Fat Free Molasses Cookies Recipes

GINGER COOKIES

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, add brown sugar, applesauce, molasses, fresh ginger and mix until smooth.
• Add egg whites and mix again.
• In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, black pepper and ground clove.
• Dump the dry mixture into the wet mixture and mix until just combined.
• Stir in candied ginger.
• Chill the dough for 3 hours.
• Scoop out small portions of the dough and form little balls. Roll them in a bowl of cinnamon sugar and place on a baking tray, lined with parchment paper.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 13-15 minutes or until the edges have set. Enjoy!

GIANT MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and molasses. Combine the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Fold in pecans. , Shape into 2-in. balls and roll in coarse sugar. Place 2-1/2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 13-15 minutes or until tops are cracked. Remove to wire racks to cool.

FAT-FREE MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• Puree raisins and hot coffee in blender until smooth.
• Transfer raisin/coffee mixture to a large bowl.
• Add egg substitute, molasses and sugar to raisin mixture and blend together.
• Add cinnamon, ginger, cloves to bowl and stir.
• Add flour, baking soda and salt to blended raisin mixture and stir together by hand until all ingredients are incorporated. Note, this is easier to do by hand using a table knife or a spatula than it would be to tax a small hand mixer.
• Cover the mixture with plastic wrap and chill the dough for 2 - 3 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Scoop dough by rounded tablespoons and roll into a ball. Roll the dough balls in the 1/4 cup sugar to coat and place on ungreased cookie sheet 2" apart.
• Bake for 8 to 12 minutes or until set, but still soft in the center.
• Cool for 1 minute, then remove from cookie sheets and let cool completely on a baking rack.

DELICIOUS LOW-FAT GINGER MOLASSES COOKIES (HEALTHY!)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F and line the cookie sheet with parchment paper (this keeps the cookies softer).
• Cream the margarine and brown sugar in a large bowl, then stir in the egg whites(beaten) and the molasses and vinegar.
• Sift together remaining ingredients and add to the wet mixture.
• Shape into 24 balls and roll them in the additional granulated sugar. Lightly press them on the cookie sheet.
• Bake for 12 minutes. Let the cookies sit on the pan for about 2 minutes to firm slightly, then slide onto a cooling rack. ENJOY!
• Store these in an airtight container in layers lined with wax paper (prevents sogginess).

SOFT MOLASSES COOKIES (REDUCED FAT)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Dissolve baking soda in molasses in a large bowl.
• Combine buttermilk and oil; stir into molasses mixture.
• Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
• Combine flour, ginger and salt; gradually add to molasses mixture, stirring well.
• Coat hands lightly with cooking spray.
• Shape dough into 30 (1-inch) balls and place balls 2 inches apart on baking sheets coated with cooking spray.
• Bake at 375 for 10 minutes.
• Cool on a wire rack.
• Combine powdered sugar, water and vanilla.
• Spoon into a heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag; seal bag.
• Snip a tiny hole in 1 corner of bag; drizzle glaze over cookies.