Soft and Chewy Gluten-Free Vegan Gingersnaps
When I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s and had to start eating gluten free, one of the foods I missed the most (after bread) was good cookies. Now I’ve amassed quite a few gluten free cookie recipes and don’t feel deprived. I probably make my Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies the most, followed by the Adventure Cookies by Oh She Glows. Still, I wanted a really delicious holiday cookie and I was feeling nostalgic about making gingersnaps with my mom as a kid. I always liked the part where I got to squish the ball of cookie dough with the bottom of a glass.
This recipe took me quite a few tries–about six–to get right, but I think I now have the perfect blend of spices. It really tastes like the gingersnaps I had as a kid. Enjoy!
- 1 + ½ cups blanched almond flour
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- pinch of salt
- ¼ cup melted coconut oil
- ¼ cup molasses
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl and mix well.
- Stir together wet ingredients in a separate bowl.
- Add wet ingredients to dry and stir well.
- Roll cookies into balls and (optional) roll the balls in a bowl of white sugar to coat the outside.
- Place dough balls on parchment paper and gently press with the bottom of a glass that's been dipped in sugar (press the bottom of the glass in the dough first so the sugar sticks)
- Bake at 350 degrees for 6-8 minutes. Do not overbake. Cookies will firm up as they cool.