Ginger Cookies

• servings: 20 servings
• active time: 20 minutes
• total time: 4 hours 30 minutes

Ingredients

1/3 c water (minus 1 tsp,)

1/2 c organic cane sugar

1 tbsp maple syrup

1/4 c neutral oil like cooking olive oil

1 tsp mixed spices, such as ground ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and cardamom

1 1/2 - 2 c all-purpose flour

2 tsp baking powder

2 tbsp aquafaba from a can of chickpeas or white beans

1 c icing sugar

1 tsp lemon juice

Directions

Make the cookies

In a medium saucepan combine water, sugar and maple syrup. Cook on medium heat until sugar dissolves. Remove from the stove and slightly cool.

Let the sugar mixture slightly cool and transfer it to a large mixing bowl. Add oil, spices and 1 ½ c flour mixed with a baking powder. If the dough doesn’t come together you can add a bit more flour, up to 2 cups total. Mix the ingredients first with a spoon and then using your hands knead the dough until smooth. Try not to knead the dough for too long.

Wrap the dough in plastic and put in a refrigerator for 2 hours. After the dough has set, remove from the refrigerator and let it sit for ½ hour until it comes to a room temperature.

After dough has reached room temperature, preheat the oven to 385 F. Divide the dough in half and roll out each half until it's about 1/4-1/8" thick. (If the dough sticks, you can lightly dust the surface as well as the top of the dough with a bit of flour). Using a cookie cutter of your choice, cut out cookies. Press together scraps and repeat.

Place cut out cookies on a parchment lined baking tray and bake for 6-8 minutes until the cookies are beginning to get light brown around the edges. Remove baked cookies to cool on a wire rack.

Make the icing/glaze

Add the aquafaba to a medium bowl and beat with a hand mixer until foamy, about 30 seconds. Stir in ½ c of icing sugar. Beat with mixer for 10-20 seconds. Add in the remaining ½ c of sugar and beat for another 20-30 seconds. Add in lemon juice and beat again for a few more seconds. Transfer the frosting to a piping bag and pipe it onto the cookies to decorate them.

Nutrition

• Calories: 2.6 kcal
• Total Fat: 2.6 g
• Saturated Fat: 0.4 g
• Sodium: 1 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 18.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.3 g
• Total Sugars: 11.3 g
• Protein: 1 g