Gingerbread Cookies: Vegan, No Sugar, No Wheat

2 1/2 cups brown rice flour
1 1/2 cup amaranth flour
1 1/2 cups arrowroot powder, plus extra for dusting
2 Tbsp baking powder
2 tsp baking soda
1 Tbsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cloves
1 tsp sea salt
1 cup amber agave nectar (or maple syrup or honey or any sweetener you prefer)
1/4 cup dark molasses
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/3 cup oil
2 tsp vanilla

Stir together rice and amaranth flour, arrowroot and baking powder, soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves and salt.

In another bowl, combine sweetener, molasses, applesauce, oil, and vanilla. Mix into the dry ingredients.

Cover and chill dough for 2 hours or more.

Sprinkle arrowroot powder out, divide the chilled dough into 4 parts. Roll out to 1/4 inch thick. Cut shapes and put them on a baking sheet, oiled or lined with parchment paper. Bake at 350 for 6-7 minutes. Cookies will be soft when you take them out, but harden on cooling.

  • Tawnya

    THank you so much for sharing this gingerbread recipe with everyone! It’s just what I was looking for and I’m going to try them today!
    Thank you thank you!
    -tawnya

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  • http://www.rootrant.org Tanya

    I made these tonight. They have a very bizarre flavor and aren’t quite sweet enough. I think I would add some coconut sugar to the recipe in lieu of some of the agave – 1/2 and 1/2 perhaps. The texture is great though!

  • Steph Davis

    I agree Tanya, I really don’t like agave myself (but I know some people do!). I use maple syrup in place of all sweeteners….I was just rechecking this recipe and noticed it had only said agave, sorry about that! (I just edited it).
    If you don’t have anything against other types of sugars and you like it more sweet, you could just use regular sugar. But I think the maple syrup works great.
    Thanks for the heads up, and sorry they didn’t turn out great the first go!

  • Alan

    Would oat bran work with these?

  • http://www.highinfatuation.com steph davis

    I haven’t tried it, but I would love to hear how it turns out…