Low fat Gingerbread Cookies

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These Christmas favorites are full of flavor and have no fat!

Ingredients

  • 2 and 1/2 cups white flour
  • 1 and 1/2 teaspoons ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • dash of salt
  • 1/2 cup low fat margarine
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup egg substitute
  • 1/2 cup molasses (light)

Instruction

  1. Combine flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.
  2. In another bowl, combine margarine and brown sugar and cream together.
  3. Add egg substitute and molasses and mix.
  4. Gradually add flour mixture a little at a time, and mix until blended.
  5. Divide dough into four separate portions.
  6. Cover and chill at least 3 hours.
  7. After chilling time, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  8. Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
  9. On a floured surface, roll out 1 portion of dough to a 1/8 inch thickness.
  10. Keep remaining dough in the fridge until ready to use.
  11. Dip a cookie cutter in flour and cut into individual shapes in the dough.
  12. Place cookies about an inch apart on baking sheet.
  13. Re-roll remaining dough and cut as needed.
  14. Bake 7 to 8 minutes, and cool 2 minutes on baking sheet.
  15. Transfer to wire rack.
  16. Repeat with remaining portions of dough.

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