Name: Vegan Gingerbread men cookies recipe by Runa Ganguly at BetterButter
Prep time: 480 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 495 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: To blend dry: 8-10 deseeded dates; 1 cup oats flour; 1/2 tsn baking soda; 1 tsn baking powder; 1 inch deskined ginger grated; 1 tbn ground cinnamon; 1/4 cup coconut/palm sugar; 2 tsn lemon juice; 1/4 cup molasses/thick maple syrup; 2 tbn Apple sauce(or any sugar substitute); For frosting:20 gms coconut creme; 20 gms spinach puréed

Ingredients Serving: 10

To blend dry: 8-10 deseeded dates
1 cup oats flour
1/2 tsn baking soda
1 tsn baking powder
1 inch deskined ginger grated
1 tbn ground cinnamon
1/4 cup coconut/palm sugar
2 tsn lemon juice
1/4 cup molasses/thick maple syrup
2 tbn Apple sauce(or any sugar substitute)
For frosting:20 gms coconut creme
20 gms spinach puréed

Instructions

Blend dry all the ingredients listed under “to be blended dry”
Pack the dough in a cling film and store in refrigerator overnight
Sprinkle the working board with some flour and lay your dough on it and flatten it first with your hands
Place the dough between 2 wax papers/baking sheet.Then gently roll it out circular using a rolling pin
Cut of ginger man cookies using cookie cutter
Lay the cut of cookies on a baking tray and bake for 10-15 minutes at 200 degree celcius
Let cool, while we prepare ganache and cookie dressing
Whip 10 gms of thick coconut creme and scoop out in a piping bag and draw ginger men’s facial features, buttons, etc(optional)
In another bowl whip 10 gms coconut creme and spinach purée and prepare thick ganache for frosting
You can choose to cover either one side of whole cookie or only create certain features like buttons, etc using this ganache
Use strawberry crush for red colour ganache
Refrigerate for 10-15 minutes for the ganache to set
Enjoy your Christmas and surprise your guests with these pretty gingerbread men cookies

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