Gluten-free Gingersnaps dipped in white chocolate are a favorite December treat! Our gluten-free Christmas cookie plates wouldn’t be complete without these gluten-free ginger snap cookies each year! This was the very first recipe I shared on my blog when I started it in 2012! It holds a special place in my heart and I still make these gluten-free Christmas treats and enjoy them every year. I’ve updated this blog post with more tips and recommendations, but the recipe is still the same way I’ve made it for all these years. These gluten-free gingersnaps aren’t the strong-flavored, very crisp gingersnaps you might have tried before. These are chewy cookies that have just the right amount of spice, complemented by the smooth white chocolate. December just calls for cookies like this! I never liked gingersnaps or spice cookies until my friend’s mother served these cookies to my husband and me many years ago. I was hooked on them right away and she kindly mailed me the recipe soon after. This became a must-make recipe in my house every Christmas. I made the gluten-filled version for years and happily get the same results in this gluten-free version by using a good quality gluten-free flour blend. TIP: Yes! The cookies can be made with all shortening instead of butter and I’ve made them that way many times. You can use Crisco or Spectrum Organic all-vegetable shortening. Again, I’ve tested both ways and they work well here. For the white chocolate, if you want dairy-free, I tested these this week using the new Nestle Simply Delicious White Chocolate Chips that I picked up at Walmart. They melted smoothly. They didn’t dip picture perfect, but are otherwise a very good choice. I know Pascha makes a dairy-free white chocolate chip too, but those aren’t available anywhere near me so I haven’t tested melting them and a friend said they do not melt well. I know many like to make gingerbread men cookies for Christmas. I’ve always been the worst at decorating those, so I much prefer these! It’s so easy to dip them, and everyone loves them when I bring them to holiday parties or include on cookie trays. Looking for more gingerbread treats? Try these dairy-free gingerbread truffles. Or how about gingerbread candied bacon?! Amazing! Also, if you want the same flavor profile of these cookies but don’t want to dip them, then try these gingerbread cookies instead. Two more treats you can add to your gluten-free Christmas baking list are these Christmas Dream Bars and my homemade gluten-free caramels. Gluten-free Ginger Snaps are dipped in white chocolate for a favorite Christmas cookie! Once you have these, you won't go back to regular gingersnaps! *If the gluten-free flour blend you use already has xanthan gum or guar gum in it, then omit the xanthan gum called for in this recipe. Dairy-free Adaptation: Use all shortening; use a non-dairy white chocolate. You can use shortening or butter or half of each in this recipe. I’ve tried it all of those ways. Using shortening will produce a thicker cookie; all butter produces a thinner cookie. Both ways are delicious! I've used regular shortening (Crisco) and organic vegetable shortening, and both work well. See blog post for more information on ingredients. Depending on how heavily you dip your cookies, you may run out of white chocolate for dipping. If so, just make more! As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases. Recipe, notes, and photos updated December 2019. I hope you and your family enjoy these gluten-free ginger cookies as much as my family does!Notes on Ingredients for these gluten-free gingersnaps:
worked well, though the cookies spread a little thinner than when I use gfJules. This week I tested with King Arthur Measure for Measure blend and they look great but are just barely a little gritty in comparison to when I’ve used the other blends. So try it with your favorite blend or order one of these.
I highly recommend that you have both parchment paper and wax paper on hand for making these. You’ll bake the cookies on parchment paper. When the cookies have cooled, you’ll dip in the melted white chocolate and then I recommend laying them on wax paper while the chocolate sets.Can you make these gluten-free gingersnaps dairy-free?
Gluten-free Dipped Gingersnaps Recipe:
Gluten-free White Chocolate Dipped Gingersnaps
Ingredients
Instructions
Notes
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Original photo from December 2012 here:
Yield: 42 cookies
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
11 minutes
Additional Time
1 hour
Total Time
1 hour 21 minutes
Spectrum Organic All Vegetable Shortening with Spoon - 24 oz
Grandma's Original Molasses All Natural, Unsulphured - 12oz
gfJules Gluten Free Flour - Voted #1 by GF Consumers 4.5 lb Bag, Pack of 1
Spice Islands Ground Ginger, 1.9 oz
Spice Islands Ground Cloves, 1.9 oz
Kirkland Saigon Cinnamon 10.7 Oz Bottles( Pack of 2) - 21.4 Oz Total
Baker's Premium White Chocolate Baking Bar (4 oz Bars, Pack of 12)
OXO Good Grips Medium Cookie Scoop
Reynolds Wax Paper, 75 Square Feet
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Azize
Wednesday 26th of December 2018
Can I use honey instead of sugar in each of your recipes? Beacuse I'm also shouldn't consume processed sugar. Or what can I use as sugar?
Lori Victorin
Saturday 17th of December 2016
Michelle, these cookies are delicious! Thank you for sharing this recipe!!!
Rhonda
Friday 4th of December 2015
Made these today. So good. Easy to make.
Michelle Palin ~ My Gluten-free Kitchen
Wednesday 23rd of December 2015
SO glad you liked them Rhonda! Thanks for the comment!
Heather @ Sugar Dish Me
Sunday 15th of December 2013
These are really beautiful Michelle!!! I super love ginger cookies. With chocolate! Yummmmm.