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Gluten-Free Swedish Gingersnap Cookies are a traditional old-world holiday favorite. Made year round and especially at Christmas. They can be thin or thick crisp cookies that are perfect for dunking into hot chocolate or coffee. The slight cinnamon and ginger flavor will bring the holiday season to your senses. Perfect for snuggling up with your loved ones. Gluten-Free Swedish Gingersnap Cookies on a plater.

Gluten-Free Swedish Gingersnap Cookies:

Naturally, I created this recipe to serve my husband on Santa Lucia. SHH. Don’t tell him. Although, I am sure he knows as I have been baking these holiday cookies. Needless to say, I promise to write more about Santa Lucia on December 13. Since December 13 is the actual date of the holiday in Scandinavia.

In short, these Cookies are called Pepperkakor in Swedish. Many Americans have referred to them as Gingerbread cookies or Gingersnaps. In all honesty, they do have a similar flavor to both. However, I have always thought that gingerbread was a little bit of a harsh flavor for me.

Chef’s Notes:

However, my family calls them Pepperkakor. Remember this is a Swedish cookie and, therefore, is not as sweet as American cookies.

At any rate, it has a huge cinnamon flavor with a hint of ginger and cloves. Furthermore, I can’t cook with molasses but I did some research and found that I can use sorghum syrup. In my opinion, sorghum tastes a little like molasses. In summary, there are only 2 tablespoons of sorghum. These cookies are easy to make and yummy to eat.

Nutritional Facts are based on 2 medium-sized cookies or four little ones. Medium cookies make approximately 40 or approximately 80 small cookies.

Read my blog post on Monk Fruit Sweetener Facts & Recipes. Cassava Flour Information. Monk Fruit Sweetener, Sorghum Syrup, and Cassava flour can all be purchased locally at grocery stores but can also be found at Amazon.

Consequently, these cookies can be rolled out or made by using a small cookie scoop.

Gluten-Free Swedish Gingersnap Cookies

Ingredients:

  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 3/4 cup monk fruit sweetener
  • 2 tablespoons sorghum syrup
  • 1 whole egg
  • 1 1/2 cup cassava flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon ginger
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon clove
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Gluten-Free Swedish Gingersnap Cookies Directions:

First, preheat 350. Secondly, grease cookie sheets. Thirdly, cream butter. Next, add monk fruit sugar and sorghum syrup to the creamed butter and blend until combined. Creaming butter and sorghumAdditionally, scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add egg and blend until thoroughly combined. In a separate bowl, combine cassava flour, cinnamon, ginger, clove, salt, baking powder and mix together. Gluten-Free Swedish Cinnamon Cookies combing dry ingredientsAdd 1/2 the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix until all the flour has been incorporated. Scrape down sides and combine the remaining flour mixture to the butter mixture and combine. Gluten-Free Swedish Cinnamon Cookies batterGrease a spatula. Using the spatula scrape down the sides and press the dough into a ball. Wrap cookie dough up in a piece of plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 10 minutes. Remove cookie dough from the fridge. Next, lay down two sheets of plastic wrap, side by side and overlapping. Finally, lay down the cookie dough on top of the plastic. Lay down two more sheets side by side of overlapping plastic wrap on top of the cookie dough.Gluten-Free Swedish Cinnamon Cookies ready to use cookie cuttersUsing a rolling pin, roll out the dough. Carefully remove the top layer of plastic. Using whatever cookie cutter you like, press it into the dough and cut out cookies. In any event, continue to roll out and cut out until all the dough is gone. Pick up cut out cookies and place on greased cookie sheets. Furthermore, cookies can also be made with a small cookie scoop. Simply scoop and drop onto a baking sheet. Scoopable cookie dough

For Soft Cookies:

Lastly, bake cookies for 8 – 10 minutes for soft cookies or until lightly browned. Gluten-Free Swedish Gingersnap Cookies

For Crisp Cookies

Lastly, bake 12 – 18 minutes for crispy cookies and darker colored cookies.

Chef’s Note:

Naturally, soft or crispy cookies will also depend on the thickness of the cookies. Not to mention, the thinner and longer cooked cookies will be crispy. Needless to say, thicker and short cooking time will make soft cookies. Consequently, these cookies are good either way. I like a mixture of soft and crispy. Crispy cookies are good for dunking into coffee or hot chocolate.

