So it’s that time of the year again when all things Christmas make an appearance, as will these Healthy Gingerbread Cookies (egg free)!! So delicious and absolute cuties! Hehe ๐Ÿ™‚ย 

Healthy gingerbread cookies egg free

I had so much fun making these, the whole process of making the dough, using those festive cookie cutters which a appearance every December and baking them to perfection. The best part of making these is the decoration. I am not great at icing cookies but I did manage really well this time! Though it doesn’t take much effort to ice them but for me it’s always been a pretty difficult task. And I don’t have much practice in doing this, so this time when I did it so well, I was really so happy ๐Ÿ™‚

Healthy gingerbread cookies egg free

Traditionally, Gingerbread cookies are made with molasses and eggs besides flour, brown sugar, powdered ginger, mixed spices, etc. But I’ve never wanted to use molasses, there are two reasons for that. One being that I’d never be able to use up that entire bottle of molasses for any other recipe. Two, I’m not sure how will we like the flavor of molasses with ginger. So, I just have been wanting to skip it and have read numerous articles online about replacing molasses in gingerbread recipes. They suggest honey or brown sugar/ demerara sugar for replacing the molasses. But, I’ve used neither to replace the molasses. You’ll see how I’ve changed this and used another easy ingredient to incorporate that caramel kind of flavor here and it has worked beautifully.

Healthy gingerbread cookies egg free

Since these are Healthy Gingerbread cookies (egg free), I’ve taken the risk of using whole-wheat flour here in this recipe. There was a chance that they would spread while baking but they didn’t spread at all! I kept an eye while they were baking and I was happy that they kept their shapes!

Healthy gingerbread cookies egg free

I was worried that not adding molasses would cause the cookies to loose shape or probably they’ve bake unevenly. But, they are perfect.

Bring all the ingredients at room temperature.
The butter must be soft, not melted.
Take butter in a bowl, add powdered jaggery and brown sugar.

Healthy gingerbread cookies egg free
Cream them but do not over do the creaming, the butter does not have to be light and fluffy. It just needs to be well incorporated with the jaggery and the brown sugar. If it’s over creamed then the cookies could spread as they bake.
Next, add the golden syrup into the butter and sugar mixture. Mix them well but do not over beat them.

Healthy gingerbread cookies egg free
Add sifted whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, ginger powder and cinnamon powder to the butter.
Mix these well but do not beat them. Just use a rubber spatula to mix these together.
Once everything comes together, shape the dough into a ball and wrap it in some cling wrap.
Refrigerate the dough for 1-2 hours.

Healthy gingerbread cookies egg free

Next, sprinkle some whole wheat flour on the kitchen platform or on a rolling mat, roll the dough to a thickness of 3-4 mm. Use cookie cutters and cut out the cookies and place them on a parchment lined baking sheet.
Refrigerate the cut out cookies for at least 30 minutes further so that they retain their shape as they bake.
Healthy gingerbread cookies egg free
Preheat the oven @180’c for 10 minutes. Bake the cookies for 12-15 minutes or until the edges turn slightly brown.
Remove the cookies from the oven and let them sit on the baking sheet for a few minutes as they crisp up.
Transfer them onto a cooling rack to cool them completely.
Healthy gingerbread cookies egg free
To prepare the egg free icing, mix together the icing sugar and milk.
Add milk a few drops at a time to ensure that the icing does not turn runny. (I used approx. 1.5 tsp of milk)
The consistency must be very thick and not free flowing. Fill the icing in a piping bag and decorate the cookies.

Healthy gingerbread cookies egg free
Let the icing set for a minimum of 1 hour before storing the cookies in an airtight box.
They stay fresh in an airtight box for 5-6 days.
Healthy gingerbread cookies egg free

Healthy Gingerbread Cookies | Eggfree

Prep Time: 2 hours

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 2 hours, 15 minutes

Yield: 12-13 cookies

Christmas means plump, cute and delicious Gingerbread Cookies. These are made healthier with whole wheat flour which means more cookies!!!

Ingredients

    For Cookies-
  • 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
  • 50 gms soft unsalted butter
  • 2 tbsp. golden syrup
  • 1/4 cup soft brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp. powdered jaggery
  • 1/4 tsp. ginger powder
  • 1/4 cinnamon powder
  • 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • a pinch of baking soda
  • For Egg Free Icing-
  • 1/2 cup icing sugar
  • milk as needed
  • sprinkles as needed for decoration

Instructions

    For the Cookies-
  1. Bring all the ingredients at room temperature.
  2. The butter must be soft, not melted.
  3. Take butter in a bowl, add powdered jaggery and brown sugar.
  4. Cream them but do not over do the creaming, the butter does not have to be light and fluffy. It just needs to be well incorporated with the jaggery and the brown sugar. If it's over creamed then the cookies could spread as they bake.
  5. Next, add the golden syrup into the butter and sugar mixture.
  6. Mix them well but do not over beat them.
  7. Add sifted whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, ginger powder and cinnamon powder to the butter.
  8. Mix these well but do not beat them. Just use a rubber spatula to mix these together.
  9. Once everything comes together, shape the dough into a ball and wrap it in some cling wrap.
  10. Refrigerate the dough for 1-2 hours.
  11. Next, sprinkle some whole wheat flour on the kitchen platform or on a rolling mat, roll the dough to a thickness of 3-4 mm. Use cookie cutters and cut out the cookies and place them on a parchment lined baking sheet.
  12. Refrigerate the cut out cookies for at least 30 minutes further so that they retain their shape as they bake.
  13. Preheat the oven @180'c for 10 minutes. Bake the cookies for 12-15 minutes or until the edges turn slightly brown.
  14. Remove the cookies from the oven and let them sit on the baking sheet for a few minutes as they crisp up.
  15. Transfer them onto a cooling rack to cool them completely.
  16. For the Egg Free Icing-
  17. Mix together the icing sugar and milk.
  18. Add milk a few drops at a time to ensure that the icing does not turn runny. (I used approx. 1.5 tsp of milk)
  19. The consistency must be very thick and not free flowing. Fill the icing in a piping bag and decorate the cookies.
  20. Let the icing set for a minimum of 1 hour before storing the cookies in an airtight box.
  21. They stay fresh in an airtight box for 5-6 days.

Notes

Use honey or molasses, if golden syrup is unavailable. But do not use blackstrap molasses as that will make the cookies slightly bitter. I have used golden syrup which is very thick, so using honey could change the texture of the dough a bit.

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Healthy gingerbread cookies egg free

Cute as a button, aren’t they?!!
Love,
Shreya ๐Ÿ™‚

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