Super Yummy Vegan Ginger Cookies

Total Time: 42 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 2 cups wheat flour or 2 cups buckwheat flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (prefer sea salt)
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger powder
• 1/2 teaspoon clove
• 3/4 cup coconut oil
• 1 cup raw sugar (turbinado)
• 2 tablespoons flax seeds (milled flax)
• 1/4 cup water, boiling*
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 2 tablespoons applesauce
• turbinado sugar, for dipping

Recipe

• 1 *mix the 2 tablespoons of milled flax with 1/4 cup boiling water and allow to sit for 10 minutes. this will be referred to as flax goo later in directions.

recipe

• 2 directions:.
• 3 preheat oven to 350.
• 4 sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and cloves. in another bowl cream until soft: coconut oil and 1 cup of vegan sugar, add the ginger. add to the wet mix: flax goo and molasses till blended, then add ~a little at a time~ the dry ingredients to the wet mix. let the mix sit on the counter for about 5-10 minutes to let the flavors mix.
• 5 form into 1 inch balls, dip just the top into turbinado sugar, then place on oiled cookie sheet, sugared side up. place a few inches apart on sheet and bake for 12 minutes. let the cookies cool for just a few minuntes on the sheet before transfering them to a cooling rack. don't over cook or they will be hard when they cool.