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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.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Chill Time 2 hours
Servings 40 small cookies

Ingredients
  

DRY:

  • 1 cup oat flour, plus more for rolling the dough
  • ¼ cup tapioca starch
  • ¼ cup coconut sugar
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • tsp ground nutmeg
  • tsp baking powder

WET:

  • 1 Tbsp ground flaxseeds
  • 3 Tbsp water
  • 3 Tbsp molasses
  • 2 Tbsp coconut oil, melted
  • 2 Tbsp almond butter

TO DECORATE (optional):

  • 2 oz or 55 grams chocolate, roughly chopped
  • ¼ cup toasted 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!