Chewy Molasses Ginger Cookies

lilchino4af
lilchino4af Posts: 1,292 Member
edited September 22 in Recipes
I get daily recipes in my inbox from Sparks People and this particular one I had to share as it reminds me of the molasses cookies my dad, brother and I would pilfer from the cookie jar when visiting my great-grandmother while growing up. Minor tweaks to the recipe can lower the calories (e.g. splenda brown sugar) and other comments on the site offered other minor tweaks. The recipe is located at the link below for complete nutritional information and suggested tweaks with the recipe below for quick reference. Hope you all enjoy!

http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=156212

INGREDIENTS
1/3 C butter or margarine, softened
3/4 C packed Brown Sugar
1/4 C dark Molasses
1tsp Ginger, ground
1tsp Cinnamon, ground
1 egg
1 1/2 C all purpose wheat flour
1/2 C whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 C granulated sugar

DIRECTIONS
Beat the Butter on medium-high speed in a large mixing bowl for 2 minutes. Beat in the brown sugar. Add the Molasses, Ginger, and Cinnamon, mix thorougly. Add the Egg. Mix in as much of the flour & wheat flour as you can with the electric mixer. Stir in any remaining by hand. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray 3-4 cookie sheets with non-stick cooking spray.
Shape into 1 inch balls, roll in granulated sugar mixed with cinnamon. Place 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. Bake for 8-12 minutes, until cookies are set and tops crack.
Makes 48 Cookies

Number of Servings: 48

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