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Hannah here fromย Whole Hannahย to share this fun holiday treat of Gingerbread Men (& Women!) cookies with all of you!
I know there is so much tradition around baking cookies and other treats for the holiday season.ย It’s a time where everyone comes together, that I know you certainly don’t wan to miss out on.
If you are like me, though, and follow close to a Paleo diet full time, typical treats like these may not leave you feeling your best.
That’s why I’ve made these fun Paleo Gingerbread Men cookies that are made with simple, grain-free ingredients that are still delicious enough for even the non-Paleo eaters to enjoy!
These are so fun and simple to make- you’ve got to schedule these into your holiday plans at some point!ย ย Get everyone
involved to help decorate too!
baking these together.ย
You really can’t go wrong with these and your whole house
will smell amazing too! Win- win!
I hope you all love these cookies, and take a minute to go check out Hannah!
Happy Holidays,
xoxo
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Gingerbread Men Cookies | PALEO
Ingredients
For the Cookies
- 1 1/2 cups almond flour
- 1/4 cup arrow root powder
- 2 tbsp coconut flour
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 cup light colored honey
- 2 tbsp palm shortening
- 2 tbsp coconut sugar
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
For the Frosting
- 1/2 cup palm shortening I use Nutiva
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 1/2 tsp honey
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup arrow root powder
- 1 tbsp arrowroot powder
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ยบF.
- Combine the almond flour, coconut flour, arrowroot powder, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and baking soda in a stand mixer bowl.
- In a saucepan, melt the palm shortening, honey, coconut sugar, and vanilla extract and mix together.
- Once the wet ingredients are melted, turn your mixer on low and gently pour the wet ingredients in, mixing to combine.ย NOTE:ย If your dough feels too sticky to handle, add a tablespoon or two of coconut flour to the mix.
- Lay the dough down between pieces of parchment paper and roll out into a thin layer of dough.
- Cut out your gingerbread cookies with a cookie cutter and place on your baking sheet.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes.
- While the cookies bake, start to make the frosting by placing the room temperature coconut oil and palm shortening in the mixer.
- While those are mixing, slowly add in the honey, vanilla extract, and arrowroot powder.
- Add frosting to a piping bag, or you can simply put it into a plastic bag and cut a small hole for the frosting to pipe through.
- Let the cookies cool completely before you frost them.
- Enjoy!
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