Xanthan Gum Free Cassava & Ginger Spiced Cookies

Total time1 hr 2 min

Prep time20 min

Cook time12 min

Xanthan Gum Free Cassava & Ginger Spiced Cookies

Warm spices, deep molasses, and a hint of golden turmeric make these cookies the kind of treat that fills your kitchen with the most irresistible aroma. The base is cassava flour, which behaves remarkably well on its own — no gums or binders needed to hold everything together. Arrowroot starch and apple cider vinegar do the quiet structural work here, giving the dough a rollable, cuttable consistency that's genuinely satisfying to work with. Blackstrap molasses and maple syrup bring a rich, complex sweetness that pairs beautifully with the bold Ceylon cinnamon and ginger, making every bite feel festive and a little sophisticated. The dough chills down into neat disks that roll out cleanly between parchment, so shaping them is low-stress and fun. They come out of the oven with crisp edges and a soft center that firms up perfectly as they cool — exactly what a spiced cookie should be. Whether you're baking for a crowd or just treating yourself, these deliver serious flavor without a single ingredient you'd need to second-guess.

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Ingredients

24 servings

For the cookies

2 cups cassava flour
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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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