Vegan Ginger Cookies
These vegan ginger cookies are naturally sweetened with maple syrup and molasses. They're full of warm spices, spiced with ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
Servings: 18
Calories: 122kcal
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup almond butter raw is best
- ½ cup maple syrup
- ⅓ cup molasses
- ¼ cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ¼ cup white whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ tsp ginger
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl blend together the almond butter, maple syrup, molasses, vanilla extract, and almond milk using a hand mixer.
- In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt.
- Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients a little at a time, beating in between with a hand mixer, until all flour has been added and the wet and dry ingredients are completely combined. Chill the dough for 30 minutes. While dough is chilling pre-heat the oven to 375 F.
- Roll the dough into 1 inch balls and place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Gently flatten the balls with your hand. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until bottom of cookie is a light golden brown.
- Allow the cookies to cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Enjoy!
Notes
Tips for Making Vegan Ginger Cookies
- When measuring the flour, use a spoon to fill your measuring cup rather than scooping the flour out of the flour bag. The flour can be packed in the bag, resulting in measuring out more flour than you need. This will ultimately result in a denser cookie.
- Make sure the oven is preheated. Since the dough requires a chill time, I recommend preheating the oven once you put the dough in the refrigerator to chill.
- Lightly press the cookies down to create flattened circles after you roll the dough into balls. If you skip this step, the cookies will be rounded balls rather than flat circular cookies.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature in a cool, dry place. They will keep for 3-5 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 122kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 135mg | Potassium: 163mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 10g | Calcium: 69mg | Iron: 1mg