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Vegan Gingerbread Cookies (oil-free, gluten-free)

Soft and chewy vegan gingerbread cookies made in 1-bowl. Just use a gingerbread man cookie cutter make these cute little gingerbread men.
Prep Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 23 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 flax egg 1 tbsp flax + 2.5 tbsp water
  • 1/2 cup coconut sugar
  • 1/4 cup creamy almond butter
  • 3 tbsp molasses
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 3/4 tsp ginger powder
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • pinch of salt
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1.5 cups gluten-free all purpose flour I use the one from Trader Joe's

Instructions

  • In a large mixing bowl, make the flax egg and let it sit for a few minutes until thickened.
  • Add applesauce, molasses, almond butter, coconut sugar, spices, and baking soda and whisk very well until combined.
  • Add the gluten-free flour to the bowl and stir into the wet ingredients with a wooden spoon. Combine. The dough should hold it's shape and not be dry or too sticky.
  • Cover and let the dough chill for at least an hour.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and prepare a baking sheet with parchment. Roll out the dough in between two pieces of parchment paper until it's about 1/8 inch thick. 
  • Remove the top piece of parchment, dip the cookie cutter in a little flour before cutting each cookie (tap off excess flour). 
  • Peel away the dough from the gingerbread men shapes. Keep rolling out the extra dough and cutting out the shapes repeating the process until you run out of dough. 
  • When carefully transferring the cookies to the baking sheet, use a floured spatula. Place cookies 2 inches apart. 
  • Bake for 8-10 minutes. They will firm up more when they're out of the oven. Let them rest on the pan for 2-3 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack. 
  • Decorate with sprinkles, icing, etc. Enjoy!

Notes

Don't want to cut the cookies into shapes? After chilling the dough, simple roll into 1 tbsp balls and bake for 10-12 minutes.
Freeze long-term or store covered at room temperature for a few days.