Soft and Chewy Gluten Free Gingerbread Cookies
These soft and chewy gluten free gingerbread cookies are easy to make, healthy, and absolutely delicious. They only take 5 minutes to prepare and are completely gluten free, dairy free and refined sugar free. These cookies are wonderful for the holidays and all year long, too!
Servings 12 cookies
Calories 227kcal
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups raw cashews
- 3 1/2 tablespoons tapioca flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 heaping teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 tablespoons organic palm shortening
- 6 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 1/2 cup cashew butter
- 1 tablespoon blackstrap molasses
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C). Adjust the oven rack to the middle position. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In the bowl of a food processor, make the cashew flour. Pulse raw cashews, a few seconds at a time, until they resemble a coarse flour. You don’t want any visible chunks of cashews. This should take about 1 minute.
- In a medium mixing bowl, mix cashew flour, tapioca flour, baking soda, spices and salt together. In another mixing bowl, mix together palm shortening, maple syrup, cashew butter, molasses, egg and vanilla extract until well combined.
- Add the wet ingredients into the dry. Stir until smooth. The dough will be very sticky and that's okay!
- Using a greased cookie scoop, place cookie balls on prepared baking sheets. Space cookie dough balls about 1 inch apart. Bake at 350°F (177°C) for 12 minutes.
- They will be soft once you take them out of the oven. However, they will firm up as they cool. Let them cool on the baking tray for at least 10-15 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 227kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 105mg | Potassium: 217mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Calcium: 27mg