Healthy Gingerbread Cookies

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 1/2 tbsp Ginger

• Refrigerated

  • 1 Flax egg

• Canned Goods

  • 4 tbsp Applesauce

• Condiments

  • 1/4 cup Blackstrap molasses
  • 1/3 cup Maple syrup

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 1/2 tsp Baking powder
  • 3/4 tsp Baking soda
  • 2 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp Cloves
  • 3 cups Flour
  • 1/4 tsp Nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 2 tsp Vanilla extract

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Ingredients

• 3 cups flour (I used spelt flour )
• 1/3 cup + 1 T maple syrup
• 1/4 cup blackstrap molasses
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 3/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2-1 T ginger (depending on how much kick you like)
• 1 flax egg (I used a flax egg)
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp cloves
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 4 T applesauce
• 2 tsp vanilla extract

Directions

• Mix the dry ingredients in one bowl.
• Mix wet in another.
• Add dry to wet and mix only until combined.
• Remove the dough from the bowl and cut into two equal parts.
• Wrap the dough in plastic and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• After two hours, remove the dough from the fridge.
• Roll the dough onto a floured surface until it is about 1/4 inch thick. Please use additional flour if necessary.
• Cut dough into desired shapes and place them onto a lined baking sheet.
• Bake the cookies for about 8 minutes and then let them cool a bit before removing.
• Set them aside to completely cool before decorating. Enjoy!