Healthy Gingerbread Cookies
Prep Time
1 hr
Cook Time
10 mins
Healthy gingerbread cookies that don't compromise on all that delicious flavour.
Ingredients
- 350 g wholemeal plain flour plus extra for dusting
- 3 tsp ground ginger or to taste
- 1 tsp of baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp allspice
- 150 g coconut sugar
- 120 g of unsweetened apple sauce or puree
- 1 egg
- 5 tbsp melted coconut oil
- 3 tbsp dark molasses
Instructions
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Sift the flour, ginger, cinnamon, allspice and baking soda in a large bowl and stir together.
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In a separate bowl, combine the melted coconut oil, apple sauce, egg and molasses and pour into the dry ingredients.
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Stir together, until the mixture begins to clump, forming a dough. Bring the dough together and wrap in cling film. Allow it to rest for 30 minutes in the fridge before rolling out.
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Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and line 2 baking trays with greaseproof paper.
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Roll out the cookie dough (approximately 0.5cm thickness) on a lightly floured surface and cut out the cookie shapes. Place the cookies on to the baking sheets and bake for 8-10 minutes.
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Allow to cool on a baking rack before decorating.
Recipe Notes
If you are unsure on the dough's texture, it will not hurt to mix in more flour. I have tried these cookies with the extra flour and it just results in more dough (no complaints there!) and a more crisp cookie.