Vegan Gingerbread Cookies
It's the holiday season and that means it's time to start baking! These gingerbread cookies are super easy to make and are made form very simple ingredients.
Ingredients:
(Makes 8-9 large gingerbread men)
✘ 2 + 1/3 cup spelt flour
✘ 1 tsp baking soda
✘ 1 tsp cinnamon
✘ 1 tsp nutmeg
✘ 1.5 tsp ginger spice (or 1 tbsp fresh grated ginger)
✘ 1/4 tsp salt
✘ 1/4 cup molasses
✘ 1/4 cup applesauce (or mashed banana)
✘ 1 cup packed brown sugar
✘ 2-3 tbsp plant milk (depending on the consistency of your dough)
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 375F or 190C
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In a medium sized mixing bowl combine: applesauce, brown sugar, and molasses. In a separate mixing bowl combine all the dry ingredients.
- Add the wet mixture to the dry and slowly begin to fold together. If the mixture is too dry, add a few tbsp of plant milk until the dough is soft and sticks together.
- On a large floured surface, roll out the dough until it is approx. 1/4 inch thick.
- Press out cookies using a cookie cutter and place on a lined baking sheet. Repeat process until all the dough is used up.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes.
* Recipe adapted from Tess Begg
For the video tutorial see video below (YouTube: Maddie Lymburner):