AIP Gingerbread Cookies or House (Paleo, GF)

AIP Gingerbread Cookies or House (Paleo, GF)

AIP Gingerbread Cookies are made with tiger nut flour. These simply perfect holiday cookies are so much fun to make and delicious to eat! Egg-free, nut-free, Paleo and Gluten-free.

Course Afternoon tea, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword aip, cookies, gingerbread, gingerbread house, gluten-free, paleo, tiger nut

Prep Time 25

Cook Time 10

Total Time 35

Servings cookies

Calories 153kcal

Author Megan

Cost $4

Equipment

cookie sheet
mixing bowl
oven

Ingredients

1 cup tiger nut flour Break up any large clumps.
1/4 cup avocado oil or olive oil
1/4 cup maple syrup
3 Tablespoons coconut oil , melted and then cooled
2 Tablespoons cassava flour Otto's only for best results (You can use Bob's if you're in a pinch, but Otto's works best.)
2 Tablespoons coconut sugar
1 Tablespoon molasses blackstrap
2 teaspoons gelatin
1 teaspoon baking soda sifted
1 teaspoon ginger dried OR 2 Tablespoons freshly grated ginger root
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 cup + 3 Tablespoons arrowroot powder optional, use for shaped cookies; divided (do not combine the 1/2 cup and 3 T.)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, stir together dry ingredients: tiger nut flour, cassava flour, coconut sugar, gelatin, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, sea salt and optional arrowroot (only use the 1/2 cup arrowroot if making shaped, cut-out cookies. Omit the arrowroot completely if you're making simple flat round cookies.)
In 2-cup glass measuring cup or small bowl, combine wet ingredients: avocado oil, maple syrup, coconut oil and molasses. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients. Combine. (If you included arrowroot, it will be easier to combine by using an electric mixer.)
If you're making shaped, cut-out cookies, sprinkle 2 Tablespoons arrowroot on a work surface. Top with finished cookie dough. Use your hands to flatten and spread out the dough. Sprinkle with remaining arrowroot and roll out to about 1/4" thickness. (You don't need to be finicky or worried about doing any of this perfectly. The dough is easy to work with.)
Cut out shapes and transfer them to your prepared cookie sheet, leaving about 1" between dough edges.
If you're not making shaped, cut-out cookies. Simply scoop batter into mounds on prepared cookie sheet. Space dough apart by about 2".
Bake 10 to 12 minutes, until puffed all over and set looking, especially around the edges.
Cool completely on rack. Then decorate if desired.

Notes

To make a Gingerbread House

2023 UPDATE: I have now created a post just for how to make and assemble your AIP Gingerbread House! YAY!!!

Here it is: Exact AIP Gingerbread House Instructions.

Here are the two photos I took a few years ago when we made a Gingerbread House with this recipe. My 11-year-old son made the house, and I just let him have fun, so it's not a fancy photo.

We use the AIP Buttercream Frosting to hold the house together, which works perfectly.

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