Halfway Healthy Low Sugar & Gluten Free Gingerbread Cookie Recipe

As a health & fitness practitioner, I often get asked how we approach traditions like sweet treats with our kids.

We simply create our own healthy spins on traditional recipes to keep our energy high, best health supported & fitness results on track. This even works well for things like pizza & nacho night, as the women I coach in Badass Breakthrough Academy know & have recipes for 😊.

After all, there is no shame in keeping your home a special place where your family focuses on fueling your body to perform its best. We like to keep a healthy balance, empowering our kids with knowledge why eating well & nourishing our best health matters. The bottom-line is: Sugar is not a best choice to support optimal health, fitness or longevity, so we modify when needed & use wellness lifestyle strategies to help our body better process sugary treats.

This year, my daughter wanted to make gingerbread cookies. I too LOVE a good gingerbread cookie, so I was pumped when this recipe actually came out well. While they weren't visually appealing per say (after all, a 7 & 10-year-old made them), they were delicious!

Here's how to create your perfect low sugar, gluten free & higher protein gingerbread creatures of choice:

Ingredients

7 tbsp. grass fed butter softened

1/2 cup Truvia Sweet Complete Brown 

1 to 2 tsp. ground ginger (use less if you like a light ginger flavor)

1.5 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. nutmeg

1/4 c. egg whites

1 egg

2 cups gluten free flour

1 tsp. baking powder

Instructions

In a large bowl, cream together the butter & Truvia Brown with an electric beater.

Add the spices, egg & egg whites to combine.

With a spoon, mix in the flour & baking powder to form dough.

Bring the dough together & wrap in cling film or foil.

Refrigerate for up to 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350 degree F.

Spray baking tray with a nontoxic, hormone-friendly & low inflammatory oil spray, like Avocado Oil Spray.

Roll the chilled dough out on baking paper & sprinkle lightly with flour. 

Cut out shapes with a cookie cutter or let your kids use a butter knife to create their own shape.

Place your cookies on the baking tray & bake for 8 to 15 minutes, based on cookie size & thickness.

Cool before enjoying & decorating.

Permission to Keep It Simple & Halfway Healthy

I find making homemade frosting to be a real pain in the ass. Therefore, I let my kiddos each pick out their own standard Betty Crocker frosting. We also grabbed traditional stars to decorate, as a little bit of practical ease in our baking experience is better than an entire batch of cookies ruined with terrible tasting "clean" frosting. I encourage you to find & own what works best for you too, realizing cutting your exposure to SOME less health & fitness-supporting foods is always better than NONE!