Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • 1 cookie
  • Calories:
  • 87
  • Fat:
  • 1 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 1 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 6 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 34 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 18 g
  • Fiber:
  • 0 g
  • Protein:
  • 1 g

Spice Cutout Cookies

The L&T editors adored Lyn Chapman's crispy spice cookies so much, that they asked the Test Kitchen to create a light creamy frosting to go with them. "My husband loves ginger snaps and gingerbread," Lyn writes from Provo, Utah. "He was delighted when I made these cookies since they offered a ginger flavor but with a new twist." At only 1 gram of fat a piece, the whimsical treats make an ideal addition to a Christmas cookie platter or New Year's dessert buffet.

SERVINGS

72

CATEGORY

Low Fat

METHOD

Baked

PREP

60 min.

COOK

10 min.

TOTAL

70 min.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup prune baby food
  • 3/4 cup molasses
  • 1 egg
  • 3 tablespoons fat-free milk
  • 3-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons aniseed, crushed
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon fennel seed, crushed
  • FROSTING:
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 5 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 to 5 tablespoons fat-free milk
  • Food coloring, optional

DIRECTIONS

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the baby food, molasses, egg and milk; mix well. Combine the flour, ginger, cinnamon, aniseed, baking soda, cloves and fennel seed; gradually add to creamed mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until easy to handle.
    On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 3/16-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-in. cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until edges are firm. Remove to wire racks to cool.
    For frosting, in a large mixing bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar. Beat in vanilla and enough milk to achieve spreading consistency. Add food coloring if desired. Decorate cookies as desired. Yield: 6 dozen.

Printed from tasteofhome.com Aug 21, 2008

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