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A simple and delicious recipe for Raw Gingerbread Cookies made with wholesome ingredients like dates and nuts. Better yet, there’s no oven required!
It seems like this year, we skipped right from Halloween to Christmas but I’m actually used to that in Canada! When November 1st rolls around, everyone is in the mood for Christmas which I’m not mad about!
I love Christmas flavours… gingerbread, peppermint, chocolate – I can’t get enough! These gingerbread cookies are made with simple ingredients and don’t require any baking. The perfect snack or dessert for the holiday season.
Here’s What You Need
- dates – make sure your dates are nice and sticky! If they seem dry, you can rehydrate them in a bit of warm water before using.
- nuts – I used almonds and cashews but you can use any nut you’d like!
- oats – I recommend using instant or rolled oats.
- fresh ginger – I recommend freshly grated ginger for the best flavour but you can use ground ginger as well.
- blackstrap molasses – can’t have gingerbread flavour without molasses.
- cinnamon and nutmeg – key spices in gingerbread cookies!
- sea salt – to bring all of the flavors together.
- candied ginger – optional but highly recommended!
How to Make No Bake Gingerbread Cookies
STEP 1: Add the dates to the food processor and process until a pea-sized consistency is reached. You can also use a high powered blender if needed!
STEP 2: Add in the nuts and process until well combined.
STEP 3: Add the oats and continue to process until the dough comes together to form a ball.
STEP 4: Carefully break up the ball and add in the fresh ginger, molasses and spices. Process until everything is well combined. The dough should be somewhat sticky but still hold it’s shape.
STEP 5: Stir in the candied ginger, if using.
STEP 6: Wet hands and form the dough into balls. Flatten balls with your palms to make a cookie shape. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or saran wrap and arrange in a single layer. Freeze for 15 minutes to set.
How to Store Raw Gingerbread Cookies
Keep any leftover cookies in an airtight container in the refrigerator for several weeks or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Raw Gingerbread Cookies
A simple and delicious recipe for Raw Gingerbread Cookies made with wholesome ingredients like dates and nuts. Better yet, there’s no oven required!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 20
- Yield: 20 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Raw
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
- 1 cup dates, packed
- 1 cup nuts (I used 1/2 cup almonds and 1/2 cup cashews)
- 2 cups oats (instant or rolled)
- 2 tbsp fresh ginger, peeled and grated
- 1 tbsp blackstrap molasses
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- sprinkling of sea salt
- 1/4 cup candied ginger, chopped (optional but highly recommended!)
Instructions
- Process dates in a food processor or powerful blender until pea sized consistency is reached.
- Add in nuts and process until well combined
- Add oats and continue to process until “dough” comes together to form a ball.
- Break up the ball and add in fresh ginger, molasses and spices.
- Continue processing until everything is well combined. Dough will be somewhat sticky but should still hold a shape.
- Stir in candied ginger if desired.
- Wet hands and form dough into balls. Flatten balls with palms to make cookie shape.
- Â On a parchment or saran wrapped baking sheet align cookies in a single layer. Alternatively use a baking pan and stack in layers with a sheet of parchment or saran wrap between.
- Freeze for 15 minutes.
- Keep in refrigerator for several weeks or in the freezer for months.
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When I was younger I wanted braces and glasses sooo bad. I was such an odd child. I got the braces, but only needed them for like a year. I LOVED them. I am so weird!! I LOVE YOUR new blog look, I know I am late to the party, but I’ve been crazy busy..please forgive me. AANNNDD I need these cookies. Your recipes are totally my favorite.
Forgiven! Life gets crazy, totally get it. And thank you! Also you’re a total weirdo for wanting braces and glasses. I have/had both and hated them!
Gingerbread flavour is a staple around my house during the Christmas season. Probably one of my favourite cookies too, but I’ve never made a healthy version. This ones looks like the real deal so will be making them, perhaps tonight while I put up my Christmas tree? Yay 🙂
Did you end up making them?!?! Can I come decorate your tree?!
Ginger is my favorite spice… next to cinnamon. These sounds amazing. They’d make the perfect pre-workout snack!
pre, post, all-day, everyday snack 😉
Besides the fact that their gingerbread cookies, I love the fact that their raw. I made a raw crust for our pumpkin pie this year and am currently hooked on all raw baked goods.
My favorite flavor during the holidays is peppermint. I’m always finding myself adding some into my morning coffee or smoothies 🙂
Everything is better with mint 😉
Oh my gosh, too funny! I’m actually the weird kid who always WANTED braces but never got them. I really don’t have crooked teeth, but I have one that sticks out a little and as a kid, that was ALL I saw. Nowadays I don’t even care and honestly, I’m really glad my parents couldn’t afford to make me a metal mouth back then…I had plenty of other things going for me at the time anyway…unruly curls WITH bangs, being a foot taller than every boy in school, and ohhh, let’s not forget the time I thought it would be a good idea to get a FREAKIN PERM!!! Omg, what was I thinking?!
Favorite holiday flavor: Chocolate and mint orrrrrrrrrr PUMPKIN!!!
curly bangs….my childhood. But at least you didnt have braces!!!
Looks delicious! I have to say I carry my Thanksgiving “tastes” over to Christmas and I still love everything pumpkin!
That is definitely valid 😉
Ouch – snapping off those wires sounds like it might have been painful! I did have braces too – the best part was being able to eat unlimited amounts of ice cream when Ifirst got them and then after every tightening 🙂 Oh yeah!
Christmas flavor has gotta be peppermint! But if a batch of these cookies made it to my mailbox- they might be my new favorite flavor! 😉
I definitely did not get ice cream after they go tightened! How did I miss out on that?!?!
That’s quite the orthodontist story! 😉
These cookies look & sound so good!! I love that they’re no bake.
mmm…gingerbread is soooo good! i love that these have molasses in them. WIN!
So happy that we all can oficially start cookie baking now!!!! It’s been Christmas in my world since, like, July… yep I like this season so much. And peppermint, and gingerbread!!!! I’m so excited oh gosh. These cookies look lovely and I’m dying to try them ^^
Thanks Consuelo!