SWEET TREATS
Classic, warmly spiced gingerbread cookies made gluten-free and sweetened with coconut sugar and blackstrap molasses. No refined sugar is added.
Makes: about 24 cookies | Prep: 25 minutes | Chill: 1 hour | Bake: 8–10 minutes per tray
INGREDIENTS
• 2¼ cups certified-organic gluten-free all-purpose baking blend, checked for soy and refined-sugar ingredients
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1½ teaspoons organic ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon organic cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon organic ground cloves
• ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
• ¾ cup organic coconut sugar
• ½ cup softened organic unsalted butter
• ⅓ cup organic blackstrap molasses
• 1 large organic egg
• 1 teaspoon organic vanilla extract
• 1–2 teaspoons organic milk only if needed to bring crumbly chilled dough together
DIRECTIONS
1. Whisk together the flour blend, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt.
2. In a separate bowl, cream the butter and coconut sugar until evenly combined. Beat in the molasses, egg, and vanilla.
3. Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients just until a soft dough forms. Divide into two discs, wrap, and chill for at least 1 hour.
4. Heat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment. If the chilled dough is crumbly, knead in milk 1 teaspoon at a time until it holds together.
5. Roll dough between parchment to about ¼ inch thick. Cut shapes and transfer to the lined sheets, leaving space between cookies.
6. Bake 8–10 minutes, until the edges are set. Cool on the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a rack. For softer cookies, use the shorter bake time.
CLEAN-SOURCING NOTES
Select organic ingredients where available. Confirm that the flour blend is certified gluten-free and meets your soy-free requirements; verify the current package label and shared-facility statement. This recipe contains dairy and egg. Coconut sugar and molasses are sugars, so this recipe is not sugar-free; it contains no refined sugar.
SHOP INGREDIENTS
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• Organic gluten-free flour blend: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Arrowhead+Mills+Organic+Gluten+Free+All+Purpose+Flour&tag=eliteretreat-20&language=en_US
• Organic coconut sugar: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BBDJJL6?tag=eliteretreat-20&language=en_US
• Organic blackstrap molasses: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=organic+blackstrap+molasses&tag=eliteretreat-20&language=en_US
• Organic ground ginger, cinnamon, and cloves: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=organic+ground+ginger+cinnamon+cloves&tag=eliteretreat-20&language=en_US
• Organic unsalted butter: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=organic+unsalted+butter&tag=eliteretreat-20&language=en_US
• Organic eggs: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=organic+large+eggs&tag=eliteretreat-20&language=en_US
• Organic vanilla extract: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=organic+vanilla+extract&tag=eliteretreat-20&language=en_US
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