Winter Ginger Snaps

Recipe Ingredients

3/4 cup	120g / 4.2oz	Brown sugar - (firmly packed)
3 tablespoons	45ml	Margarine
1/2 cup	118ml	Molasses
1/4 cup	59ml	Water
2 3/4 cups	171g / 6oz	All-purpose flour
1 tablespoon	15ml	Ground ginger
1 teaspoon	5ml	Baking soda
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Ground cloves
		Vegetable cooking spray
2 tablespoons	30ml	Sugar

Recipe Instructions

With an electric mixer, cream brown sugar and margarine. Add molasses and water and continue beating until well blended.

Combine flour and next five ingredients, then gradually add to the creamed mixture. Gently form dough into a ball; wrap in plastic and place in freezer for 30 minutes.

On a well-floured surface, take chilled dough and roll into 1/8-inch thickness. Cut with cookie cutters and place cut-out cookies onto greased or spayed cookie sheets; sprinkle with sugar.

Bake at 350 degrees for about 9 minutes. Cool on wire racks.

This recipe yields approximately 56 cookies.

Nutritional Information Per Cookie: calories: 47; fat: 6 grams; cholesterol: 0 mg; sodium: 44 mg.

Source:
Advocate Health Care's Recipes for Health at - http://www.advocatehealth.com

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