📍 Where this dish comes from: Poznań · Stary Rynek (Old Market Square)
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Pierniki — Poland’s answer to gingerbread, most famously produced in Toruń — rely on a genuine warm spice blend of cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and pepper. This version keeps that exact spice profile in an almond flour cookie sweetened without sugar.
What You’ll Need
Servings: 20 cookies
Calories: 90kcal
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups almond flour
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar-free sweetener
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- Pinch salt
Instructions
- Cream butter and sweetener together until smooth. Beat in the egg.
- Stir in cinnamon, ginger, cloves, pepper, baking powder, and salt.
- Fold in almond flour until a cohesive dough forms.
- Chill the dough at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 325°F (165°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment.
- Roll dough between parchment sheets to 1/4-inch thickness and cut into shapes.
- Bake 10–12 minutes until set and lightly golden at the edges.
- Cool completely on the sheet before handling, as they firm up while cooling.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 90kcal | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Fiber: 2g
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Health Benefits
- Almond flour provides vitamin E and healthy fats in place of refined wheat flour.
- Cinnamon and ginger both carry traditional use for digestive support.
- Using a sugar-free sweetener avoids the blood sugar spike of traditional pierniki.