Dairy-free Gingerbread Men

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These Dairy-free Gingerbread Men cookies are by far my new favorite holiday treats! They are so soft and chewy, fully spiced and flavorful with a perfect amount of ginger and molasses flavor.

Prep Time20

Cook Time8

Total Time28

Course: Dessert

Keyword: baked, classic, cookies, dairy-free, easy, ginger, healthy, holidays, homemade, recipe, sweets, vegetarian

Servings: cookies

Calories: 344kcal

Author: Shanika

Ingredients

3 cups Organic All-Purpose flour (I use Bob's Red Mill)
1 tablespoon ground giner
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¾ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon sea salt
¾ cup organic brown sugar
10 Tbsps vegan butter, softened (I used Earth's Best)
1 large egg yolk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
¼ cup organic blackstrap molasses (If using regular molasses, use ½ cup)
2 Tbsps coconut milk (You can use your fave plant-based milk!)

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Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, baking powder, baking soda and sea salt and set aside.
In the bowl of an electric stand mixer (fitted with the paddle attachment,) cream together the brown sugar and vegan butter until well combined, scraping the sides as need. Next--add the egg yolk and vanilla extract. Then add in the molasses and 2 Tbsps of coconut milk.
Turn the mixer's speed on low speed while you add in the dry ingredients and mix until combined. Add any additional milk as needed just to bring dough together (not too dry or wet).
Divide dough into two equal portions then roll each portion out evenly to ¼-inch thickness (too thin and it makes the cookies extra crisp). Chill on a cookie sheet in freezer for 10 - 20 minutes, or until firm and then cut into gingerbread men shapes using cookie cutters.
Remove cutout cookies and transfer each one to a cookie sheet, spacing cookies about 1-inch apart, and bake in the oven for 8 minutes or until slightly set (they should leave a slight indentation when pressed down gently). Repeat process with remaining cookies.
Remove cookies from oven and cool on baking sheet 2 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Once all cookies are completely cooled, pipe icing (store-bought or homemade) over cookies to decorate and add additional sprinkles, etc if desired. Place in the refrigerator (for a few minutes) if needed, to ensure that icing sets.
Store cookies at room temperature in a tightly closed container or glass cake stand.

Notes

STORAGE: Once properly stored in an air-tight container, cookies last for a few days at room temperature.

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