Vegan Christmas Gingerbread Cookies

December 01, 2016

Here’s a delicious and easy-to-make gingerbread cookie recipe that’s also vegan and gluten-free. Since this recipe requires dates, I didn’t add any additional sweetener, but if you want your cookies sweeter, you can add some. I also added some chopped candied ginger, but if you don’t have any, that’s okay. The coconut oil is optional too. I also decided to decorate my cookies with glaze that’s made of melted coconut oil and powdered sugar. You can use a little bit of non-dairy milk or water in

1/3 cup of dates
1/2 cup of drinking water
1 tablespoon of ground flaxseed or flaxseed meal
1 ½ cups of oat flour or ground oat
Ginger powder
Cinnamon
1 teaspoon of melted coconut oil – optional
Candied ginger – optional

For the glaze

1 teaspoon of melted coconut oil
3-4 teaspoons of powdered sugar

Soak the dates in water for about 1 hour, or if you want to speed up the process, use hot water. Take the dates out of the water and mash them, but keep the water too. Add the melted coconut oil, some...
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Nutritions

Calories
1483

Sodium
7mg
0% DV

Fat
33g
51% DV

Protein
43g
86% DV

Carbs
264g
90% DV

Fiber
39g
157% DV