· By Macy Smith
Healthier Gingerbread Cookies
Healthier Gingerbread CookiesPrep Time 20 minutes Chill Time 2 hours Cook Time 10 minutes Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes Servings 24 cookies |
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Ingredients
Cookie Dough
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ½ cup coconut sugar
- ½ cup molasses
- 1 large egg
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups Flourish Buttermilk Protein Pancake Mix
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 ½ tsp ground ginger
- 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- ¼ tsp ground allspice
Icing
- 2 cups powdered sweetener
- 2-3 tbsp almond milk, unsweetened
- ¼ tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
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In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, combine butter and coconut sugar and beat until well-creamed. Beat in molasses, egg and vanilla extract until just combined.
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In a medium bowl, whisk together Flourish, baking soda, salt, and spices.
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With the mixer on low speed, gradually add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients until completely combined.
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Scrape dough roughly into a ball, wrap completely in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 3 hours or overnight.
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Once the dough has chilled, preheat oven to 375F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
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Flour a clean surface and lightly flour the rolling pin. Roll the dough to ¼” thickness, and use a cookie cutter to cut out shapes.
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Transfer cookies to lined cookie sheet and bake for 6-8 minutes.
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Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for at least 5 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely before decorating.
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To make the icing, in a large bowl, combine powdered sweetener, almond milk (2 tbsp), and vanilla extract and stir until combined. If frosting is too thick, add a tsp of almond milk at a time, until the frosting is thick but pipeable.
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Transfer to a piping bag with a piping tip and pipe frosting on cookies and decorate with decorative candies, if desired.
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Allow frosting to harden before enjoying (30 - 40 minutes).
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Keep uneaten cookies sealed in an airtight container at room temperature.
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