Make our version of "molasses" for the same sweet taste you love in these classic cookies, without the spike in blood sugar. Sugar-free, gluten-free, guilt-free cookies!
Ingredients for Ginger Molasses Cookies
- 2 cups almond flour
- 1 cup Lakanto Monkfruit Baking Sweetener
- ½ cup butter
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ cup almond butter
- 2 Tbsp grass-fed gelatin
- 2 Tbsp ginger
- 1 Tbsp nutmeg
- 2 Tbsp cinnamon
- 2 tsp cloves
- ¼ cup Lakanto Simple Syrup, Original
How to make sugar-free “molasses” and ginger cookies
- Combine Simple Syrup, gelatin, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and stir well. Let sit for five minutes.
- Mix well together in a separate bowl: butter, Baking Sweetener and eggs.
- Add in “molasses” and stir to combine. Mix almond flour, baking soda & salt into wet ingredients and mix just until combined.
- Bake in a 325 degree preheated oven for 12-14 total minutes.
- After 5 minutes of cooking, press down on cookies with spatula, continue cooking.
2 cookies= 157 calories, 4 g. carbohydrates, 12 g. fat 5 g protein
Vegan? We've got you covered.
Vegan Ginger "Molasses" Cookies
- 1 pouch Lakanto Sugar Cookie Mix
- 1 Tbsp ground ginger
- 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. ground cloves
- 1 tsp allspice
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 Flax Egg (1 Tbsp finely ground flax seed, 3 Tablespoons water, stir and refrigerate for 10 minutes to gel)
- 1/4 cup almond butter
- 1/2 cup coconut oil, softened
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Making Ginger Molasses Cookies Vegan
- Mix Lakanto Sugar Cookie Mix and spices together in a bowl. Set aside.
- Mix together on medium speed, Almond Butter & Coconut Oil.
- Slow mixer down and add vanilla and Flax egg. Mix until combined on low.
- Add dry ingredients slowly while mixing and mix together just until combined. Do not over mix.
- Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 30 minutes or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Drop by scoops onto lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes until just set but before they get golden.
- Let cool on sheets. Remove and finish cooling.
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*For more tips on how and when to use Lakanto sweeteners, check out our Baking Guide
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How many cookies does this recipe make?
When do you add in the almond butter and vanilla?