Name: Paleo Ginger Sandwich Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Paleo
Ingredients: 1 large egg, room temperature; 2 Tablespoons coconut oil melted and cooled (28 grams); 2 cups plus 2 Tablespoons (240 grams) blanched almond flour; ½ teaspoon baking soda; ½ cup coconut sugar (68 grams); 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 2 teaspoons ground ginger; Pinch fine sea salt; 3 Tablespoons molasses; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/4 cup palm shortening or vegan butter or grass fed butter; 1 1/4 cups paleo powdered sugar* organic powdered sugar or powdered monk fruit sweetener; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1-2 Tablespoon nut milk or coconut milk

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These Ginger Sandwich Cookie are fun and fabulous. The soft and chewy ginger cookies are layered with vanilla cream to make an outstanding sandwich cookie! They’re grain free, dairy free, gluten free and paleo but no one would ever guess.

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These sandwich cookies are so much fun. The sweet creamy filling layered between the soft ginger cookies brings so much joy, especially around the holidays. There’s also something cozy, merry and bright about ginger cookies. My grandson Avery said these Paleo Ginger Sandwich Cookies were “the best cookies ever.”

There are 2 parts to this recipe: the soft and chewy ginger cookies and the vanilla cream filling.

Ingredients and Substitutions for Paleo Ginger Sandwich Cookies

coconut oil or ghee – melted
blanched almond flour
coconut sugar or maple sugar (coconut sugar makes the cookies look darker)
molasses recommended, but maple syrup can be substituted
ground ginger
ground cinnamon
pastured egg – room temperature
vanilla extract
baking soda
fine sea salt

Vanilla Cream Filling

palm shortening or vegan butter or grass fed butter
1 1/4 cups paleo powdered sugar,* organic powdered sugar, or powdered monk fruit sweetener
nut milk or coconut milk or diary milk

Tips for Making Ginger Cookies

I recommend weighing the flour and sugar which is more accurate than just measuring. I like this kitchen scale.
The easiest way to make the cookie dough is in a food processor. If you don’t have one, use a bowl and wooden spoon or a hand mixer.
Molasses gives the ginger cookies a deep dark flavor, but maple syrup can be substituted.
Measure out all 24 cookies and place on parchment paper. Use a scale to weigh each cookie, 17 grams or 1 tablespoon if you don’t have a scale. Then roll each cookie into a ball. .
Next, gently press each cookie into a 2 inch circle using a flat measuring cup or glass (see photo).
When pressing the cookie balls into a circle, put a small square of parchment on top to prevent sticking.
Use a room temperature egg, the texture comes out better.
Let cool completely before spreading the filling.

Tips for Making the Vanilla Cream Filling

The first question is what type of powdered sugar do you want to use?

For paleo make your own powdered maple sugar, coconut sugar or date sugar. Maple sugar gives the cream a lighter color than coconut sugar or date sugar. The maple taste goes very well with the ginger cookies.

Powdered monk fruit sweetener is also paleo. It’s plant-based, all-natural, sugar-free and low in carbs.

Organic powdered sugar is not paleo, but it’s a purer product than traditional confectioners sugar.

How to Make Your Own Paleo Powdered Sugar.

All you need is a blender and your paleo unrefined sugar of choice.

Add 1 cup paleo friendly sugar to a high-speed blender. Make sure it’s totally dry.
Blend on high until it has a powder-like texture, 2-3 minutes.

How To Store Ginger Sandwich Cookies

You can serve these cookies right away or chill for about hour if you want the cream filling to thicken up more.

Store the cookies for 2 days at room temperature, then transfer to the refrigerator and cover to store longer. The cookies can stay in the refrigerator for up to about 5 days but you will probably eat them all first.

These cookies are soft, chewy, and sweet. They are much easier to make than you may think. They’re also gluten free, paleo and vegan.

Fill your holiday cookie platters, or cookie gift boxes with these sublime cookies. Leave them out for Santa and you can sneak out and enjoy the magic.

Enjoy your holiday filled with love for your family, friends and cookies.

Feeling love for cookies connects you to the self that loves. It feels so good to love. I love loving.

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