Vegan Spice Ginger Cookies

Ingredients

4, 1 inch pieces of fresh ginger, grated

6 tbsp pure maple syrup

2 tbsp dark molasses

1/4 cup sunflower oil

1.5 tbsp freshly squeezed orange juice

1.5 cups spelt flour

2 tbsp sucanat

1/4 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp cinnamon

1/8 tsp ground white pepper

Pinch ground cloves

1/4 tsp salt

6 pieces crystallized ginger

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Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Place maple syrup, molasses, oil, juice, zest and ginger in a blender and blend well. Sift flour, sucanat, baking soda, cinnamon, white pepper, cloves and salt in a bowl.

3. Pour ginger mixture into dry ingredients and mix until smooth (you may have to add a little water here!).

4. Use a spoon and scoop 2 tbsp of batter for each cookie and top with crystallized ginger and flatten gently.

5. Bake for 15-20 minutes until light brown around the edges. Enjoy!