Gluten-free + Vegan Gingersnap Cookies

I loved the idea of gifting my homemade cake stands to friends and families for the holidays. (Thanks everyone!)

Thing is – you can’t really give a cake stand to someone without having treats on it, especially if they know that you love to bake.

So I tried to figure out what seasonal recipe I could make for the stands that I could prepare ahead of time, freeze, would appeal to everyone I know (gluten-free, vegan, egg allergies, potato allergies etc), and will stay on the stand with little concern of things breaking.

Tall order, right?

 

Enter the gluten-free, vegan, egg-free (obviously), potato-free gingersnap cookie.

*does the fist pump dance*

… the answer to this years’ Christmas gifts.

Ha! It’s only November 14th and I just declared that I have Christmas gifts planned. And better yet? The stands are done, the cookies are in the freezer, this lady is rockin’

Don’t let my organization fool you. The house is a disaster and I’ve just realized my left sock has gone missing.

You can’t win ‘em all my friends, you can’t win ‘em all.

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Lisa ♥ Healthful Sense November 14, 2011 at

What a great idea for a gift! I’m bookmarking the cake stand post =)
Love that you are so prepared!
The cookies look delish!

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Angela @ Eat Spin Run Repeat November 14, 2011 at

These sound awesome Leanne! I have to add something to someone’s Christmas present and these are totally ideal. Mine will definitely be chewy in the middle!

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Lauren November 14, 2011 at

I love gingersnap cookies. Definitely gonna give these a try!

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LizAshlee November 14, 2011 at

Are the nutrition facts for 1 cookie? They look fabulous..what a great idea!!!

I cannot tell you how much I LUV your blog!!!! Thanks for being you and posting amazing posts!! hehe

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Leanne (Healthful Pursuit) November 14, 2011 at

You bet, one cookie :) Thanks for your kind words, Liz! I luv your daily comments!

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Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table November 14, 2011 at

You are so ahead of the game! I’m going to make those cake stands too – fantastic idea.

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ak's kitchen November 14, 2011 at

I love your gift idea. One question about the cookies – in place of the pumpkin, can I use applesauce with similar results?

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Leanne (Healthful Pursuit) November 14, 2011 at

I haven’t tried it with applesauce, but I bet it would!

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Reba November 14, 2011 at

I loooooooooove gingersnaps! I will have to try this recipe for sure!

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Evan Thomas November 14, 2011 at

Between these and the paleo almond-flour gingerbread men I have bookmarked, I can tell it’s going to be a happy holidays. I just really need to pick up some molasses.

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Leanne (Healthful Pursuit) November 14, 2011 at

please please please share the paleo gingerbread men recipe with me?! Please with a cherry on top??

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Kris November 14, 2011 at

GREAT idea for gifting! I can almost taste these beauties now…

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Kaitlyn@TheTieDyeFiles November 14, 2011 at

AND they’ve got blackstrap molasses. Hello iron!

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Leanne (Healthful Pursuit) November 14, 2011 at

Heck ya! Love me my blackstrap… poured overtop of snow in the winter it turns to chewy candy! So good :)

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Andrea November 14, 2011 at

Do we even want to know how you know that Leanne? Haha :)

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Leanne (Healthful Pursuit) November 14, 2011 at

Oh you better believe I’m going to write a post about it this year… you laugh now, but you’ll want to do it too. I promise.

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Ak's Kitchen November 14, 2011 at

Fabulous and guilt-free. I just made a batch using dates instead of pumpkin. Yummmmm. Thank you for introducing me to a new family snack favorite.

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Leanne (Healthful Pursuit) November 14, 2011 at

Dates, brilliant! I’ll have to try that for my next batch. Glad you like them :)

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Averie @ Love Veggies and Yoga November 14, 2011 at

I love gingersnaps and molasses cookies. You did a great job making them vegan and GF. YUM!

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Cara November 14, 2011 at

Is it weird if I tell you that I was daydreaming about making these cake stands this morning in class? haha!

