Healthier Gingerbread Christmas Cookies
These Christmas Cookies are made with healthier ingredients making them a more nourishing recipe for your Christmas baking list this season!
Ingredients
Wet ingredients:
- 2 tbsp melted/softened butter
- 2 tbsp pumpkin purée or applesauce
- ¼ cup molasses
- ¼ cup almond butter
- ½ cup brown sugar or maple syrup
- 1 egg
Dry ingredients:
- 1 ¼ cup ap flour
- ½ cup oat flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- pinch of salt
- 1 ½ tsp cinnamon
- 2 tsp ginger
- ½ tsp ground clove
- sprinkle of nutmeg
Instructions
- Add the wet ingredients to a large bowl and mix with a whisk or an electric hand mixer. Mix until all the ingredients are well combined.
- Add the dry ingredients to the bowl. Continue mixing until most of the dry ingredients are incorporated, then use a rubber spatula to scrape the sides of the bowl and finish mixing all of the ingredients.
- Transfer cookie dough onto plastic wrap, shape into a disc, cover, and chill in the refrigerator for at least 30-60 minutes.
- If making round cookies: scoop out about 1 tbs of dough with a cookie scoop or spoon and shape into a ball with your hands. Roll in some granulated sugar if you would like, and lightly flatten with your fingers.
- If using cookie cutters: roll the dough out onto a floured surface about 1/4 inch thick, and use whatever cookie cutters you would like to shape the dough.
- Bake on a cookie sheet with parchment paper for about 12-15 minutes depending on the size. Check on them after 12 minutes to make sure they don’t burn. Allow them to cool, decorate with any toppings you would like, and enjoy!