In conclusion, this makes approximately 40 medium-sized cookies and it will make approximately 80 small cookies.Cookies on two plates

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Gluten-Free Swedish Cinnamon Cookies

Gluten-Free Swedish Gingersnap Cookies Recipe a classic Christmas Cookie called Pepperkakor and eaten year-round. Made with warming spices
Course Dessert
Cuisine Swedish
Keyword Celiac Recipe, Celiac Recipes, Christmas Recipe, Cinnamon, Cinnamon Cooie, Cinnamon Snap, Cookie Recipe, Cookies, Fall Recipes, Ginger Sanp Cookie Recipe, Gingerbread Cookie, Gingersnap, Gluten Free Recipe, Gluten Frei, Gluten Fri, Gluten Fritt, Holiday Recipe, No Wheat, No Wheat No Problem, Pepperkakor, Spice Cookie, Swedish Cinnamon Cookie, Thanksgiving Recipe, Winter Recipe
Prep Time 7 minutes
8 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 40 servings
Calories 111kcal

Equipment

Rolling pin or wine bottle
Cookie Sheets
Mixer or Stand Mixer

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup softened butter
  • 3/4 cup monk fruit sweetener
  • 2 tbsp sorghum syrup
  • 1 whole egg
  • 1 1/2 cup cassava flour
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp ginger
  • 1/4 tsp clove
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp baking powder

Instructions

  • First, preheat 350.
  • Secondly, grease cookie sheets.
  • Thirdly, cream butter.
  • Next, add monk fruit sugar and sorghum syrup to the creamed butter and blend until combined.
  • Additionally, scrape down the sides of the bowl.
  • Add egg and blend until thoroughly combined.
  • In a separate bowl, combine cassava flour, cinnamon, ginger, clove, salt, baking powder and mix together.
  • Add 1/2 the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix until all the flour has been incorporated.
  • Scrape down sides and combine the remaining flour mixture to the butter mixture and combine.
  • Grease a spatula.
  • Using the spatula scrape down the sides and press the dough into a ball.
  • Wrap cookie dough up in a piece of plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 10 minutes.
  • Remove cookie dough from the fridge.
  • Next, lay down two sheets of plastic wrap, side by side and overlapping.
  • Then lay down the cookie dough on top of the plastic.
  • Lay down two more sheets side by side of overlapping plastic wrap on top of the cookie dough.
  • Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough.
  • Carefully remove the top layer of plastic.
  • Using whatever cookie cutter you like, press it into the dough and cut out cookies.
  • Take the remaining dough and continue to roll out and cut out until all the dough is gone.
  • Pick up cut out cookies and place on greased cookie sheets.

Soft Cookies

  • Bake cookies 8- 10 minutes for soft cookies or until lightly browned.

Crispy Cookies

  • Bake 12 - 18 minutes for crispy cookies and darker colored cookies.

Chef's Note

  • Naturally, soft or crispy cookies will also depend on the thickness of the cookies. Not to mention, the thinner and longer cooked cookies will be crispy. Needless to say, thicker and short cooking time will make soft cookies. These cookies are good either way. I like a mixture of soft and crispy. Crispy cookies are good for dunking into coffee or hot chocolate.
  • This makes approximately 40 medium-sized cookies and it makes approximately 80 small cookies.

Notes

Nutrition Facts
Servings 20.0
Amount Per Serving
Calories 111
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 7 g 11 %
Saturated Fat 4 g 22 %
Monounsaturated Fat 2 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 28 mg 9 %
Sodium 89 mg 4 %
Potassium 40 mg 1 %
Total Carbohydrate 14 g 5 %
Dietary Fiber 2 g 9 %
Sugars 2 g  
Protein 1 g 1 %
Vitamin A 5 %
Vitamin C 1 %
Calcium 4 %
Iron 6 %
* The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA.

Nutrition

Calories: 111kcal
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Comments

  1. Kathy says

    December 21, 2019 at 1:07 pm

    Can different flour, such as almond, eickorn or coconut be used ?

    • LaRena’s Corner says

      December 21, 2019 at 7:18 pm

      Yes, they can. however, it will slightly change the flavor of the cookies.

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