Title
Snowflake spice cookies
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
1 cup
whole wheat flour
1/2 cup
all-purpose flour
1/2 cup
almond flour
1 teaspoon
baking soda
1 teaspoon
baking powder
3/4 cup
brown sugar
1/2 cup
unsalted butter (about 1 stick), at room temperature
1/4 cup
applesauce, sweetened
1 teaspoon
ground ginger
1 teaspoon
cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon
ground cloves
1
large egg
1/4 cup
light molasses or maple syrup
1 cup
powdered sugar
1 tablespoon
non-fat milk
1/2 teaspoon
pure vanilla extract
Sanding
Sugar
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
