# Eggless Gingerbread Cookies

A slightly different version of gingerbread cookies made with easily available ingredients, perfect for Christmas.

- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- oven
- parchment paper
- cookie-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.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEO2SQx4md4
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/ede6898f-320c-42ba-8031-e41c6ccdd41f
- Extracted: 2025-12-29

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