This summer I visited my bestie in Zurich. In addition to the sunbathing, swimming, trail running, and various other wonderful outdoor activities, she also introduced me to these lovely fat-free ginger cookies.
I kept thinking about them through my month-long trip back to India and by the time I arrived back in the US I was dying to find a recipe and try them out myself.
I ended up with an adaptation of the Barefoot Contessa recipe.
Fat-free Ginger Cookies
Ingredients:
1 cup dark brown sugar
1/4 cup applesauce
1/3 cup mild flavour molasses
2 egg whites
2 1/4 cup flour
1 t baking soda
2 1/2 t cinnamon
1 1/2 t dried ginger powder
1/4 t ground cloves
1/2 t pepper
1/4 t salt
1/2 cup chopped candied ginger
1. Cream together sugar, applesauce, and molasses. Mix on medium speed for 5 minutes.
2. Combine flour, soda, salt, and spices.
3. Add egg whites to sugar mixture and mix for another 2 minutes.
4. Slowly add flour mixture (dough will be very thick, so be careful if using a hand mixer, don't burn it out!)
5. Stir in candied ginger.
6. Preheat oven to 350F
7. Drop in spoonfuls into cinnamon sugar. I like making small cookies, about half a rounded spoonful. Coat with sugar, roll into a ball by hand, and place on parchment paper on a baking sheet.
8. Bake for 13 minutes until just set in the middle.
9. Let cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
Since these are guilt-free, I like having 2 or 3 with sleepytime tea while watching my guilty pleasure--reality TV :)
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