Fat Free Gingerbread Cookies
Need a dairy free and lacto ovo vegetarian dessert? Fat Free Gingerbread Cookies could be a great recipe to try. One portion of this dish contains around 2g of protein, 0g of fat, and a total of 145 calories. This recipe serves 20 and costs 33 cents per serving. If you have candied ginger, brown sugar, ground cloves, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Christmas. 14 people found this recipe to be tasty and satisfying. It is brought to you by Foodista. With a spoonacular score of 30%, this dish is rather bad. Similar recipes include Low Fat Gingerbread Men Cookies {Kids Can Cook Toosday}, Sugar Free Grain Free Soft Gingerbread Cookies, and Healthy Gluten Free Lemon Sugar Cookies (made sugar free & low fat).
Ingredients
all purpose flour
2 cups
flour
0.25 cup
baking soda
1 tsp
salt
0.25 tsp
ground ginger
1.5 tsp
cinnamon
2 tsp
ground cloves
0.25 tsp
pepper
0.5 tsp
ground nutmeg
0.5 tsp
ground allspice
0.25 tsp
brown sugar
1 cup
blackstrap molasses
0.33333334 cup
apple sauce
0.25 cup
vanilla extract
1 tsp
maple extract
0.25 tsp
chai concentrate
1 Tbsp
egg whites
2 large
candied ginger
0.5 cup
granulated sugar
0.5 cup
cinnamon
1 tsp
Cooking in Steps
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1Sift together flour, baking soda, salt and spices. Set aside.
baking soda
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2In a large bowl combine brown sugar, molasses, apple sauce, vanilla extract, maple extract, chai concentrate. Beat with an electric mixer for about four minutes, until smooth.
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maple extract
applesauce
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molasses
chai
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3Add egg whites and beat for another minute until well combined.
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4Slowly whisk in dry ingredients and beat until completely incorporated. Stir in candied ginger. Chill dough for at least one hour. (I chilled mine overnight)
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5Preheat oven to 35
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6Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper, or grease with cooking spray.
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baking paper
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7Combine granulated sugar with cinnamon in a shallow bowl. Scoop one tablespoon of cookie dough and place in the shallow bowl. Using your hands, coat the dough with the cinnamon sugar and shape into balls.
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cinnamon sugar
cinnamon
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8Place cookie dough on prepared cookie sheet leaving about 3 inches between each cookie.
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9Bake for 10-12 minutes.
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10Remove from oven and transfer to a rack to cool.
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11Makes about 20 cookies.
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