Soft Gingersnaps - Gluten free and Refined Sugar Free!

Can you believe it's almost December??


I don't know about you, but I am in full on COZY mode. That means fuzzy socks, leggings, and cookie baking!

There is nothing cozier than the aroma of sweet molasses, ginger, and cinnamon wafting from the oven. Gingersnaps embody all the cozy feels. These cozy cookies just also happen to be grain free, gluten free, refined sugar free and have extra fiber.

Wait, there's more! Did you know ginger has been shown to treat nausea, be anti-inflammatory, improve brain function, reduce muscle soreness, may lower blood sugars, and can lower the risk of infections. The other key ingredient in gingersnaps is molasses. Molasses is the lowest in sugar of any sugarcane product and it has vitamins and minerals like iron, magnesium, selenium, and B6.

So I guess you need these cookies in your life. It's for your health.

Did I mention, no mixer needed? What are you waiting for?

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup coconut flour
  • 1/2 cup almond flour 
  • 2 tbsp VitaFiber IMO powder
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  •  1 1/2 tsp ginger
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon 
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup almond milk
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 40g or 28mL molasses
  • 1/3 cup granulated sweetener (I used erythritol)
  • additional granulated sweetener for rolling the dough balls in (I used erythritol/monk fruit blend)

Directions:

  1. In a medium bowl, combine the flours, Vitafiber powder, baking powder, and spices. 
  2. In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg, almond milk, vanilla, molasses and sweetener. 
  3. Pour the wet into dry and stir until combined thoroughly. 
  4. Chill the dough for about 1 hour in the fridge. 
  5. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper or use a silicone baking mat (my preferred cookie baking surface). 
  6. Roll the dough into small balls. Roll the balls in granulated sweetener. 
  7. Bake for 9-11 minutes. Immediately upon removing from the oven, use the bottom of a glass to gently flatten the cookies. 
  8. Allow to cool and enjoy!
Makes about 10 cookies. 

*Be sure the sweetener you coat the outside with is a good flavor since this is not mixed into the dough. 
*You could also flatten the cookies before baking but I thought they looked prettier when I flattened them while they were warm.
*Use code: VGMEGANO20 to save on Vitafiber at vitafiberimo.com

What's your favorite cookie to bake in the winter? I'm thinking I will have to make snickerdoodles next!


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