These cookies are the perfect holiday treat. You can make and serve them plain or add a buttercream, or cream cheese icing.
Gingerbread Cookies
These cookies are simple to make and are very tasty. They will come out soft so if you prefer hard cookies, allow them to cook a few more minutes.
Ingredients
- 2 flax eggs, 3 Tbsp. Ground flax + 6 Tbsp water
- 1 cup coconut oil or vegan butter Vegan butter tends to work a little better with this recipe.
- 1 1/5 cups coconut, or brown, sugar
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
- 3 1/4 cups organic unbleached flour
- 1 Tbsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. sea salt
- 1 Tbsp. ground ginger
- 1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp. cloves
- 1/2 cup sugar, for rolling You may need more or less for rolling depending on how much you coat the batter.
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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Place flax egg in a large bowl and allow to sit for a couple of minutes.
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Add coconut oil and sugar.
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Using hand mixer blend until creamy.
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Add molasses and and vanilla and mix again.
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Add baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg and mix.
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Add flour one cup at a time and mix until dough forms.
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Roll one to two tablespoons of dough into balls and place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
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Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until they begin to crack on top.
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When cooked allow to cook for about 5 minutes on pan, then cool completely.
I hope you enjoy these cookies as much as I love developing them.
Until next time,
Rachel Joy Olsen, BSc., MBA
Vegan Chef, Author, health & Wellness Coach