reduced sugar, reduced fat gingerbread cookies

How To Make reduced sugar, reduced fat gingerbread cookies

• Step 1
  Melt country crock with applesauce in microwave. Make sure "butter" is completely melted and mixed with the applesauce.
• Step 2
  Stir in brown sugar, molasses, salt, and spices. Mix well.
• Step 3
  Let cool til just warm and then beat in the egg.
• Step 4
  In a separate bowl whisk together the baking soda, baking powder, and flour.
• Step 5
  Stir flour mixture into the wet mixture until well incorporated.
• Step 6
  Split the dough in half and wrap each tightly in plastic and refrigerate for AT LEAST an hour. The longer it refrigerated the easier it will be to work with.
• Step 7
  When you're ready; preheat the oven to 350 and take out one half of the dough.
• Step 8
  Put the dough on lightly floured parchment paper and lay plastic wrap on top. Roll out til about 1/8" thick.
• Step 9
  Use floured cookie cutters to cut out shapes. Place them on a cookie sheet lined with parchment and bake for 8-12 minutes. The thickness of your cut outs will effect cook time.
• Step 10
  Cool on pan for at least 5 minutes before transferring to cooling rack or paper towels.
• Step 11
  Once completely cooled you can decorate with sprinkles, icing, etc ***The decorations will raise the WW point value***
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