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Gingerbread Cookies
4.70
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These holiday
gingerbread cookies
have less than half of the fat than most gingerbread cookies but the same great flavor and are super easy to make!
Prep Time:
20
minutes
mins
Cook Time:
10
minutes
mins
Chill Time:
2
hours
hrs
Total Time:
2
hours
hrs
30
minutes
mins
Yield:
24
servings
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
3
tbsp
unsalted butter
(softened)
3/4
cup
firmly packed brown sugar
1/2
cup
unsweetened applesauce
1
egg
1/3
cup
dark molasses
3
cups
all-purpose flour plus more for dusting
1
tsp
baking soda
2
tsp
ground ginger
1
tsp
ground cinnamon
1/2
tsp
allspice
1/4
tsp
ground cloves
For the Icing:
1 1/2
tbsp
egg whites
1/4
tsp
fresh lemon juice
1
cup
powdered sugar
pinch
of cream of tartar
Instructions
For the cookies:
In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter, sugar and applesauce until smooth.
Add the egg and molasses, mix well.
In another large bowl, combine flour, baking soda and spices.
Add to sugar and molasses mixture, stirring well.
Divide the dough into two flat balls; cover with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Generously dust the surface of your working area with flour before rolling out the dough.
Work with one ball of dough at a time, keep the other refrigerated while you do so.
Roll the dough out to 1/4 or 1/8-inch thickness, sprinkle a little flour on top of the dough if it's a little sticky.
Cut the gingerbread with a cookie cutter shape of your choice.
Place cookies 1 or 2 inches apart on a silpat-lined baking sheet.
Bake 10-12 minutes.
For the icing:
Mix the egg whites with lemon juice.
Combine with powdered sugar, mixing well. If the icing is too thin, add more powdered sugar, if it's too thick add a drop of lemon juice.
Add to a piping bag to decorate cookies when cookies are cooled.
Notes
Depending on the size of your cookie cutter, makes about 48 cookies.
Nutrition
Serving:
2
cookies
,
Calories:
133
kcal
,
Carbohydrates:
29.8
g
,
Protein:
1.9
g
,
Fat:
1.7
g
,
Saturated Fat:
1
g
,
Cholesterol:
11.6
mg
,
Sodium:
61.8
mg
,
Fiber:
0.2
g
,
Sugar:
15.3
g
- WW Points:
5