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gingerbread men
Erin Antoniak

Healthy gingerbread men (gluten free)

4.78 from 9 votes
These healthy gingerbread men are perfect for your holiday cookie exchange! Made with almond flour, coconut oil, coconut sugar, and molasses, they are gluten-free, dairy-free, and refined sugar free. All you need is two bowls and a few minutes to mix up the dough!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 18 cookies
Course: Dessert, gluten-free, paleo
Cuisine: American
Calories: 172
Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2.5 cups almond flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ginger
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp cloves
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 1/2 cup coconut sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil - melted if dough seems too dry, increase by adding one tablespoon more at a time
  • 1 tsp vanilla
For homemade icing:
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1-2 tbsp water

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350F
  2. Mix together almond flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, salt, and coconut sugar (dry ingredients)
  3. In a separate bowl, stir together all wet ingredients (egg, molasses, melted coconut oil)
  4. Add dry ingredients to wet and stir to combine
  5. Once combined, allow dough to chill in fridge for at least 1 hour (I did overnight, then let it sit the next at room temp for 15 minutes).
  6. Roll dough to 1/4 inch thick and use cookie cutters to cut out shapes. If dough is too warm and tough to work with, place back in the fridge for at least another 30 minutes.
  7. Bake at 350F for 11-13 minutes
  8. Allow to cool completely before decorating

Nutrition

Calories: 172kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 4gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.3gTrans Fat: 0.001gCholesterol: 9mgSodium: 77mgPotassium: 73mgFiber: 2gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 13IUVitamin C: 0.01mgCalcium: 45mgIron: 1mg

Notes

Number of cookies/nutrition will depend on size of cookie cutter

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