Gingerbread Cookies
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Gingerbread Cookies
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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!
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Ingredients
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 1/2 tbsp egg whites
- 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 egg
- pinch of Cream of Tartar
- 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
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter, sugar and applesauce until smooth.
- Mix the egg whites with lemon juice.
- Add the egg and molasses, mix well.
- 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.
- In another large bowl, combine flour, baking soda and spices.
- Add to a piping bag to decorate cookies when cookies are cooled.
- 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.
Notes
- Depending on the size of your cookie cutter, makes about 48 cookies.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
2cookies
Calories
133kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
29.8g
(10%)
Protein
1.9g
(4%)
Fat
1.7g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
11.6mg
(4%)
Sodium
61.8mg
(3%)
Fiber
0.2g
(1%)
Sugar
15.3g
(31%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 133 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 2cookies | |
| Calories | 133kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 29.8g | 10% |
| Protein | 1.9g | 4% |
| Fat | 1.7g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 11.6mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 61.8mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 0.2g | 1% |
| Sugar | 15.3g | 31% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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