Have fun making the healthy Chocolate Gingerbread Men to suit all ages. These sugar-free, partly chewy, partly crunchy delicious things are a great family fun to prepare and bake and the bonus is they are actually quite healthy!
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine Greek
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 30 minutesminutes
Servings 20Cookies
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
2cupsall-purpose flour sub gluten-free AP flour
1/4cupcoco or cacao powder
2teaspoonscinnamon
1/2teaspoonallspice
1/2teaspoonnutmeg
1/4teaspoonginger powder
1/4teaspoonbaking soda
1/4teaspoon baking powder
1pinchsalt
Wet Ingredients
1/2cupvegan buttery spread, room temperature
1/2cupbrown sugar
1/3cupcoconut oil, melted
1/2teaspoonvanilla extract
Chocolate Drizzle
60gramsdark chocolate
1tbspcoconut oil, melted
5dropsvanilla extract
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350.
In a large bowl mix together all dry ingredients.
Using a standing mixer or hand mixer, mix all wet ingredients on medium speed until smooth and well combined.
Reduce the mixer speed to low and add in dry ingredients slowly until the dough is thick and sticks together.
Transfer the dough to a piece of parchment paper or a greased surface. Place another piec e of parchment paper on top of the dough. Press the dough with hands and then roll into a half inch thick round.
Use a cookie cutter to cut out gingerbread men shapes and carefully transfer to a parchment paper (or greased) lined baking sheet.
Bake for 10-15 minutes on a middle rack, depending on the oven.
Allow to cool completely on the baking sheet before drizzling the chocolate.
Put all the chocolate drizzle ingredients in a small heatproof bowl. Heat over a double steamer or microwave until the chocolate melts. Mix with a spoon to combine well.
Drizzle the chocolate glaze over the cookies with a spoon and let cool.
Enjoy the cookies with hot or cold milky drink or just on their own.