Sugar-Free, Gluten-Free Ginger “Molasses” Cookies Recipe

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

1. Combine Simple Syrup, gelatin, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and stir well. Let sit for five minutes.  
2. Mix well together in a separate bowl: butter, Baking Sweetener and eggs.  
3. Add in “molasses” and stir to combine. Mix almond flour, baking soda & salt into wet ingredients and mix just until combined.  
4. Bake in a 325 degree preheated oven for 12-14 total minutes.
5. 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

1. Mix Lakanto Sugar Cookie Mix and spices together in a bowl. Set aside.
2. Mix together on medium speed, Almond Butter & Coconut Oil.
3. Slow mixer down and add vanilla and Flax egg. Mix until combined on low.
4. Add dry ingredients slowly while mixing and mix together just until combined. Do not over mix.
5. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 30 minutes or overnight.
6. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
7. Drop by scoops onto lined baking sheet.
8. Bake for 9-11 minutes until just set but before they get golden.
9. 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