These Eggless Gingerbread Cookies are soft, spicy and chewy, but sturdy enough to be decorated. And oh-so-delicious. The perfect addition to your Christmas table!
Eggless Gingerbread Cookies recipe
These Eggless Gingerbread cookies are my kid’s favorites. In fact, I was a little surprised to see how they liked these cookies that have lots of warm spices. But they LOVED them. I made more batches of gingerbread cookies than any other kind this year.
I love to bring these cookies for the school Christmas party – we have two every year- and we also gave them away as a gift to our neighbors along with a homemade vanilla extract bottle.
These little gingerbread cookies make the perfect addition to your Christmas table.
They’re soft, spicy, and chewy, but sturdy enough to be decorated. BTW, I used eggless royal icing to decorate the cookies, and although I was a bit skeptical, it worked wonderfully.
Back to the cookies.
They are very easy to make- you know easy is my second name- and so cute, and so delicious that they are pretty much irresistible.
We’re ready for you, Santa!!
How to make gingerbread cookies without eggs
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In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices. Set aside.
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In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment cream together on medium speed butter and sugar until well combined, about 2 minutes. Add in fake egg, molasses, and vanilla; mix until combined. Gradually add the flour mixture on low speed, until combined.
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Divide dough into two equal portions. Form each half into a round disk, and wrap in plastic. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes, up to 4 days.
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When you’re ready to bake the cookies, preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
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Roll each portion out, between two sheets of parchment paper, to 1/4 to 1/8-inch thickness. Use a cookie cutter to cut the dough into your desired shapes. Then transfer them to the prepared cookie sheet, spacing cookies about 1-inch apart.
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Bake for 7 – 8 minutes, or until slightly set. Let sit for 2-3 minutes and then use a metal spatula to transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Decorate as desired. Royal icing recipe here.
How to decorate eggless gingerbread cookies
When it comes to cookie decoration I like to keep it simple! so these are my favorite easy ways to decorate eggless gingerbread cookies:
- Eggless Royal icing
- Chocolate candies, such as M&M
- Sprinkling sugars
- Festive sprinkles
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Eggless Gingerbread Cookies
Ingredients
- 3 cups (420 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons (6 g) baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon (4.5 g) baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon (1 g) salt
- 4 teaspoons gingerbread spice (see notes)
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 6 tablespoons (84 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup (150 g) brown sugar
- 1 fake egg (see below)
- 1/2 cup (160 g) molasses
- 2 teaspoons (10 ml) pure vanilla extract
Fake Egg:
- 2 tablespoons (30 ml) water
- 1 teaspoon (4 g) baking powder
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) neutral-tasting oil (such canola or vegetable)
Instructions
Make the Fake egg:
- Mix all ingredients in a small bowl until combined. Set aside.
Cookie dough
- In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices. Set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together on medium speed butter and sugar until well combined, about 2 minutes. Add in fake egg, molasses, and vanilla; mix until combined. Gradually add the flour mixture on low speed, until combined.
- Divide dough into two equal portions. Form each half into a round disk, and wrap in plastic. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes, up to 4 days.
- When you're ready to bake the cookies, preheat the oven to 350°F (180º C). Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Roll each portion out, between two sheets of parchment paper, to 1/4 to 1/8-inch thickness. Use a cookie cutter to cut the dough into your desired shapes. Then transfer them to the prepared cookie sheet, spacing cookies about 1-inch apart.
- Bake for 7 - 8 minutes, or until slightly set. Take them out of the oven. Let them sit for 2-3 minutes and then use a metal spatula to transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Decorate as desired. Eggless Royal icing recipe here.
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Made this dough for a ginger bread house. I did add a few drops of water to help the dough come together. But otherwise this was excellent gingerbread. We built a small house and still had some dough leftover for gingerbread men and trees. I will use this recipe for future gingerbread cookies and builds. Thanks do much for sharing so many egg free recipes!
Hello Lisa! Thanks so much for your feedback and for trying my recipe.
Hello! What can we use as a substitute for the nutmeg powder?
