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Chewy Lemon and Thyme Cookies

These dairy-free, flourless cookies are perfect for vegans and those following a gluten-free diet.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Chewy Lemon and Thyme Cookies

Why it works: Almond and arrowroot match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 179 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Chewy Lemon and Thyme Cookies

Makes 10
Prep30 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

108Calories
0 gProtein
1 gFat
26 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Arrowrootnot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By bbcfood. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Almond + arrowroottop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together179 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  2. Arrowroot + maple syruptop 22% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together25 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyraldehyde (malty, chocolate).

  3. Almond + maple syruptop 23% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together283 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyraldehyde (malty, chocolate).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the almond

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (arrowroot, maple syrup):

  1. Cashew nutfits better
  2. Chestnutfits about as well
  3. Flaxseedfits about as well
  4. Almondthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against arrowroot, maple syrup. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.