Paleo Soft Ginger Cookies Recipe

Mid December = hello holiday baking! I don’t know about you, but you can’t have holiday baking without ginger cookies – paleo soft ginger cookies to be specific 🙂 So here you go, a Paleo Soft Ginger Cookie Recipe that tastes just as good, if not better than the original.

One of my favorite holiday cookies has always been these super chewy ginger cookies that my Mom would make. Well, I wanted a cleaner cookie and that’s how this Paleo, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, and Grain Free version was born.

Instead of a butter + flour based cookie, I made some healthier swaps to keep these cookies paleo. Mainly, incorporating both coconut oil and almond flour to keep these Soft Ginger Cookies both dairy and grain free.

Even with these substitutions, I was literally SHOCKED with how moist & chewy these cookies are once they cool. Don’t believe me? Check out the photo below to see what the texture looks like!

Want to know what else makes these cookies so dang amazing? Frontier Co-op spices. From the moment you open one of their jars you can *literally* smell the difference in your face! As someone who used to work for a Co-op, I love supporting Frontier no only because of the high quality of their spices, but because of their sourcing standards, organic products, and how they give back and invest in the farmers they work with. You can read more about the amazing work they do here!

What Spices are the best?

For this Paleo Soft Ginger Cookies Recipe, I use ginger, obviously, along with warming cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla extract. I used all Frontier Co-op spices, to get the best flavors you expect from a soft & chewy ginger cookie.

What type of molasses to use for this Paleo Soft Ginger Cookies Recipe?

For this recipe, I use organic unsulphured molasses – you can find the one I used in this recipe here. It will make a big difference if you aren’t using a high quality molasses – so make sure you don’t skimp on this!

Also, make sure you grab the unsulphured molasses. Blackstrap molasses is definitely on the more bitter side and will also have a negative effect on the end result of the cookie.

How To Make Paleo Soft Ginger Cookies

1. Preheat oven – to 350F and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
2. Wet Ingredients – whisk together wet ingredients in a large mixing bowl: egg + egg yolk, coconut sugar, coconut oil, molasses, maple syrup, and vanilla extract.
3. Dry Ingredients – whisk together dry ingredients in a separate mixing bowl: almond flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and salt.
4. Add Dry to Wet – slowly stir in dry ingredients to whisked wet ingredients until combined.
5. Chill Dough – chill dough for a minimum of 20 minutes, this will make it easier to roll into balls
6. Roll into balls – roll into 1.5 – 2″ balls. Optional: coat in organic cane sugar for the crystalized look. To keep paleo, you can roll in coconut sugar instead.
7. Bake – you want to bake the cookies at 350F for 9-10 minutes, or until the tops have started to crack. Bake on the shorter side for a chewier cookie.

Here’s what people are saying about these Paleo Soft Ginger Cookies

The BEST COOKIES EVER. I’m the one fangirling!!!! – Alex, The Defined Dish

They are awesome! My very picky husband who won’t eat anything “god/better for you” loved them! – Anissa

Made these tonight and they’re one of the best paleo cookies I’ve ever had. Thank you! – Karli

My new favorite cookie! Already made a second batch for Christmas stuff this week! – Andi

This recipe was made in partnership with Frontier Co-op, and all opinions are my own. Thank you for checking out this recipe and I’d love to hear in the comments below if you give it a try (or you want to)!

Huge thanks to Frontier Co-op for sponsoring this recipe. I am able to do what I love thanks to working with brands that support me, so if you show Frontier Co-op some love too, it would mean the world to me 🙂

If you like this recipe, I’ve got some Gingerbread Cookie Dough Truffles you can check out here. Alternatively, if you’re into cookies, some of my other favorites include these Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies, Flourless Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies, or Chocolate Caramel Thumbprint Cookies. As always, I’d love to hear if you try this cookie recipe by leaving a comment below 🙂

Paleo Soft Ginger Cookies

Prep: 10 minutes minutes

Cook: 10 minutes minutes

Total: 20 minutes minutes

Servings: 16 cookies

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All the flavors and spices you love in a ginger cookie, but made healthier with this Paleo version! Kept gluten free, grain free, and dairy free, these soft & chewy ginger cookies are perfect for your holiday baking.

Ingredients

WET

• 1 large egg + egg yolk
• ⅓ cup coconut sugar
• ⅓ cup unrefined coconut oil melted & cooled
• 2 tbsp unsulphured organic molasses*
• 2 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 tsp Frontier Co-op vanilla extract

Dry Ingredients

• 2 cups almond flour packed (as you would with brown sugar)
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp Frontier Co-op ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp Frontier Co-op ground ginger
• ½ tsp Frontier Co-op ground cloves
• ½ tsp salt

Coating - optional**

• ¼ cup organic cane sugar

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together wet ingredients until combined.
• In a separate medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together dry ingredients.
• Slowly add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, stirring until just combined. Chill dough for 20 minutes (this will help firm up batter so you can roll into balls)
• Remove from fridge and roll dough into 2-3 tbsp balls. Optional but suggested: coat in organic coconut sugar.
• Place cookie dough balls (no need to flatten, they will do that on their own while baking in the oven) on a baking tray and bake at 350F for ~10 minutes, or until tops are cracked.
• Let cool completely before handling. Enjoy!

Notes

*suggested molasses found here
**to keep Paleo, leave off or coat in coconut sugar instead. It looks like a more traditional ginger cookie if you coat in the larger organic sugar crystals.

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