Calories just seem to sneak up on us during the holiday season! So let’s cut corners where we can. I found this delicious recipe for ginger cookies straight from the bitch herself—Kim Barnouin of Skinny Bitch, that is. Her latest cookbook “Skinny Bitch: Ultimate Everyday Cookbook” is packed with good-for-you and good-for-the-planet dishes.
Here’s one perfect for the Santa and his little helpers:
MAKES 24 COOKIES
2 cups unbleached, all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup evaporated cane sugar
½ Earth Balance, at room temperature
½ cup applesauce
2 tablespoons molasses
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger, or 1 tablespoon small pieces crystallized ginger
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat the oven to 350 °F. Lightly grease a cookie sheet.
In a medium bowl, sift the flour. Add the baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
In a separate large bowl, beat the sugar and the Earth Balance with an electric mixer until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the applesauce, molasses, ground and fresh ginger, and the vanilla. Beat for 1 minute. Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and slowly stir together, being careful to avoid overmixing. Place in the refrigerator to chill for 1 hour and then roll in the dough into small balls and place on the prepared cookie sheet. Lightly press on the dough with your fingers to flatten a little, but make sure they aren’t too thin. Bake about 8 minutes. Let the cookies cool on baking sheet 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
Serving: 1 Cookie (28 g)
Calorie: 90
Fat: 3 g
Saturated Fat: 1 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Carb: 16 g
Fiber: 0 g
Protein: 1 gram
