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gingerbread cookie

Gingerbread Cookies - Gluten Free

Warming, chewy and lightly sweet, the perfect Christmas treat!
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Gluten-free, Healthy, Holiday
Keyword: ginger, gingerbread, gluten-free
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Total Time: 27 minutes
Servings: 30 cookies
Calories: 107kcal
Author: Amanda Filipowicz

Ingredients

  • 1 cup rice flour
  • 1/2 cup almond flour
  • 1/2 cup arrowroot flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 -2 tsp freshly grated ginger
  • 1/2 tsp Himalayan pink salt
  • 2/3 cup coconut oil softened - or organic butter
  • 1/2 cup coconut sugar or organic cane sugar
  • 1/2 cup organic blackstrap molasses
  • 1-2 tsp gingerbread spice mix
  • 1 egg or flax egg

Instructions

  • In a mixing bowl combine the wet ingredients, beat the coconut oil or butter with sugar until well incorporated. After which add in the egg or flax. Beat until well incorporated. Add in the molasses and incorporate well. Set aside
  • In a larger mixing bowl combine the dry ingredients. Rice, almond and arrowroot flour, baking soda and baking powder, cinnamon, salt and gingerbread spice mix. Whisk well until fully incorporated. 
  • Before combining the two together, grate the ginger into the wet ingredients and whisk together. 
  • Slowly incorporate the wet into the dry ingredients. Combine well with a wooden spoon. 
  • Cover the dough with plastic wrap or beeswax wrap and store it in the fridge for an hour. If you use coconut oil, you may want to keep the dough in the bowl, covered.
  • After an hour preheats the oven to 180C or 350F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. 
  • Remove the dough from the fridge and roll into 22-24 round balls. Placing them a few inches away from each other, because as they bake they will expand. 
  • Bake for between 10-12 minutes. Do not over bake the cookies or they will get too hard. 
  • Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool completely. 

Nutrition

Calories: 107kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 85mg | Potassium: 102mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 8IU | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1mg
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