if you’re like me, you’ve skipped over any recipe that requires lemon zest. if that describes you, this is the one to start with. you don’t even need a zester. a basic grater with small holes is fine. check out this article, with pictures.
this is a recipe from whole foods. it only makes 18-19, but you might have these ingredients on hand already, they’re so worth making, and they taste like a gourmet cookie! plus, you’ll get omega-3′s from the flaxseed and olive oil. enjoy one or two with a cup of tea!
5 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup pure maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon lemon zest (or more if you go grater-happy!)
1 tablespoon lemon or lime juice
1/2 cup ground flaxseed
1 cup brown rice flour
a pinch or two of dried rosemary
1. preheat oven to 350 F.
2. in a mixing bowl, mix all ingredients. stir very well.
3. spoon onto a cookie pan sprayed with nonstick baking spray. use the back of the spoon to flatten and shape cookies into 1/4″-thin rounds.
4. bake at least 20 minutes. when done, the edges will be browned. let cool before removing from the pan.
Oh Yum! These sound amazing. I’d sub virgin coconut oil for the olive oil, but otherwise I’d probably make them as is. Thanks for the recipe!
i hope you enjoy
i love that they use ingredients you probably have on hand already if you’re in the kitchen a lot.
I’m in the kitchen A LOT
Yes, I do have all these ingredients on hand. I absolutely love recipes with lemon, lime and/or orange zest, so these are right up my alley. I was also toying with the idea of using half oat flour and half brown rice flour. Not sure yet. I’ll let you know if I make them 
let me know how they turn out; i’ve only made them once so far. i’ll be posting a g-free pancake recipe soon with orange zest and minced ginger, by the way!
I made some wheat-free muffins and blogged about them if you’re interested
http://gourmetmom.blogspot.com/2011/03/wheat-free-blueberry-and-banana-muffins.html
They turned out really well! I love how lemony they are with the mixture of lemon juice and zest! I just blogged about them (with a link to your recipe of course!) http://tinyurl.com/3glag38
Thanks again!
i’m so glad you liked them!
that recipe is definitely a keeper.