Healthy Gingerbread Cookies

Written by Irina Wardas on December 21st, 2008

Ingredients:

4 -5 cups whole wheat pastry flour or whole grain flour _ginger_bread
2 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa or carob powder

1 tsp baking powder

1 C. margarine, non-hydrogenated or unsalted butter
½ C, brown rice syrup or wheat malt
½ C. barley malt

4-5 tsp. powdered ginger
1 tsp. ground cloves
¼ tsp. sea salt
1 tsp. nutmeg ground
1 tsp. vanilla
Vanilla rice milk

orange zest of one orange

Directions:

Mix margarine with rice syrup, barley malt, and vanilla until smooth and creamy. Slowly add flour, baking powder, cocoa powder or carob, spices, ginger, salt and zest. Mix well until a dough has formed. If the mixture seems dry, slowly add the rice milk to achieve the moisture you need. Divide the dough in half and refrigerate at least for 2-3 hours. Roll out every piece of dough and cut into shapes using various cookie cutters. Place cookies about an inch apart on the cookie sheet and bake for 5-7 minutes until golden brown at 375 degrees.

For decorations use raisins, pumpkin or sesame seeds, minced walnuts or pecans, toasted coconut.

Bon Appetit!

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Breathe, smile and be happy,

Irina Wardas, HHC

Women’s Holistic Health, Nutrition and Relationship Expert

NaturalCounselor.com

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