Chewy Molasses Ginger Cookies
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Low-Fat and Low Carb flavorful cookie for the Holidays (or any time).
"Very easy cookie recipe - not super sweet, which is a welcome change. Good taste. I doubled the recipe and froze half of them. It worked well. Do eat one right out the oven - yum!"
- nancyjStephensCuisine: AmericanMain Ingredient: Cookies
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Ingredients
| Nonstick cooking spray |
| 1/3 cupButter; softened |
| 2/3 cupbrown sugar; packed |
| 1 teaspoonBaking soda |
| 1 teaspoonGinger |
| 1/2 teaspoonCinnamon |
| 1 largeEgg |
| 1/4 cupdark molasses |
| 1 1/2 cupsAll purpose flour |
| 1/2 cupWhole wheat flour |
| 1/4 cupSugar |
| 1 teaspoonCinnamon |
Chewy Molasses Ginger Cookies Preparation
1. Spray cookie sheet with nonstick spray; set aside.
2. In a large mixing bowl beat the margarine with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add the brown sugar, baking soda, ginger, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; beat until combined. Beat in egg and molasses. Beat in as much of the all-purpose and whole wheat flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in any remaining flour with a wooden spoon. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
3. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Combine the granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Roll balls in sugar-cinnamon mixture. Place 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheet. Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 10 to 11 minutes or until set and tops are cracked. Remove from cookie sheet. Cool on a wire rack. Makes about 4 dozen or 24 2 cookie servings.
2 cookies are roughly 1 carb exchange
Notes
2 cookies is 1 carb and 4 are 2 carb exchanges
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