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Paleo Gingerbread Cookies
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5 from 1 vote

Paleo Gingerbread Cookies

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Dessert, Holiday
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Paleo, Vegan
Servings: 10 Cookies

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients (whisk together)

  • 1/2 cup Almond Flour
  • 1/3 cup Cassava Flour
  • 2 tbsp Tapioca Flour
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 pinch Baking Soda about 1/8 tsp
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 pinch cloves
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 2 tsp ground ginger

Wet Ingredients (blend until smooth and creamy with blender)

  • 2 tbsp coconut oil melted
  • 1 tbsp boiling water reserved from the soaked dates
  • 2 tsp apple sauce
  • 3 tbsp molasses
  • 1 prune
  • 4 medjool dates pitted and soaked by covering w/ boiling water then draining (saving 1 Tbsp liquid)
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp lemon zest

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375f.
  • If using a baking stone, place it in the oven while preheating. Using a stone will help create chewy gingerbread, otherwise use baking sheet of your choice lined with parchment paper.

Dry Ingredients

  • Combine all 3 flours in a medium bowl.
  • Add baking powder, baking soda, salt, cloves, cinnamon and ginger.
  • Whisk together

Wet Ingredients

  • Soak pitted dates by covering with boiling water and allowing to sit 3-4 minutes; drain excess water, reserving 1 Tablespoon to blend dates with other wet ingredients. In a container with high sides (if using an immersion blender), or in a powerful blender/food processor of your choice, blend all wet ingredients until smooth and paste-like. (think thick apple butter consistency)

Combine Wet and Dry

  • Add the wet mixture to the dry and mix using a spoon until thoroughly combined.
  • Dough should be slightly sticky, but malleable.
  • Taking spoonsful of dough roll into balls and flatten into disks
  • Place on pre-heated stone or baking sheet.
  • Bake at 375f for 12-14 minutes before turning off oven and allowing to sit for 3-5 more minutes in the cooling oven.
  • Remove from pan and cool on wire rack.