Skinny Gingies

Skinny Gingies

3.8 of 5 (52)
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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 20
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 61.9
  • Total Fat: 0.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 18.6 mg
  • Total Carbs: 13.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.8 g
  • Protein: 1.4 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Skinny Gingies calories by ingredient


Introduction

for the Santa who's watching his figure for the Santa who's watching his figure
Number of Servings: 20

Ingredients

    1 cup all-purpose white flour
    3/4 cup whole wheat flour
    1/4 tsp ground allspice
    1/4 tsp baking soda
    1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
    1/4 tsp ground cloves
    1/4 tsp ground ginger
    1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
    1/8 tsp salt substitute
    1/4 cup Splenda brown sugar
    1/4 cup dark molasses
    1/4 cup sugar-free maple-flavored syrup
    2 tbsp light vanilla yogurt
    2 tbsp unsweetened applesauce

Directions

1. Combine flours, allspice, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, nutmeg, and salt well in a medium bowl.

2. In a large bowl, use a wooden spoon to beat molasses, syrup, Splenda brown sugar, applesauce, and yogurt until well blended.

3. Pour the dry ingredients into the larger bowl and mix until a stiff dough forms.

4. Press the dough into a disc, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate 30 minutes.

5. Preheat oven to 375 degrees and spray 2 cookie sheets with non-stick spray.

6. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Using a 2-inch gingerbread man cookie cutter, cut out cookies. Gather the dough scraps, re-roll, and keep making gingerbread men until all dough is used up.

7. Use a spatula to transfer cookies to cookie sheets, placing them 1-inch apart.

8. Bake for 7-10 minutes, or until golden brown, rotating sheets halfway through to ensure even baking. Remove to wire racks and let cool completely.

Makes 18-20 gingerbread men.
Serving size: 1 cookie

Number of Servings: 20

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TRIXBUNNIE.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Very Good
    19 of 21 people found this review helpful
    I would definitely make again with the following adjustments. I doubled the allspice, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and nutmeg because of the comment about blandness. These were not bland with double spices. I rolled into balls, flattened and dipped in sugar substitute. Very delicious and chewy! - 12/21/08


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    Incredible!
    11 of 13 people found this review helpful
    Thank You AUNTBEE6 the negativity really bothers me too , I really enjoyed this recipe , Thank you - 12/14/09


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    Bad
    11 of 20 people found this review helpful
    I made these and they were very bland and very chewy. Not a very good gingerbread recipe. I'd rather go full calories if this is the result (sorry!). - 12/10/07


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    O.K.
    6 of 7 people found this review helpful
    Don't know that I've ever tried gingerbread cookies before, so maybe they're just not my cup of tea. These were chewy and although they smelled strongly, didn't have as much flavor. Again, disclaimer that I haven't tried gingerbread in my memory. My 6-year-old liked them. - 12/21/08


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    6 of 10 people found this review helpful
    They sound wonderful. I have diabetes & I'm not supposed to eat white anything! Can they be make with only WW flour? - 12/2/08


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    Good
    6 of 6 people found this review helpful
    great taste but a little chewy - 8/18/07


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    Very Good
    5 of 5 people found this review helpful
    I subbed 1 c. chia seed & brown rice flour and 1/2c. spelt and they still turned out great. Perfect texture. - 12/21/09


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    Very Good
    4 of 7 people found this review helpful
    mmmmm - 12/2/07


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    O.K.
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
    Personally, I have no problem with folks that have tried the recipe and give advice on how to improve it. However, when others say 'sounds good' or 'I'll make it soon' and rate it, that throws off the entire rating system. Try it or do not rate it. These were too chewy for my liking. - 12/2/11


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    Very Good
    3 of 6 people found this review helpful
    Looking over the recipe, I'm not seeing any name brands at all, except for Splenda, which I'm sure you can use another sugar substitute in place of. The only other changes I'd make is to use "real" salt, and up the spice content for stronger flavor. I can't believe you can't find yogurt outside US - 12/2/10


