--- title: "Vegan Gluten-Free Gingerbread Cookies" id: "11884" type: "post" slug: "vegan-gluten-free-gingerbread-cookies" published_at: "2021-12-21T19:17:41+00:00" modified_at: "2024-06-19T13:46:28+00:00" url: "https://mondaydreams.com/2021/12/21/vegan-gluten-free-gingerbread-cookies/" markdown_url: "https://mondaydreams.com/2021/12/21/vegan-gluten-free-gingerbread-cookies.md" excerpt: "Perfectly spiced, crisp, wholesome and oh-so-delicious Vegan Gluten-Free Gingerbread Cookies. First time making Gingerbread Cookies and I’m obsessed. Gingerbread cookies are not a thing where I live, but they will be a thing in my house from now on. How..." taxonomy_category: - "Sweet Treats and Desserts" taxonomy_language: - "English" taxonomy_post_translations: - "pll_61c2212d8b01b" --- # Vegan Gluten-Free Gingerbread Cookies by [Gaby](https://mondaydreams.com/author/gabysommer/) on [December 21, 2021](https://mondaydreams.com/2021/12/21/vegan-gluten-free-gingerbread-cookies/) in [Sweet Treats and Desserts](https://mondaydreams.com/category/sweet-treats-and-desserts/) [Jump to Recipe](#recipe) [Print Recipe](https://mondaydreams.com/wprm_print/vegan-gluten-free-gingerbread-cookies) Perfectly spiced, crisp, wholesome and oh-so-delicious Vegan Gluten-Free Gingerbread Cookies. First time making Gingerbread Cookies and I’m obsessed. Gingerbread cookies are not a thing where I live, but they will be a thing in my house from now on. How come I’ve never made these before?!? They are fun to make, healthier than your usual Christmas cookie and they taste like heaven. These cookies are gluten-free, refined sugar-free, filled with warming, healing spices and SERIOUSLY ADDICTIVE! I don’t have Christmas cookie cutters, and I can’t fit more kitchen stuff into my tiny kitchen, so you are not going to see cute gingerbread men or Christmas trees around here. Sorry about that. But I still think these ‘leafy’ cookies are pretty, festive and, most importantly, delicious. And instead of the usual frosting (I don’t have the skills to do a decent job decorating cookies), I dipped them in chocolate and crushed pecans (let’s call this the adult version, though kids would love them too). But if you want to frost them, be my guest. I don’t follow a gluten-free diet (cause bread is simply awesome!), but I love using alternative flours for an extra dose of nourishment. These cookies are made with oat flour, one of my faves. It’s sweeter, its fiber-rich and it’s nutrient-packed. Enough talk, let’s bake some yummy cookies. **If you try this recipe, let us know what you think. Tag us on [Instagram @mondaydreamsblog](https://www.instagram.com/mondaydreamsblog/) or leave a comment below. We love hearing from you!** ## Vegan Gluten-Free Gingerbread Cookies These crispy vegan, wholesome and super addictive gluten-free gingerbread cookies are the perfect Christmas treat. So delicious, even your non-vegan friends will love them. [Print Recipe](https://mondaydreams.com/wprm_print/vegan-gluten-free-gingerbread-cookies) Prep Time 10 minutes mins Cook Time 10 minutes mins Chill Time 2 hours hrs Servings 40 small cookies ### Ingredients #### DRY: - 1cupoat flour,plus more for rolling the dough - ¼cuptapioca starch - ¼cupcoconut sugar - 1tspground ginger - 1tspground cinnamon - ⅛tspground nutmeg - ⅓tspbaking powder #### WET: - 1Tbspground flaxseeds - 3Tbspwater - 3Tbspmolasses - 2Tbspcoconut oil,melted - 2Tbspalmond butter #### TO DECORATE (optional): - 2ozor 55 grams chocolate,roughly chopped - ¼cuptoasted pecans,tightly packed ### Instructions - Add ground flaxseeds and water to a small bowl. Mix and set aside while you prep the rest. Ground flaxseeds will absorb the moisture and the mixture will thicken. - Mix all dry ingredients in a medium bowl. - Add molasses, coconut oil and almond butter to the flaxseed mixture. Whisk until well combined. - Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture and gently stir to combine. - Gather the dough into a ball, wrap it in clingfilm and chill for at least 2 hours (or overnight). - Preheat the oven to 325 °F / 165 °C. - Remove the dough from the fridge, transfer the dough to a floured surface and sprinkle more oat flour on top. Then carefully roll out the dough to a little over a 1/8 inch (3 - 4 mm) thick. Use your favorite cookie cutter to cut out shapes. Using a spatula, carefully (the dough is very fragile) transfer the cookies to a baking sheet. Leave a little room for spreading. - Gather the scraps of dough, form into a ball, sprinkle with a little more flour and roll out again. Cut out more cookies. Repeat this process as needed. - Bake for 12 - 15 minutes, until the edges are golden. The time will depend on the type of oven you have, mine tends to burn stuff easily. So keep an eye on them. - Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely before decorating. - While the cookies are cooling melt the chocolate. Place chocolate in a small bowl and microwave for 30 seconds on medium power. Stir and repeat until 70 – 80 % of the chocolate is melted, the rest will melt as you stir. Be careful not to overheat the chocolate, it will ruin the taste and texture. - Place toasted pecans in a blender or food processor and blend until you reach a coarse flour consistency. Transfer to a small bowl. - Dip the cookies into melted chocolate, then into ground pecans and place them on parchment paper until the chocolate solidifies. Once the chocolate sets, transfer the cookies to an air-tight container and store at room temperature for a couple of days. - Enjoy! ### Search ### Recent Post - [Single-Serve Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie](https://mondaydreams.com/2025/12/04/single-serve-oatmeal-chocolate-chip-cookie/) - [Herbed Quinoa Pea Salad](https://mondaydreams.com/2025/10/21/herbed-quinoa-pea-salad/) - [Greek-Inspired Potato Stew](https://mondaydreams.com/2025/09/30/greek-inspired-potato-stew/) - [No Churn Vegan Chocolate Almond Ice Cream](https://mondaydreams.com/2025/09/23/no-churn-vegan-chocolate-almond-ice-cream/) - [Apple Pecan Cookies](https://mondaydreams.com/2025/08/18/apple-pecan-cookies/) ### Archives Archives Select Month December 2025 October 2025 September 2025 August 2025 June 2025 April 2025 October 2024 September 2024 August 2024 July 2024 June 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 December 2023 November 2023 October 2023 September 2023 August 2023 July 2023 June 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 June 2022 May 2022 April 2022 March 2022 February 2022 January 2022 December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 January 2017 ### Leave a Reply [Cancel reply](/2021/12/21/vegan-gluten-free-gingerbread-cookies/#respond) You must be [logged in](https://mondaydreams.com/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmondaydreams.com%2F2021%2F12%2F21%2Fvegan-gluten-free-gingerbread-cookies%2F) to post a comment.