GINGERBREAD COOKIES LOW- SUGAR
Equal parts spicy and sweet, a gingerbread cookie is just one of those foods that encapsulates the holidays in a single bite. If you’re planning a day of holiday baking but also hoping to cut down on sugar, this revamped recipe offers the same nostalgic flavor, but with organic molasses and a sugar replacement in place of the usual white sugar.
Yield: About 3 dozen cookies Active Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 1.5 hours
For the cookies: 6 tbsp butter or Thrive Market Ghee , room temperature 6 tbsp Thrive Market Virgin Coconut Oil , room temperature ½ cup sugar replacement (like monkfruit) ¾ cup molasses 2 tsp ginger , grated 2 tsp Thrive Market Ground Cinnamon ½ tsp Thrive Market Ground Allspice ¼ tsp Thrive Market Ground Cloves ¼ tsp Thrive Market Ground Nutmeg 1 tsp Thrive Market Sea Salt ¼ tsp Thrive Market Ground Black Pepper 1 large egg 3 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour 1 ¼ tsp baking powder ½ tsp Thrive Market Baking Soda For the icing: 1 cup Thrive Market Powdered Sugar 1 tbsp milk, Thrive Market Almond or Oat Beverage, or water 1 tsp Thrive Market Vanilla Extract
In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat butter, coconut oil, sugar substitute, and molasses until creamy and uniform. Add ginger, spices, salt, and pepper and mix to combine.
Beat in egg, scraping mixture from sides of the bowl.
Add flour, baking powder, and baking soda and mix until combined. Dough will be sticky. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least an hour.
Preheat oven to 350° F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Remove dough from the fridge and roll out to ¼ inch thick, using flour to keep dough from sticking to the rolling pin. Dip cookie cutters in flour before punching out shapes. Space cookies out on baking sheets and bake for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely on a wire rack before icing. When ready to ice, combine all ingredients in a bowl, whisking together until the consistency is smooth and there are no lumps. Note: If you want thicker icing for piping, use less liquid or add more powdered sugar until you reach your desired consistency.
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