Easy Vegan Ginger Molasses Cookies (Soft+Chewy) [+VIDEO]
Soft and chewy vegan ginger cookies that are easy to make, delicious and the perfect holiday treat!
Servings 25 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 flax egg (1 tbsp ground flax seeds + 2.5 tbsp water mixed and chilled for 10 min in the freezer)
- 3/4 cup vegan butter softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp water (if mixture is crumbly, add 1 additional tablespoon at a time until dough is formed)
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 4-5 tbsp organic cane sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Create the flax egg and set aside in the fridge to chill.1 flax egg
- In a large bowl, beat the brown sugar and butter until light and fluffy with a hand mixer.3/4 cup vegan butter, 1 cup brown sugar
- Add in the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt.2 1/4 cups all purpose flour, 2 tsp ground ginger, 1 tsp baking soda, 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon, 1/2 tsp ground cloves, 1/4 tsp salt
- Add in the flax egg, water, and molasses.1 flax egg, 1 tbsp water, 1/4 cup molasses
- Beat all of the ingredients together until well combined. If mixture is crumbly, add 1 additional tablespoon at a time until dough is formed.
- On a pan lined with parchment paper, shape dough into one inch balls or use a cookie scoop to maintain consistency.
- In a small bowl, lightly roll each ball in the white sugar and space equally on the pan.4-5 tbsp organic cane sugar
- Bake for 11 minutes, then transfer the cookies to a cooling rack.
- Once cooled, eat and enjoy! Store leftovers in an airtight container.