Gingerbread Men Cookies
These gluten-free gingerbread cookies are warm and cozy treats perfect for the holiday season. Made with a blend of aromatic spices like cinnamon, ginger, and cloves, these cookies are sweetened with agave nectar and yacon syrup for a rich flavor. The dough is easy to handle and can be shaped into cute gingerbread men before baking. Decorate your cookies with nuts and dried fruit for a festive touch that will make these treats a hit at your next gathering.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 5 cups blanched almond flour
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon ginger powder
- ¼ teaspoon cloves, ground
- ½ teaspoon celtic sea salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup grapeseed oil or vegan shortening
- ½ cup agave nectar or honey
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup yacon syrup
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine almond flour, cinnamon, ginger powder, cloves, salt and baking soda
- In a small bowl, mix together grapeseed oil, agave, vanilla, yacon, eggs and lemon zest
- Stir wet ingredients into dry
- Chill dough in freezer for 1-2 hours
- Roll out dough between two pieces of parchment paper to ½ inch thick
- To make dough even easier to handle sprinkle with almond flour
- Remove top sheet of parchment paper, cut out cookies using a medium ginger bread man cookie cutter
- Decorate with nuts and dried fruit-- we used pieces of lemon rind for the mouth
- Transfer with a spatula to a parchment paper lined baking sheet
- Cook at 350°F for 12-15 minutes
- Cool and serve
Yield
Makes 36 gingerbread cookies Note: this recipe will not come close to working properly without the recommended brands of almond flour
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