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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.
- 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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I adore the new design Davida! Did you do it yourself??
These look wonderful and I LOVED the story about your orthodontist. I remember the day I broke my braces- I got so mad I clenched my teeth together and popped the front 2 off! It was strange going in to get my braces fixed and getting a recommendation to work on my anger problem. Psssh whatevs haha
I wish I had these kinds of design skills! No I had someone do it for me 🙂
You popped them off?!?! That’s craziness! Remind me never to mess with you haha
Pumpkin is my favorite seasonal flavor! Love gingerbread too.
Yummy recipe. I love Larabar and this looks even better!
No larabar seasonal flavours here 🙁 Had to make my own! In cookie form 🙂
Love the raw cookies, definitely an upgrade from a Larabar, I’m sure the molasses plus two kinds of ginger gives them serious gingerbread flavor.
Serious ginger flavour. The candied ginger was such a good addition!
My favorite XMAS flavor – totally this Sugar Cookie Sleigh ride tea I am drinking!!! I feel like I am in Santa’s Workshop! lol
From David’s?!?! So yummy!
Merry Belated Christmas!!
These look so delicious!! I wish my stomach didn’t hate me so much when I eat a lot of dates as otherwise I would try these out but unfortunately I get the worst stabbing pains every time I eat more than 1 date at a time.
hahahaha this made me laugh. Christmas is done. Over. God forbid!
I have weird reactions with too many dates too! Apparently it has something to do with the sulfur in dried fruit? Can’t eat too many but it certainly doesn’t stop me 🙂
I love the gingerbread recipes so keep them coming!! Merry Xmas to you and Happy Hanukkah !
Those cookies look so yummy! I love gingerbread! I also love cinnamon, hot cocoa and apple cider this time of year. Oh, and I had braces forever too! I had them for 4 1/2 years and it was so not fun.
Ah so you understand! Not fun at all!
I love gingerbread flavors, this sounds wonderful! I’m adding these to my list of foods to make before Christmas!
Awesome 😉
First let me say that I am LOVING the new blog design! 🙂 Secondly gingerbread is my favorite Christmas flavor so obviously I am obligated to make these! They look like a yummy gingerbread lara bar! 🙂 Definitely going to make to have as a snack on hand for the week!
We don’t have the seasonal lara bars here 🙁 Fortunately I have these instead!
These look delicious Davida! I love molasses (it’s so underused!). I’m happy to be in the Christmas season as well. The music and the decorations are my favorite parts, and now that we have kids, it’s fun to watch them enjoy it as well! 🙂
Thanks Lauren! I love Christmas music too 🙂