Gluten Free Cassava & Ginger Spiced Cookies
These warmly spiced cookies deliver everything you want from a classic ginger snap — deep molasses flavor, a hint of heat, and that satisfying snap once they've cooled — all built on a base of cassava flour and arrowroot starch instead of wheat. Cassava flour behaves remarkably like all-purpose flour in baked goods, which means the dough rolls out cleanly, holds its shape through cookie cutters, and bakes up with a proper texture rather than the gritty or crumbly result you sometimes get with other grain-free swaps. The combination of blackstrap molasses and maple syrup gives these cookies a rich, complex sweetness, while Ceylon cinnamon, ground ginger, and a touch of turmeric layer in warmth that builds with every bite. A splash of apple cider vinegar works with the baking soda to give the dough just enough lift, keeping the cookies tender in the center and crisp at the edges. Coconut oil keeps everything dairy-free and helps the dough come together into a smooth, workable disk that chills beautifully before rolling. These are the kind of cookies you can bring to a holiday gathering without having to explain a thing — they just taste like really good ginger cookies, full stop.
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24 servings
For the cookies
- 2 cups cassava flour
- 2 tbsp arrowroot starch
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 ½ tsp ground ceylon cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground turmeric
- ¼ tsp fine sea salt
- ½ cup coconut oil, melted and cooled
- ⅓ cup blackstrap molasses
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp vanilla powder
Instructions
- 1
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the cassava flour, arrowroot starch, baking soda, ground ginger, ground Ceylon cinnamon, turmeric, and sea salt until evenly combined.
- 2
In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the melted coconut oil, molasses, maple syrup, apple cider vinegar, and vanilla powder until smooth and fully incorporated.
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