Eggless Gingerbread Cookies

Name: Eggless Gingerbread Cookies
Ingredients: 0.5 cup softened butter; 0.5 cup brown sugar; 0.25 cup jaggery powder; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 tsp fresh orange zest; 1 cup all-purpose flour (maida); 1 cup whole-wheat flour (atta); 1 tsp baking powder; 0.5 tsp baking soda; 0.25 tsp ginger powder; 0.25 tsp cinnamon powder; 0.125 tsp ground clove; 3.5 tbs warm milk; 1 egg white; 4 cup icing sugar, sifted twice

Serves 1

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Eggless Gingerbread Cookies

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Serves 1

Directions

1Cream the softened butter with dark brown sugar and jaggery powder.
2Add a splash of vanilla extract and fresh orange zest to the creamed butter and sugars.
3Combine all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, ginger powder, cinnamon powder, and ground clove with the wet ingredients.
4Mix the ingredients until they look sandy and coarse.
5Add 3 and a half tablespoons of warm milk to bring the dough together, adjusting the quantity as needed.
6Mix until the gingerbread cookie dough comes together.
7Refrigerate the dough for 10-15 minutes.
8Roll out the chilled dough between two sheets of parchment paper to prevent sticking.
9Cut out cookies using Christmas cookie-cutters.
10Bake the cookies in a preheated oven at 170°C for about 10 minutes.
11Allow the cookies to cool completely.
12Decorate the cooled cookies with royal icing, made by combining 1 egg white with 1 and a half cups of icing sugar.

Ingredients

0.5 cup softened butter
0.5 cup brown sugar
0.25 cup jaggery powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp fresh orange zest
1 cup all-purpose flour (maida)
1 cup whole-wheat flour (atta)
1 tsp baking powder
0.5 tsp baking soda
0.25 tsp ginger powder
0.25 tsp cinnamon powder
0.125 tsp ground clove
3.5 tbs warm milk
1 egg white
4 cup icing sugar, sifted twice

Equipment

ovenparchment papercookie-cutters

Tips

Using a combination of dark brown sugar and jaggery powder takes you closest to the traditional flavor and texture of a gingerbread cookie.
Adjust the quantity of milk according to the dough's consistency.
For a vegetarian alternative to royal icing, use melted white chocolate.

Eggless Gingerbread Cookies

Serves 1

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Eggless Gingerbread Cookies

youtube.com

Serves 1

Directions

1Cream the softened butter with dark brown sugar and jaggery powder.
2Add a splash of vanilla extract and fresh orange zest to the creamed butter and sugars.
3Combine all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, ginger powder, cinnamon powder, and ground clove with the wet ingredients.
4Mix the ingredients until they look sandy and coarse.
5Add 3 and a half tablespoons of warm milk to bring the dough together, adjusting the quantity as needed.
6Mix until the gingerbread cookie dough comes together.
7Refrigerate the dough for 10-15 minutes.
8Roll out the chilled dough between two sheets of parchment paper to prevent sticking.
9Cut out cookies using Christmas cookie-cutters.
10Bake the cookies in a preheated oven at 170°C for about 10 minutes.
11Allow the cookies to cool completely.
12Decorate the cooled cookies with royal icing, made by combining 1 egg white with 1 and a half cups of icing sugar.

Ingredients

0.5 cup softened butter
0.5 cup brown sugar
0.25 cup jaggery powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp fresh orange zest
1 cup all-purpose flour (maida)
1 cup whole-wheat flour (atta)
1 tsp baking powder
0.5 tsp baking soda
0.25 tsp ginger powder
0.25 tsp cinnamon powder
0.125 tsp ground clove
3.5 tbs warm milk
1 egg white
4 cup icing sugar, sifted twice

Equipment

ovenparchment papercookie-cutters

Tips

Using a combination of dark brown sugar and jaggery powder takes you closest to the traditional flavor and texture of a gingerbread cookie.
Adjust the quantity of milk according to the dough's consistency.
For a vegetarian alternative to royal icing, use melted white chocolate.