Peaceful Gingerbread People

We all know that peace starts within. When our body feels good, we feel more peaceful. When we make good choices, our mind feels peaceful. Here's a great feel good gingerbread cookie recipe for the holidays (which also means it's great for upset stomachs).

Raw Gingerbread People

1/2 cup ground flax seeds
1 1/2 cup ground nuts (pecans, walnuts) finely ground in coffee mill
3 tsp freshly grated ginger (finely ground) or more to taste
15 drops stevia (I prefer the NOW brand as it’s not bitter- you can add more maple syrup if you’d like to skip it)
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
1/8 cup water, or more to adjust proper consistency

1) Blend all ingredients together in large bowl.  Add more water as needed to create a consistency that sticks well when shaped into gingerbread people or shapes with cookie cutters.

2) Roll out using light dusting of flour (use flour such as rice flour if you want them to be gluten-free).

3) Make sure you roll out dough to same thickness for all your cookies or you will have different levels of "done-ness" from dehydrating.  Cut into desired shapes, aprox. 1/2 inch thick.

4) Decorate with raw seeds, nuts, cacao nibs, dried fruit like goji, cherries or cranberries, etc.

5a) If you’d like to keep them raw and healthier: Dry in dehydrator at aprox. 110F for 8-24 hours, depending on whether you want cookies to be slightly chewy or crunchy.

5b) If you’d like them to be more like the cookies you remember: Bake in a 300 degree oven until they have the consistency and crunchiness you prefer.
Makes aprox. 18-20 mid-sized gingerbread people.