Name: Easy Vegan Gingerbread Cookies Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 36
Ingredients: 1½ cups molasses; 1 cup brown sugar; ⅓ cup vegetable shortening; ⅔ cup cold water; 6 cups all-purpose flour; 2 tsp Baking Soda; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tsp ground cloves; 1 tsp ground allspice; 1 tsp ground ginger; 1 tsp salt; Cooking spray

How To Make Easy Vegan Gingerbread Cookies

In this vegan gingerbread cookies recipe, molasses are the main source of sweetness with a bit of earthiness to it. The shortening makes the cookies lighter

Preparation: 30 minutes

Cooking: 15 minutes

Total: 45 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1½cupsmolasses
1cupbrown sugar,packed
⅓cupvegetable shortening
⅔cupcold water
6cupsall-purpose flour
2tspbaking soda
1tspground cinnamon
1tspground cloves
1tspground allspice
1tspground ginger
1tspsalt
cooking spray

Instructions

Combine molasses, brown sugar, and shortening in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add cold water and blend until smooth.
Sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, ginger, and salt in a separate bowl. Add flour mixture to molasses mixture, blending until incorporated and dough is soft.
Shape dough into 2 balls and place in the refrigerator until chilled, 10 to 15 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
Working in batches, place one ball of chilled dough on a lightly floured surface and roll to ¼-inch thickness, or ½-inch thickness for softer cookies.
Cut out cookies with desired cookie cutters and place 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining dough.
Bake cookies in the preheated oven until edges are firm, 12 to 13 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack immediately after baking to cool. Allow to cool completely if frosting.