Gingerbread People (low fat)
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Use different sizes and decorations to make little holiday "families" out of these cute little gingerbread people. I added some healthy twists to make them festive, fun and full of nutrients. Thank you to Cooking Light for the inspiration for this recipe.
Equipment
- Large Mixing Bowl
- Medium Mixing Bowl
- Electric Mixer
- plastic wrap
- boy or girl cookie cutters
- Baking Sheet
- Parchment Paper
- heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag
Ingredients
Cookies
- 2 ¼ cup whole wheat flour
- 1 ½ tsp ground ginger
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup organic brown sugar
- ¼ cup organic butter
- ½ cup blackstrap molasses
- 1 large egg
Decorations
- 1 ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp 2% milk
- ¼ cup colored sugar sprinkles
Instructions
Cookies
- Place sugars and butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until smooth and well blended.½ cup granulated sugar, ¼ cup organic brown sugar, ¼ cup organic butter
- Add molasses and egg; beat until well blended.½ cup blackstrap molasses, 1 large egg
- Mix flour, ginger, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and cloves in a medium mixing bowl2 ¼ cup whole wheat flour, 1 ½ tsp ground ginger, ½ tsp baking powder, ¼ tsp baking soda, ¼ tsp salt, ¼ tsp ground nutmeg, ¼ tsp ground cloves
- Stir flour mixture into sugar mixture until well blended.
- Divide dough in half; shape each dough portion into a flat disk. Wrap dough portions separately in plastic wrap; chill 1 hour or until firm.
- Preheat oven to 350℉
- Remove 1 dough portion from refrigerator; remove plastic wrap. Roll dough to a 1/8-inch thickness on a floured surface.
- Cut with a 3-inch boy or girl cookie cutter. Place cookies 1/2 inch apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets.
- Repeat procedure with remaining dough portion. Bake at 350° for 11 minutes or until edges of cookies are lightly browned. Remove from pans; cool completely on wire racks.
Frosting
- Combine powdered sugar and milk, stirring until smooth.1 ¼ cup powdered sugar, 2 tbsp 2% milk
- Spoon mixture into a heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag.
- Snip a tiny hole in 1 corner of bag. Pipe onto cookies.
- Decorate as desired with sugar sprinkles¼ cup colored sugar sprinkles
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookieCalories: 57kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 1gFat: 1g
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