Our Low FODMAP Thumbprint Cookies are a very lightly sweetened sugar cookie, to allow the sweet jam or jelly filling to be the star. The cookie dough is easily rolled into balls by hand, and a small teaspoon helps place the jam where you want it. Many thumbprint cookie recipes contain nuts, and we might develop one like that in the future, but we wanted to create a nut-less one for those of you who steer clear of them.
Low FODMAP Serving Size Info: Makes about 20 cookies; 10 servings; serving size 2 cookies
Our recipes are based on Monash University and FODMAP Friendly science.
• Butter: Both Monash University and FODMAP Friendly have lab tested butter. Monash states that a low FODMAP Green Light portion is 1 tablespoon or 19 g and also states that “butter is high in fat and does not contain carbohydrates (FODMAPs)”. FODMAP Friendly gives it a “Pass” at 1 tablespoon or 19 g. Both recommended serving sizes are presented as part of healthy eating guidelines, not as maximum FODMAP serving size. Fat can affect guy motility and trigger IBS symptoms in some people. Eat to your tolerance.
• Dairy: The low FODMAP diet is not a dairy-free diet. It is however, low in lactose. Many dairy ingredients are low in lactose, such as heavy cream and many cheeses.
• Eggs: Eggs are high in protein and do not contain carbohydrates, according to Monash University.
• Raspberry Jam: Monash University has lab tested raspberry jam and it is low FODMAP at 2 Australian tablespoons or 40 g. Moderate for FODMAPs at 45 g.
• Strawberry Jam: Monash University has lab tested two kinds of strawberry jam. Strawberry Jam made with no high fructose corn syrup is low FODMAP at 2 Australian tablespoons or 40 g. Strawberry Jam made with high fructose corn syrup is low FODMAP at ½ Australian tablespoon or 10 g.
• Sugar: Monash University and FODMAP Friendly have both lab tested white, granulated sugar. Monash states that a Green Light low FODMAP serving size of white sugar is 1/4 cup (50 g). FODMAP Friendly simply states that they have tested 1 tablespoon and that it is low FODMAP. Regular granulated white sugar is sucrose, which is a disaccharide made up of equal parts glucose and fructose. Sucrose is broken down and absorbed efficiently in the small intestine.
Please always refer to the Monash University & FODMAP Friendly smartphone apps for the most up-to-date lab tested information. As always, your tolerance is what counts; please eat accordingly. The ultimate goal of the low FODMAP diet is to eat as broadly as possible, without triggering symptoms, for the healthiest microbiome.