Gingerbread Ganache Cookies (Vegan & Gluten-free)

A smooth chocolate ganache sandwiched in between 2 crunchy gingerbread biscuits. These gingerbread ganache cookies make a yummy festive treat that also happen to be vegan, gluten-free AND nut-free!

*This post is sponsored by FREEE*

This is my favourite gingerbread cookie/biscuit recipe, but instead of icing it like you typically would do with gingerbread biscuits, I’ve created a cookie sandwich with a smooth and velvety ganache in the middle. So yummy and moreish!

Biscuits have always (and I imagine they always will be) my favourite treat! I would always pick a good biscuit over a slice of cake or a brownie. I just love that crunch you get with a freshly baked biscuit. This Christmas I wanted to create a gingerbread recipe, but with a difference. I thought what could I add to gingerbread to make it even more delicious, and like I find with many of my recipes, the answer to that question is chocolate!

The mixture of the warmth of spices, sweetness of the molasses and bitterness of the chocolate complement each other so well. Add a crunchy biscuit to the mix and you know you have something so special. These gingerbread ganache cookies really are perfect treat for this year’s festivities.

This is my second creation for FREEE, who I’ve teamed up with to create delicious gluten-free bakes that everyone can enjoy this Christmas using FREEE flours. It’s as easy as 1, 2, FREEE!

As well as flours, FREEE also sell a wide range of products from baking mixes, baking essentials, breakfast cereals, cookies and oat bars to pastas making them the home to the no. 1 gluten-free flour range in the UK. You can find their flours stocked on their website freee-foods.co.uk and selected ASDA, Morrisons, Ocado, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Waitrose & Partners,andCo-op  stores. Their Gluten Free Porridge Oats are also available with Ocado and at freee-foods.co.uk

To make these cookies gluten-free, I used a mixture of FREEE Gluten Free Plain White Flour and oat flour using their FREEE Gluten Free Porridge Oats. I really love the combination of those two flours and I feel it works best when making crunchy cookies. The recipe is also completely vegan including the 2 ingredient ganache! It’s really easy to make and a really fun activity to do together as a family, with your other half or with the kids!

What you’ll need to make these gingerbread ganache cookies:

Gluten-free flour – I love using FREEE plain white flour as it has it combines a mixture of different wheat-free flours to give you the best results. You can use plain flour if you don’t need this recipe to be gluten-free. 

Oats – homemade oat flour is my best friend in the kitchen. I use oats in almost all my recipes as a healthier alternative to plain flour. Simply blend rolled oats into a fine flour in a high-speed blender for a cheap, healthier baking alternative to flour. 

Sugar – for some sweetness. Any granulated sugar will work. I prefer using brown or coconut sugar in this recipe as they complement the spices so well. 

Molasses – adds a lot of flavour and a deep brown colour to the biscuits/cookies. You can use an alternative liquid sweetener like maple syrup or honey if you prefer. 

Spices – essential for this time of year to add a festive touch to your bakes. I find gingerbread spices (ginger, cinnamon, cloves & nutmeg) so comforting and warming. They also go really well with the chocolate filling. 

Coconut oil – this is needed to help bind everything together, especially since we’re not using eggs. It also adds richness to your biscuits/cookies. No one likes a dry biscuit! 

Why you’ll need for the filling:

The ganache is simply made up of 2 ingredients – melted chocolate and milk, that’s it! I prefer using 70% dark chocolate for an intense flavour. You can use any milk you prefer.