 6 to 8 minutes.

Cream Cheese Cookies

• 1/4 cup buffalo, French or Italian butter
• 1/2 cup monk fruit sweetener
• 4 oz. cream cheese (organic)
• 1 omega-3 egg
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1-1/8 cup blanched almond flour
• 3/8 cup arrowroot starch
• 3 Tbsp. coconut flour
• 3 Tbsp. tapioca starch
• 1/2 Tbsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. peppermint extract

Directions:

All ingredients should be at room temperature.

1. Beat butter and sweetener.
2. Add cream cheese and beat until fluffy.
3. Add egg and vanilla and mix well.
4. In a separate bowl, mix dry ingredients well, then combine with wet ingredients.
5. Add four drops of peppermint extract and mix well.
6. Cover and chill for 1/2 hour.
7. On parchment paper, roll dough into a 1-inch thick rope. Create multiple ropes if needed. Cut ropes into 24 slices.
8. Place on a cookie sheet about 1 inch apart
9. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-11 minutes.

Enjoy Your Holiday Treats The Gundry MD Way

Now you’ve got three new ways to spread holiday goodness. And you’ll still get all of the good aromas and flavors you’d get if you were baking the classic gut-busters.

So, grab your coconut flour, tapioca, almond flour, and Italian or French butter and get to baking. Why not bake all three and put together lectin-free cookie baskets for those you adore?

**These recipes were submitted by GundryMD superfan Darlene Lindholm and have not been tested by the GundryMD team.

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