Vegan Gingerbread Cookies

These adorable Vegan Gingerbread Cookies are sooo delicious and festive! They are vegan, gluten-free, and contain no refined sugar, making them the perfect little holiday treat!

Course Dessert

Keyword Gluten-Free, Holidays, No Added Sugar, Vegan

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 10

Total Time 30

Servings cookies

Calories 122kcal

Ingredients

1 Tbsp ground chia (or ground flax) + 3 Tbsp water
3 cups whole wheat pastry flour or gluten-free all purpose flour
3/4 cup granulated Lakanto Monk Fruit sweetener* (use discount code ANNIE for 20% off!)
2 tsp ginger powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 cup coconut oil melted
1/4 cup applesauce
1/4 cup molasses
2 Tbsp water, more if needed to make dough sufficiently moist

Optional frosting:

Instructions

Make chia/flax egg: combine chia or flax powder and water in small mixing bowl, and set aside.
In large mixing bowl, combine flour, Lakanto, ginger, cinnamon, salt, pepper, baking powder, and baking soda, and whisk until thoroughly combined.
Add melted coconut oil, applesauce, molasses, water, and chia egg to medium mixing bowl, and stir.
Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix well (you're allowed to use your hands to do this!).
Divide the dough in half, shape each half into an oval disk (about 1 inch thick), wrap each disk in saran wrap or tin foil, and refrigerate them for one hour.
Preheat oven to 350F, and line two baking sheets with parchment paper (or spray with non-stick cooking spray).
If using cookie cutters, lightly flour countertop, roll out dough to 1/4 inch thickness, use cookie cutter to create desired shape, and place on baking sheet (1/2 inch apart). (To make regular circular cookies, divide each round disk into eight equal pieces, roll each piece into a ball, place on baking sheet, and flatten with the palm of your hand.)
Bake for 9-11 minutes. Cookies will harden slightly after removing from oven.
Decorate with frosting, if desired.

Notes

Adapted from Cookie and Kate.

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