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Gluten Free Vegan Molasses Cookies
Gluten Free Vegan Molasses Cookies
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Keyword
Molasses Cookies
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
10
minutes
minutes
Total Time
20
minutes
minutes
Servings
12
Author
Cookie Madness
Ingredients
1
cup
plus 2 tablespoons Bob's gluten free flour
145 grams
1
teaspoon
baking soda
½
teaspoon
cinnamon
½
teaspoon
ginger
¼
teaspoon
cloves
⅛
teaspoon
salt
½
cup
very tightly packed brown sugar or Muscovado sugar
99 grams
6
tablespoons
non-hydrogenated Nutiva shortening
2
tablespoons
molasses
½
teaspoon
vanilla extract
1- 2
tablespoons
unsweetened apple sauce
Sparkly sugar for flair
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a mixing bowl, stir together gluten free flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and salt.
In a second bowl, mix brown sugar, shortening, molasses and vanilla.
Add flour mixture to brown sugar mixture and stir until mixed. Add 1 tablespoon of applesauce. If dough is dry, add a second. Otherwise, just use 1.
Divide the dough into 12 pieces and roll each piece into a ball.
Place the balls about 2 ½ inches apart on parchment lined baking sheets and press tops down slightly.
Sprinkle tops with sparkly sugar. Bake for 10 minutes. Let cool for 2 minute on sheet, then transfer to wire rack to cool.