Indulge in these festive cookies with a nutritional upgrade.
Serving Size
1 cookie
Servings
24
Prep Time
25 min
Cook Time
45 min
Health Benefit
Ingredients
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Sift together flours, baking soda, and baking powder and set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine brown sugar, butter, and applesauce. Mix on medium-high until smooth, about 1 minute. Add the ginger, cinnamon, cloves, egg, and molasses and mix on medium until just combined, about 2 minutes. Add the flour mixture and stir until just combined, about 2 minutes. Refrigerate dough for 15 minutes.
- Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto a cookie sheet, about 2" apart. Bake until puffed and lightly golden, about 15 minutes. Let cookies cool for 5 minutes on sheet before transferring to a rack. Let cool completely. Repeat with remaining dough.
- If icing cookies, whisk together sugar, milk, and vanilla until smooth and thick in consistency. Load into a piping bag. Drizzle cookies with icing and sprinkle with sanding sugar. Let icing set before serving.
Recipe Nutrition
Calories
111.65
Fat
5.25
Saturated fat
2.55
Polyunsaturated fat
0.2
Monounsaturated fat
1.2
Cholesterol
18.05
Sodium
78.55
Carbs
15.75
Fiber
1
Protein
1.7
