Gingerbread Cookies Recipe - Vallery Lomas (LIFE IS WHAT YOU BAKE IT)

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

More nutritious option.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

Lower glycemic index.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Healthier fat option or budget-friendly alternative.

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Whisk together the dry ingredients: flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and black pepper.

Cream together the butter, brown sugar, molasses, and fresh ginger for 2 minutes until combined.

Add the egg and continue to beat for 1-2 minutes.

Add the dry ingredients a heaping spoonful at a time and beat until it comes together.

Fold in the crystallized ginger with a rubber spatula until dispersed throughout the dough.

Use a tablespoon to scoop out some cookie dough, roll it into a ball, and dip it into the demerara sugar.

Place the dough balls on the baking sheet and continue until all dough is used.

Bake until the cookies appear set with some cracks on top and the aroma of ginger fills the kitchen.

Cool the cookies on the baking sheet for at least 10 minutes before enjoying.

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