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Summary
These gingerbread cookies are vegan, gluten-free and refined sugar free!
Ingredients
2¼ cups gluten-free flour blend
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp ground ginger
¼ tsp allspice
¼ tsp cloves
¼ tsp nutmeg
¼ tsp salt
? tsp black pepper
¼ cup pure maple syrup
¼ cup unsweetened apple sauce
¼ cup molasses
¼ cup coconut oil, melted
1 flax egg (1 tbsp ground flax + 3 tbsp water mixed and let sit for 5 minutes)
Instructions
In a large bowl, mix together all of the dry ingredients.
In a medium bowl, mix maple syrup, apple sauce, molasses, coconut oil and flax egg.
Add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until combined.
Pat into a circle and cover with plastic wrap. Let refrigerate for about 30 minutes to an hour to make it easier to work with.
Preheat oven to 350F. Roll the dough into ½ inch thickness. Cut out with cookie cutters and arrange on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Bake for 13-15 minutes, until lightly browned on the sides. Let cool on a wire rack.
Dust with powdered sugar, frost with royal icing or leave plain, as desired.