Vegan Gingerbread Cookies
Indulge in the holiday spirit with these delightful Vegan Gingerbread Cookies! Perfectly spiced with ginger, cinnamon, and cloves, these cookies are not only a treat for your taste buds but also a canvas for your creativity during the festive season. Whether you choose to decorate them with icing or enjoy them plain, they make an excellent addition to gift baskets or dessert tables. With their soft and chewy texture or crunchy variant, you can customize each batch to suit your preference. Easy to make and fun for all ages, these cookies are sure to bring joy to your holiday celebrations!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: Approximately 24 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Vegan
Ingredients
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- 150 g vegan block butter
- 120 g light brown soft sugar
- 100 g golden syrup
- 50 g black treacle (or molasses)
- 3 ½ tsp ground ginger
- 3 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1/4 tsp ground allspice
- 3/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 380 g plain flour
- 300 g icing sugar
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice (plus extra as needed)
- 2 Tbsp aquafaba (or use extra lemon juice or water instead)
Instructions
- In a saucepan over low heat, melt vegan butter, sugar, golden syrup, and treacle together.
- Stir in spices and bicarbonate of soda until combined.
- Gradually add flour until no dry patches remain, then chill the dough for two hours.
- Roll out the dough and cut into shapes using cookie cutters.
- Freeze shapes for 15 minutes before baking at 180°C (350°F) for 8-12 minutes.
- Cool on trays before decorating with royal icing made from icing sugar, lemon juice, and aquafaba.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie (20g)
- Calories: 90
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 40mg
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 13g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Find it online: https://emmadishes.com/vegan-gingerbread-cookies/