These Healthy Gingerbread Cookies tastes like the real deal! They are chewy, soft, and crispy on the edges whilst being super low calorie! They’re full of all the traditional cozy flavors, minus all the refined sugar and excess butter. I promise you’ll be making these on repeat for the holiday season!
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Why you will love this Healthy Gingerbread Cookies Recipe
These Gingerbread Cookies taste like the real deal, but use significantly less butter/oil and are refined sugar free. This recipe is also a no chill recipe, and they can be made vegan and gluten free!
Macros
Per cookie (40):
26 Calories
3g Carbs
0.5g Protein
1g Fat
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Ingredients & Substitutions for Healthy Gingerbread Cookies
All purpose flour – This is the main dry ingredient, you could sub for spelt flour, oat flour or a gluten free flour mix. However the texture may change depending on the flour used.
Sugar free icing sugar alternative- Like powdered erythritol or monkfruit. This is optional, you can replace with equal parts normal icing sugar. A finer sugar works much better in this recipe than granulated.
Cornstarch- Helps bind the dough together & helps the cookies keep their shape
Ground Ginger- Essential for that classic gingerbread flavour (duh!)
Cinnamon- Essential for that classic gingerbread flavour
Nutmeg- Essential for that classic gingerbread flavour
Cloves- Essential for that classic gingerbread flavour
Baking Soda- Essential for texture (not baking powder!)
Molasses- Essential for texture and that classic gingerbread flavour. However this can be subbed for maple syrup or honey.
Butter- This can be subbed for equal parts oil. I would not recommend keeping this recipe oil free as it is essential for that classic cookie texture
Egg yolk- Helps with binding and texture, can be replaced with 50g apple sauce
Vanilla- for flavaaaa
Tips
- Chill the dough for 5 minutes to firm so that rolling will be easier
- If the dough is too dry, add a tsp of milk/water
- Roll out the dough between parchment to prevent sticking. Do this for sure if you skipped chilling the dough
- Bake for 8 minutes if you like a softer cookie, or 10 minutes if you like a firmer cookie
- If you want your cookies to be more crunchy, roll out the dough slightly thinner
How to store Healthy Gingerbread Cookies
Room Temperature- Store in a airtight container for 1-2 weeks
Refrigerator- I would not recommend storing in the fridge as the cookies will dry out
Freezer- Individually wrap each cookie in foil or baking paper and add into a ziplock bag or airtight container for up to 3-4 months
FAQ
Can I make it gluten free?
You can, just substitute equal parts oat flour or a gluten free flour mix. Almond flour would work great due to its high fat content, just use 30g butter or oil instead of 50g.
How Can I make this recipe Vegan?
By using equal parts oil or a vegan butter and substituting the egg yolk for 50g apple sauce.
The Best Healthy Gingerbread Cookies
Ingredients
- 50 g butter melted and slightly cooled
- 1 egg yolk room temp
- 40-50 g molasses not blackstrap
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 140 g all purpose flour
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 60 g zero calorie icing sugar alternative Can use normal icing sugar, or blend a zero calorie sweetener until fine
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1.5 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves
- 1/8 tsp salt
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 160c or 320f
- Melt butter and let it cool
- Whisk the melted butter and sweetener until well combined
- Add in the egg yolk, vanilla, molasses and spices and whisk until well combined
- Sift through the flour, baking soda, cornstarch and salt and using a spatula, fold the ingredients until a slightly sticky dough forms
- Refrigerate for 5 minutes to allow the dough to firm up
- Roll out on lightly floured surface, or between two pieces of parchment paper to either 1/4 inch thick or 1/8 inch thick (depends on your preference)
- Cut out as many gingerbread men, then re-roll the dough and cut, until all the dough is used up (this recipe makes 36-40 gingerbread men). Bake 20 at a time
- Bake for 8-10 minutes, then let the cookies rest in the pan for 5 minutes before enjoying as is or icing (details in the notes below)
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