Vegan Ginger Cookies
I’m taking part in Abby Sweets‘ 12 Weeks of Christmas Cookies. If you haven’t seen it around yet, basically it’s a cookie/bar baking bonanza. One cookie every Friday from now until Christmas. Technically we’re on week 11 now, but last week I uploaded my Double Chocolate Chunk Biscotti.
I don’t bake cookies all that often. It’s dangerous– detrimental to both my health and my waistline. Truthfully, it’s less because I like cookies and more because I like cookie dough. A lot. Sometimes I have to double the recipe to end up with the indicated yield. I must have been having a serious cookie dough craving when I agreed to put my figure at risk by taking part in this.
Well, here goes nothing.
So for my first cookie I decided on a chewy, spicy, and very bold tasting ginger cookie.
These cookies should be rated R. They’re not suitable for children. The ground ginger plus the fresh ginger, the molasses, the unsweetened chocolate,the dark brown sugar– each cookie taste like an explosion of a thousand pumpkin pies in your mouth. It’s a pretty intense. It’s extremely decadent. It’s addictive.
Chewy Spiced Vegan Ginger Cookies Recipe
Recipe Adapted from Martha Stewart
Ingredients
Makes 2 dozen
- 3 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate, chopped into 1/4-inch chunks
- 1/3 c. spelt flour
- 1 c. all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 1/4 t ground ginger
- 1 t ground cinnamon
- 1/4 t ground cloves
- 1/4 t ground nutmeg
- 1/2 t course sea salt
- 1/4 c. vegan margarine
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
- 1/2 cup dark-brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 cup unsulfured molasses
Directions
- In a medium bowl, combine flours, baking powder, ground ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg.
- In a separate bowl mix margarine and grated ginger. Add brown sugar and molasses; stir until combined.
- Add the flour mixture, one half at a time, into the margarine mixture, stirring until just combined. Mix in chocolate, be careful not to overmix.
- Refrigerate until firm, 2 hours or more.
- Heat oven to 325 degrees. Roll dough into 1 1/2- inch balls; place 2 inches apart on baking sheets. Bake until the surfaces crack slightly, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes before transfering to a wire rack to cool completely.
See these cookies on Finding Vegan.
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I love the idea of 12 weeks of Christmas! Maybe I should join in on the bandwagon. Although that means I would have to triple up on next Friday, which could be incredibly dangerous…haha.
These cookies look awesome! I love intense flavors, especially when they revolve around ginger and spices. Yum!
Cookies every Friday until Christmas. That’s my kind of baking! That would be an awesome tradition.
I do love me some pumpkin pie…so I am pretty positive these would not last very long around me!
These look so great! I love my ginger cookies to have a nice bite to them… plus extra chocolate? Hello I am there
They look so soft and chewy! I’ll bet they are delicious!
They look delicious!
Those do sound like they pack a heady punch!
Oooooo………..that looks like exactly the kind of cookie that the Fiance would love!
I think I’m going to stick it in my back pocket and pull it out Christmas time. Many thanks for sharing!
That’s so great that these are vegan. They would be perfect for some people I know who can’t eat eggs but still love treats.
I already have a ginger chocolate cookie up my sleeve for next week, and now I can’t wait! What a great flavor combination! Your cookies look delicious!
Rated R cookies? Sounds like a must-try!
Ohhhh these look good! I love spiced cookies. I have to be careful with baking at my house, too, because I’ll most definitely wolf it all down at once. (This is why I shouldn’t make bread.)
Dry AND FRESH Ginger, brown sugar, molasses, and dark chocolate. Sounds like Christmas in there!
I’m pretty sure you were thinking of me when you made these. LOL. they look fantastic! a must try for fall!
I would possibly chicken out and not put in the fresh ginger, but I love chocolate and ginger. They sound great.
These look wonderful. I love the molasses,the chocolate, and the ginger. Such a flavorful combination.
These cookies sound intensely delicious!! I love the idea of a cookie a week until Christmas! I can’t wait to see all of your wonderful cookie creations!
oh my gosh, who is this Abby and why is she so genius??
and i’m with you girl, not much for cookies but cookie dough is my crack.
Rated R? I love that. The only thing better than cookies are cookies for adults. Love it. They look delish!
Those look good! You have my address right?