Hello Ashley! You can use any other spice you have/like, such as cinnamon, or simply skip it. Thanks for your interest in my recipe. Please come back and let me know how you like it =)
I have a daughter who is allergic to eggs and a vegan daughter in law. I made these using palm shortening instead of butter. I didn’t chill the dough and they rolled out beautifully and tasted delicious, Thank you for creating this recipe that works so well for our family.
Hello April! Thank you so much for trying my recipe, and I’m SO GLAD you and your family enjoyed it!!
I rolled the dough out today, very crumbly, but I added water and they came out delicious. I am making these for a friend who has an egg allergy…I have been looking for years for this recipe. Thank you. Next time I will use 2 cups of flour and 1/2 cup of butter.
Hello Laura! Thank you so much for trying my recipe and for your feedback. I’m happy you enjoyed it!!
Not enough butter in my opinion dough is very dry..in fridge now and will try to roll out tomorrow will let you know how it turns out
Thank you for your recipe. Can we substitute molasses with treacle? If yes, how much treacle should be used?
I made these but the dough after being chilled is hard as a rock. Only difference I made was using Earths best fake butter for baking. Any clue how to soften up my dough so I can roll it out?
Hello Laura! I am sorry that I cannot be more helpful but I haven’t tested this recipe with fake butter. Thanks for trying my recipe.
Thanks for this recipe – I am pleased to be able to make Christmas biscuits with and for my egg allergic three year old son. I found the mixture very dry at first and it wouldn’t come together into a dough. I added 5-6 tablespoons of water and that brought it together. They also needed 10 minutes in my oven. We’ve just done a taste test and they’ve turned out well. I wonder if melting the butter, sugar and molasses, then adding them to the dry ingredients would help in bringing the dough together without adding extra water? I might try that next time…
Hello Rachel! Thanks so much for trying my recipe and for your feedback. I am happy they turned out well.
I made a half recipe for my 5 year old egg/dairy allergic granddaughter to take to school for a gingerbread cookie decorating project. She ate one and declared them delicious. She’s so excited to participate with her classmates! Thank you for the recipe. I plan to make them for all my grandchildren to decorate while visiting.
Hello Carol!! I am so glad your granddaughter love it. My kids love these cookies too. Thanks so much for taking the time to let me know. ?
Hi Oriana!!
I tried this recipe and it was a super hit! My daughter and my husband loved it! Now this cookies are the favourite of them. Thank you so much for sharing such a wonderful recipe. And soon I am also going to try your orange cake recipe 🙂
Hello Nitika! It sounds like you nailed it! The Orange Cake recipe is delicious. Thanks so much for trying my recipe and taking the time to come back and let me know. Happy 2021!
What is the fake egg recipe?
Hello Dianna! A fake egg is a combination of ingredients I use to simulate an egg. For this recipe, you just have to combine 2 tablespoons water +
1 teaspoon baking powder + 1 teaspoon neutral tasting oil (such canola or vegetable) and then add it when the recipe calls for adding the fake egg mixture. Hope this help. Thanks for your interest in my recipe. Please come back and let me know how you like it. ?
I made your cookies- YUMM -but made them with a substitution of almond flour and gluten-free flour and they turned out fantastic thanks for your recipe and sharing your light!!
Hello Jenny! I’m SO GLAD you enjoyed the cookie. Thank you for taking the time to come back and let me know!?
I want to make these but I need them to be gluten-free. May I ask what amounts of almond and gluten-free flour that you used? Thank you!
Hello Kayla! I make these gluten-free for my kids’ class every year and use this flour. I haven’t tested these with almond flour since my daughter is highly allergic to nuts. Thanks for your interest in my recipe. Please come back and let me know how you like it =)
Hi I tried these with the substitute you included for eggs with the aquafaba. Do you still have hat recipe, I made it and I loved it and would love to print it!
Hello Ashley! I sent you the recipe via email. Thanks for loving my recipe ?
Te felicito Ory eres toda una experta haciendo galleticas te quedaron hermosas, y me imagino el delicioso sabor. Me llevo la receta! Gracias por compartirla, felices fiestas!