Sweet Potato Gingerbread Reindeer Cookies
It's not Christmas without Rudolph. Made with mashed sweet potato and almond flour, these gingerbread reindeer cookies are chewy and hearty, sweet and spicy! They also make healthy gluten-free, low carb, vegan treats for everyone during the holidays.Makes 10 cookies
Ingredients
COOKIE DOUGH
- ¼ cup ground flaxseed meal
- ½ cup hot water
- 2 cups almond flour
- ¼ cup coconut flour
- ¼ tsp salt
- ⅓ to ½ cup granulated sugar of choice*
- 1 ½ tsp gingerbread spice
- ½ cup mashed sweet potato
- ½ cup light olive oil
COOKIE DECO
- 10 red M&Ms
- 20 pretzels regular or gluten-free
- 20 mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- First, make the flax egg by mixing the ground flax and water then let sit 5 minutes.
- In another bowl, mix all the dry ingredients together, then add the rest of the wet ingredients (including the prepared flax egg) and mix until the ingredients are well incorporated and the dough is smooth.
- Chill the dough in the fridge for 10-30 minutes,
- Evenly divide the dough into 10, then roll into balls
- Place the cookie dough balls on a parchment paper-lined cookie tray then flatten to about ⅓ inch thickness (note*)
- Bake in oven 350F for about 13-15 or until slightly golden with a browned cookie base.
- Prepare the deco ingredients while the cookie bakes.
- As soon as the cookies are out of the oven, remove from cookie tray and use tweezers/ plating tongs/gloved hands to press the red M&M candy on the center of each cookie, and two pretzel antlers on the upper left and right side of the cookie. Press two mini chocolate chip "eyes" in between the M&M nose and pretzle antlers.
- Let the cookies cool before enjoying!
Notes
*the cookies don't spread so they have to be flattened before they go into the oven.
** You can use any granulated or liquid sweetener of your choice, but honey, maple syrup, coconut sugar, date sugar and maple sugars are the less processed, naturally derived sweeteners. For the lower calorie, reduced carb option reflected in the nutrition facts, use sugar-free sweeteners such as stevia (just be sure to convert according to package instructions as stevia differs by brand).
Nutrition
Calories: 264kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 6gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 3gSodium: 71mgPotassium: 60mgFiber: 5gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 943IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 64mgIron: 1mg***Net Carbs: 4g
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