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A plate piled with homemade Gluten Free Ginger Snaps, featuring a cracked, sugary surface, sits on a rustic wooden table with a light-colored cloth nearby.

Gluten Free Ginger Snaps

The perfect, crunchy, cracked top gingery treat! Enjoy the holidays with these gluten free ginger snaps!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 40
Calories 22 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 cup healthy sweetener of choice I use Besti for low carb, coconut sugar is an option for paleo
  • 1/4 cup blackstrap molasses
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 2 cups Gluten Free Baking Flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon ginger powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon xanthan gum

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a tiny bowl, add some extra cane sugar and set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, add olive oil and can sugar. Cream with hand beaters.
  • Add molasses and egg and continue beating.
  • In a separate bowl, add flour, soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, salt and xanthan gum and combine well.
  • Add dry mixture to creamed mixture. Mix well.
  • Roll dough into small balls, dip one side in a small bowl with sweetener (optional) and place 2 inches apart on the baking sheet. Do NOT put them too close together.
  • Press down slightly with a fork.
  • Bake for 10 minutes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 22kcalCarbohydrates: 2gFat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 5mgSodium: 79mgSugar: 2g
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