Healthy Christmas Chocolate Sugar Cookies (cut-out)
These healthy chocolate cookies are bursting with the warm aromas of Christmas spices. Get the kids involved and have fun cutting the dough into various shapes together. Enjoy!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 13 tablespoons butter (at room temperature) (184gr)
- ½ cup coconut sugar (70gr)
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 280 gr flour (2 cups + 2 tablespoons)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
Instructions
- Add the coconut sugar and butter to a bowl. Mix with a hand or stand mixer for 3–4 minutes.
- Add the egg and vanilla extract. Continue mixing until it becomes creamy and thick.
- Sift the flour, baking powder, cocoa powder and spices over the batter.
- Mix everything with a spatula or the paddle attachment of the stand mixer until it becomes a dough.
- Wrap the dough with cling film and chill for 30 minutes.
- Place the dough between two sheets of parchment paper. Using a rolling pin, roll into 1cm or 0.5 inch thickness.
- Cut into shapes using cookie cutters. Transfer the cookies to a lined baking tray.
- Bake in a preheated oven to 350℉ / 180℃ for 15 minutes.
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Notes
- Quantity conversion in ingredients list brackets is for original recipe quantities.
- You could increase the quantity of spices to your liking.
- If you are using small cookie cutters, you should decrease the time in the oven as the cookies will bake faster.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookieCalories: 137kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 2gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 87mgPotassium: 30mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3g
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