Paleo Gingerbread Cookies

It’s the most wonderful time of the year…truly! I know there is so much tradition around baking cookies and other treats for the holiday season. It’s a time where everyone comes together that you certainly don’t want to miss out on.

Paleo Gingerbread Men Cookies

If you are like me though and follow close to a Paleo diet full time, treats like these may not leave you feeling your best. That’s why I’ve made these fun Gingerbread cookies that are made with simple ingredients that are still delicious.

Paleo Gingerbread Men Cookies

These are so fun and simple to make that is a no . Get everyone involved to help decorate. You really can’t go wrong with these and your whole house will smell amazing too!

Yields: about 16 gingerbread men and women

Ingredients:
For the cookies:
1 and 1/2 cups of almond flour
1/4 cup of arrowroot powder
2 tbsp of coconut flour
2 tsp of ground ginger
1/4 tsp of cinnamon
1/4 tsp of ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp of baking soda
1/4 cup of light colored honey
2 tbsp palm shortening
2 tbsp of coconut sugar
1/4 tsp of vanilla extract

For the frosting:

1/2 cup of palm shortening (I used Nutiva)
1/2 cup of coconut oil
1/4 cup of honey
1 and 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract
1/3 cup and 1 tbsp of tapioca flour or arrowroot powder

Directions:
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
  • Combine almond flour, coconut flour, arrowroot powder, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and baking soda together in a stand mixer bowl
  • In a saucepan, melt palm shortening, honey, coconut sugar, and vanilla extract and mix together
  • Once the wet ingredients are melted, turn your mixer on slow and gently poor in your wet ingredients to combine
  • NOTE: If your dough feels too sticky to deal with, simply add a tbsp or two of coconut flour to the mix
  • Lay the dough down between pieces of parchment paper and then roll out into a thin layer of dough
  • Cut out your gingerbread cookies with a cookie cutout and place on your baking sheet
  • Cook for 8-10 minutes
  • While those are cooking, start to make your frosting by placing the solid, room temperature coconut oil and palm shortening to the mixer
  • While those are mixing, slowly add in the honey, vanilla extract, and arrowroot powder
  • Add frosting to a pipe bag, or you can simply put it into a plastic bag and cut a small whole for the frosting to pipe through
  • Let the cookies cool completely before you frost them