Healthy Vegan Gingerbread Cookies
These Healthy Vegan Gingerbread Cookies are the perfect twist on the classic cookie. They're soft and chewy, and perfect for decorating. This recipe is vegan, oil-free, gluten-free, refined sugar-free, dairy-free, and whole foods plant based!
Ingredients
Gingerbread Cookies:
- 1 cup gluten-free flour
- 1 cup coconut sugar
- 1 cup coconut butter
- ½ cup blackstrap molasses
- 2 tablespoon ginger
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon cloves
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
Royal Icing:
- 1 cup powdered erythritol
- 1-2 tablespoon plant based milk
Instructions
- Begin by adding the gluten-free flour, coconut sugar, spices, and baking soda together in a large bowl. Add the coconut butter, molasses, and vanilla extract. Mix until the mixture is combined and a dough has formed. Cover and place in the fridge to chill for 20 minutes.
- Once chilled, preheat the oven to 350 and roll out the dough until about ¼ inch thick. Cut out cookie shapes and place on a nonstick, or greased baking sheet. place in the oven to bake for 12-15 minutes (12 for softer cookies, and 15 more crispier cookies).
- Once baked, place on a cooling rack to cool completely. While the cookies are cooling, assemble the icing. Add both ingredients to a bowl and mix until smooth. Place the bowl in the fridge for 5 minutes before adding to a piping bag.
- Once the cookies have cooled completely, decorating them. Place the decorated cookies in the fridge to chill for 5 minutes before serving. Enjoy!
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