5 from 15 votes
Paleo Healthy Gingerbread Cookies (Gluten Free)
These Paleo Healthy Gingerbread Cookies use almond and coconut flours combined with warming spices like ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves. The dough is sweetened with coconut sugar and molasses and enriched with butter and egg white. After chilling, the dough is rolled thinly and cut into shapes before baking to a golden brown with set tops. The cookies are firm yet tender and carry classic gingerbread flavor without gluten.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
17 mins
Additional Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 37 mins
Servings:
19
Cookies
Calories:
149 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 5 tablespoons butter at room temperature
- 1 cup coconut sugar
- 1 egg white
- 4 1/2 tablespoons molasses
- 2 cups almond flour 200 grams
- 6 tablespoons coconut flour 42 grams
- 1 tablespoon ground ginger
- 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cloves ground
Instructions
- In a large bowl, using an electric hand mixer, cream together the butter and coconut sugar until mixed and crumbly.
- Add in the egg white and molasses and beat until the mixture is fluffy and lightens in color, about 1 minute on high speed.
- In a separate, medium bowl, stir together all the remaining ingredients until well-mixed. Add into the wet ingredients and stir until well-mixed.
- Scrape the dough onto a large piece of plastic wrap and form into a disc. Wrap tightly and freeze for 1 hour.
- Once chilled, preheat your oven to 350℉ and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Roll the dough between two layers of parchment paper until it's about 1/4-inch thick.
- Use your cookie cutter to cut out cookies and very gently transfer them to the prepared cookie sheets. If you have a small offset spatula, this will help; the cookies are fragile.
- Bake until the edges are a deep golden brown and the top appears set, about 17 minutes (note: they firm up once cooled.) Cool on the pan completely before transferring.
- DEVOUR!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
149kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
17.2g
(6%)
Protein
2.8g
(6%)
Fat
8.7g
(13%)
Saturated Fat
2.6g
(13%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.1g
(1%)
Monounsaturated Fat
0.9g
(5%)
Cholesterol
8.2mg
(3%)
Sodium
71mg
(3%)
Potassium
70mg
(1%)
Fiber
1.9g
(8%)
Sugar
14.2g
(28%)
Vitamin A
115IU
(2%)
Calcium
33mg
(3%)
Iron
0.9mg
(5%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 19 Cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 149
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 149kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 17.2g | 6% |
| Protein | 2.8g | 6% |
| Fat | 8.7g | 13% |
| Saturated Fat | 2.6g | 13% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.9g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 8.2mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 71mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 70mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1.9g | 8% |
| Sugar | 14.2g | 28% |
| Vitamin A | 115IU | 2% |
| Calcium | 33mg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.9mg | 5% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.