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Classic gingerbread drop cookies that whip up in a mixing bowl (no stand mixer required!) and deliver that warmly-spiced flavor you crave!
It’s always dangerous when I get something in my head that I can’t get out, because it usually ends up with every surface in my kitchen covered in grain-free gingersnaps. After countless batches that just weren’t right, I finally figured out that the secret is tapioca starch (If you prefer not to use it, there are alternatives in the recipe notes). It softens and tenderizes the cookie, making it pillow-y soft when you bit in to it. Typically, cakey cookies aren’t my thing, but as a certified lover of dense, chewy cookies to say that these are delicious should mean something.
If you happened to be checking the site on Saturday afternoon, you may have had a sneak peek of these cookies, and I hope the half-baked, recipe-free post that I published accidentally because I can’t read button labels in my current state of sleep deprivation and burnout sufficiently whetted your appetite.
So, now that I have left you hanging since last weekend, I guess it’s time to actually share the recipe with you. Here you go!
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Grain-Free Gingerbread Cookies
Classic gingerbread drop cookies that whip up in a mixing bowl (no stand mixer required!) and deliver that warmly-spiced flavor you crave!
Ingredients
- 1 cup blanched almond flour
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
- 2 Tablespoons tapioca starch or arrowroot powder, see note
- 1 Tablespoon Natvia, granulated stevia, optional, or raw or coconut sugar, plus more for garnish
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- Pinch salt
- 1 3/4 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- Rounded 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1 Tablespoon butter, vegan butter or oil, melted and cooled slightly
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F. Cover a large baking pan with a nonstick pad or parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients (almond flour through cloves). Set aside.
- In a smaller bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients (eggs through butter or oil).
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and stir to thoroughly combine, scraping the sides and buttom to make sure all ingredients are incorporated. If your batter is too thin, set aside for 5 minutes to allove the coconut flour to absorb the liquid.
- Use a spoon or cookie scoop to make 1 Tablespoon balls of dough and place about 2 inches apart on the cookie sheet. Sprinkle tops with additional sweetener if desired.
- Bake for 13-15 minutes, and cool 5 minutes on cookie sheet before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
If you don’t want to use tapioca/arrowroot, or don’t have it on hand, add 1 additional Tablespoon of coconut flour to replace it.
Yield: 20 cookies
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*As a Natvia partner, I was provided free samples of the Natvia I used for this recipe. However, it really is a great product, and I was not asked to develop this recipe to showcase it – I just really like it!*