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These delicious healthy gingerbread cookies are a holiday favorite!

Gingerbread cookies are the perfect Christmas cookie that the whole family will enjoy. They're so fun to make and definitely bring the holiday magic.

If you love the classics but are also looking for healthier baking options, this is the recipe for you!

A plate of healthy gingerbread cookies.

These adorable gingerbread men are perfect for the holiday season! They're fun to make with kids and look great next to the Christmas tree on a plate for Santa.

The whole family will love these delicious cookies!

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Ingredients

Here's what you'll need to make these homemade gingerbread cookies.

Ingredients for healthy gingerbread cookies.
  • Coconut Oil
  • Molasses
  • Pure Maple Syrup
  • White Whole Wheat Flour
  • Ground Cinnamon
  • Ground Ginger
  • Allspice
  • Kosher Salt
  • Baking Soda
  • Ground Cloves

See the recipe card for quantities and full directions.

Instructions

Here's how to make a healthy gingerbread recipe.

Combine the coconut oil, molasses, and maple syrup in a large mixing bowl. Beat with a mixer for 2 minutes. 

Wet ingredients in a metal bowl.

In a separate bowl combine the flour, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, salt, baking soda, and cloves. Stir till combined. 

Dry ingredients being mixed in a glass bowl.

Add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients gradually, while beating with a mixer for 3 minutes. 

Gingerbread dough ingredients in a metal bowl.
Gingerbread cookie dough being made in a metal bowl.

Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a towel and refrigerate the cookie dough for 1 hour. 

A metal bowl with a ball of gingerbread dough.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. 

Remove the dough from the refrigerator and place on a clean work surface. Lightly dust with flour. Roll to ½-inch thickness (dust your rolling pin with flour if needed).

Gingerbread dough being rolled out with a black rolling pin.

Cut gingerbread men with a gingerbread cookie cutter (or other shapes as desired). Place onto prepared baking sheets. 

Gingerbread cookie men being cut out of dough.

Bake cookies for 9 to 10 minutes for soft gingerbread cookies. 

Gingerbread cookie dough cut into people shapes.

Allow to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing them to fully cool on a wire rack.

Decorate with sprinkles or icing as desired.

Icing being piped onto a gingerbread man cookie.

Cookies will stay fresh at room temperature for one week or can be frozen for up to 6 months.

A plate of healthy gingerbread cookies.

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Substitutions & Variations

Want to make some ingredient swaps? Here are some possible substitutions.

  • Flour - you can use all purpose flour if you can't find white whole wheat flour.
  • Sweetener - the maple syrup can be substituted for the same amount of coconut sugar or brown sugar.
A cooling rack with healthy gingerbread cookies.

Storage

Gingerbread cookies will stay fresh at room temperature for one week when stored in an airtight container.

Or they can be frozen for up to 6 months.

A gingerbread cookie being dipped into a mug of milk.

Tips for Making this Recipe

Cooking Tips - For best results, I recommend lining your cookie sheet with parchment paper. This will keep the cookies from sticking to the baking sheet.

Ingredient Notes - I recommend using regular molasses and not blackstrap molasses, as blackstrap tends to be more bitter

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Yield: Makes 18 to 24 cookies

Healthier Gingerbread Cookies

A plate of healthy gingerbread cookies.

These delicious, healthier gingerbread cookies are a real treat for the holidays!

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Additional Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • ½ cup of coconut oil, melted
  • 3 tablespoons molasses
  • ¼ cup pure maple syrup
  • 2 cups white whole wheat flour
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon allspice
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves

Instructions

  1. Combine the coconut oil, molasses, and maple syrup in a large
    mixing bowl. Beat with a mixer for 2 minutes. 
  2. In a separate mixing bowl combine the flour, cinnamon, ginger,
    nutmeg, salt, baking soda, and cloves. Stir till combined. 
  3. Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture gradually, while beating
    with a mixer for 3 minutes. 
  4. Refrigerate the dough for 1 hour. 
  5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with
    parchment paper. 
  6. Remove the dough from the refrigerator and place on a clean
    surface. Lightly dust the surface with flour. Roll the dough to ½-inch thickness (dust your rolling pin with flour if needed).
  7. Cut gingerbread men or other shapes. Place onto prepared baking sheets. 
  8. Bake cookies for 9 to 10 minutes for soft gingerbread
    cookies. 
  9. Allow to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing
    them to fully cool on a wire rack.
  10. Decorate with powdered sugar, sprinkles, or icing as desired.
  11. Cookies will stay fresh at room temperature for one week or can be
    frozen for up to 6 months.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

18

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 123Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 72mgCarbohydrates: 16gFiber: 2gSugar: 5gProtein: 2g
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Cuisine: American / Category: Desserts
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