Holiday Gingerbread Cookies
Who says you can’t have a healthy diet that includes treats?
The secret is to use real foods, wholesome ingredients, and watch your sugar. Sugar comes in all forms, like glucose (simple sugar), fructose (fruit sugar), and lactose (milk sugar), to name a few. All sugars will cause problems when taken in excess. These may include obesity, hypoglycemia, mood swings and even immune deficiency. That’s because sugar suppresses our immune system. Remember this when you feel a cold or flu coming on.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes + 2 hours
- Cook Time: 6-8 minutes
- Total Time: 0 hours
Ingredients
½ cup organic butter (softened)
1/3 cup pure maple syrup
1 free-range egg
½ cup organic molasses
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
¼ cup freshly grated ginger
3 cups whole wheat flour
1 tsp cinnamon
¾ tsp baking soda
Instructions
- Blend butter and maple syrup.
- Beat in egg and vanilla. Add molasses and grated ginger.
- Stir until evenly distributed.
- In a separate bowl, combine remaining dry ingredients, then add to wet ingredients, stirring just until blended. Separate mixture into two portions and chill for 2 hours before rolling.
- Preheat oven to 375 F.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out one portion to just over 1/8 inch thick.
- Cut out desired shape and place on parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 6 to 8 minutes until edges are firm.
- Decorate with icing sugar when cookies are cool.
- Or for a more natural cookie, decorate with nuts and/or seeds before baking. Be sure to push them into the dough to set.
- Enjoy!
Find it online: https://www.cmfmag.ca/galley/holiday-gingerbread-cookies/