Gingerbread Boys

Name: Gingerbread Boys
Yield: makes 24 3-inch cookies
Ingredients: 3 3/4 cups Basic Gluten-Free Flour Mix (page 19); 1 teaspoon xanthan gum; 3/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon; 1 tablespoon ground ginger; 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves; 1/2 cup dairy-free, soy-free vegetable shortening, cut into about 8 pieces; 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce; 1/2 cup light agave nectar; 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons molasses; Currants; raisins; dairy-free, soy-free chocolate chips; decorating sugar, etc.

December 9, 2011

These chewy gingerbread cookies contain half the fat of most traditional gingerbread recipes, have no cholesterol, and swap out the sugar for agave nectar and molasses. But do they sacrifice on flavor? No way! My boys say, “They’re better than great!”

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