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Leanne (Healthful Pursuit) November 14, 2011 at

Not weird at all! I was dreaming about these cookies in my spin class this morning, and even admitted to it when the instructor asked me why I was still standing when he’d asked us to sit. Nothing wrong with daydreaming :)

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Cara November 15, 2011 at

HAHA!!! That just gave me a good chuckle.

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Rachel November 14, 2011 at

These look FABULOUS!! I just have to tell you thank you for all of the hard work you put into your website, I’m on here practically daily checking out the recipes. Just curious, would it be possible to substitute honey or (even better) stevia for the palm sugar?

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Leanne (Healthful Pursuit) November 14, 2011 at

Thanks for stopping by and saying hello, Rachel! I’m glad you like my recipes ;) I’m sure you could replace the palm sugar with honey, but I’m not too sure how. I’d have to test the recipe before I commited to a final answer. You could try testing it out by adding a bit more flour (maybe more almond flour would work better) and replacing the palm sugar with honey. Good luck!

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Lauren @ HugsKissesNDishes November 14, 2011 at

These look amazing! It is never too early to start the Christmas present making/buying! I’ve been making ceramic pieces, but I love the cake stands!

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TeenyLittleSuperChef November 14, 2011 at

Woohoo, thanks for the delicious recipe Leanne! I absolutely adore Gingersnap cookies and am so happy to now have one that’s gluten-free. You rock, girl.
I’m currently working on making my first cake stand. It’s not quite as easy as you made it sound, but then again, I’m not very crafty so anything requiring a little bit of skill is difficult for me. That and I also don’t have opposable thumbs.

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Andrea November 14, 2011 at

When you posted the homemade cake stands, Christmas gifts immediately popped into my mind. That happens to me a lot this time of year :)

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Sarena (The Non-Dairy Queen) November 14, 2011 at

I love this! The cookies and the stand would make such a great gift!

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Katie@Real Food Katie's Way November 14, 2011 at

LOVE giving christmas baking away as gifts! I’m doing that too!!

I love molasses cookies! They are my hubby’s fav too!

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jessie ann james November 14, 2011 at

Leanne! You have the most fabulous recipes! ugh i would die for one of those cookies right now! they look tasty!! thank you!

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Beth @ Tasty Yummies November 15, 2011 at

Holy yum! These cookies look incredible. I love the idea of adding in pumpkin! PS I just read your comment a few up about blackstrap molasses on snow… haha this I HAVE to see.

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Divya November 15, 2011 at

Yum, yum, yum! I love gingersnap cookies, but they don’t usually have the healthiest ingredients. Love how you made a healthier version!

Btw…loving the recipage! It’s so much easier to navigate your site now. Will be back for more recipes…

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Leanne (Healthful Pursuit) November 15, 2011 at

I’m so glad you think so. My gosh, it’s a huge project but totally worth it when I’m told how much it helps :)

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Shay November 15, 2011 at

These look really good! Thanks! Visit me at http://raisingdieter.blogspot.com/ for recipes!

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Kris | iheartwellness.com November 15, 2011 at

Oh friggin WOW! These look soooo good and they are bringing me back to my naughty days when I would eat a gingersnap from starbies almost every day…..dang ginger…and sugar. they get me every time!

xxoo

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Katelyn @ Chef Katelyn November 15, 2011 at

EEEE YUMMEEEE

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Mallory November 20, 2011 at

These look great! Would it be possible to use another type of GF flour in place of brown rice? I’d like to make them for my dad, but he can’t have rice. Thanks!

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Corinne December 4, 2011 at

I was looking at making these for an upcoming party I’m hosting. How long in advance do you think you could make these without compromising their freshness?? Do you think you could sub coconut flour instead of almond?

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Leanne (Healthful Pursuit) December 4, 2011 at

Hi Corinne! Your best bet would be to make them, then freeze them. I had mine in the freezer for a week before I brought them over to a friends house and they were perfect. I just let them defrost on the counter on a baking rack for a couple of hours while I got ready. They should be fine in the fridge for a couple of days also, although I have not tried this. Re: the coconut flour – it acts WAY different than almond flour, so I cannot say. If you’re going to substitute it, start with a very, very small amount, maybe 15% of what it should be and work your way up. Enjoy the party :)

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