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    Incredible!
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
    Thank you, thank you, thank you! Gingerbread that I can actually eat again, ahhh, now it is really the holidays. Yeah! - 12/16/09


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    3 of 6 people found this review helpful
    Great recipe - 12/14/09


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    Incredible!
    3 of 8 people found this review helpful
    If they're chewy, I think I'll love these! And they can't be bland w/ all these spices plus molasses. I'm going to try these, they look great! - 12/2/08


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    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    Glad to see the recipe's been updated for 'generic' ingredients rather than solely name-brand. Also, re negative: I agree with LAURANCE. It doesn't help if everything sounds 'perfect' and 'excellent' whilst some are made to feel they shouldn't point out problems they ran into. :-) - 12/18/12


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    Bad
    2 of 3 people found this review helpful
    The cookies come out extremely bland and chewy if the recipe is followed as written. If you want to make gingerbread cookies I'd skip this recipe and find a better one. - 3/3/12


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    Incredible!
    2 of 3 people found this review helpful
    chewy cookies with NO shortening??? I'm gonna love these! Thanks so much for sharing!!! - 12/2/10


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    Very Good
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    Something happened evidently. Mine printed single space easily. No 'brands' except Splenda. FYI - Splenda is equal amount to sugar if converting. I liked it with double spices and 'Robust' molasses (we call it black strap molasses). Thanks for all comments. They helped me. Diabetic and I love chewy - 12/2/10


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    Incredible!
    2 of 3 people found this review helpful
    I needed this recipe. Thanx - 12/14/09


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    2 of 5 people found this review helpful
    I believe the comments are what is going to help a lot with this recipe. I haven't thought the comments were so helpful with any previous recipe. Thank you. - 12/14/09


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    1 of 5 people found this review helpful
    this will be great to try as I and others in my family are diabetic so it is great to find recipes we can enjoy! thanks! - 12/2/10


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    Incredible!
    1 of 3 people found this review helpful
    Yum! - 12/14/09


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    Good
    1 of 3 people found this review helpful
    Thankyou Kimba002 for the printing suggestion. I've been wishing for that too. Chewy sounds good. The darker molasses, or "Robust" flavor might strengthen the flavor...I would definitely assume the maple-flavored syrup, and I don't imagine it matters what the brand name is for the syrup and yogur - 12/4/08


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    1 of 7 people found this review helpful
    What flavor of Smucker's syrup?! Maple? Smucker's syrup comes in many flavors. - 12/3/08


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    1 of 5 people found this review helpful
    Eager to try the recipe... regarding printing this. You can copy & past to a word document. Click on file, then page set up and change the margins. I tried it on this one, only changing the top & bottom to 0.6. It printed on one page. Good luck! - 12/3/08


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    1 of 4 people found this review helpful
    I've been craving something gingerbread and was going to make a gingerbread this week. I think I'll try this instead, just one question: What flavor of Smucker's syrup? - 12/2/08


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    Incredible!
    Yum - 12/15/20


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    delicious - 12/15/20


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    Nice recipe - 12/3/20


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    Good
    I tripled all the spices. After cookies cooled, served them topped with homemade lemon curd, made with stevia. AWSOME - 12/1/20


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    so yummy! - 12/23/19


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    Yummy cookies!! - 12/7/18


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    I love gingersnaps! - 12/2/18


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    Very Good
    Thanks for sharing - 12/2/18


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    Good
    Pretty good - 12/2/18


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    cant wait to try this - 12/22/17


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    Good
    I like these, but nobody else in my family did - 12/22/17


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    Sounds great but I'm gonna use whole wheat flour and stevia. The splenda just does not play nice with my body! - 12/18/12


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    I didn't change a thing and loved them.
    Thank You.
    - 12/18/12


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    Incredible!
    These sound good!!! I wish I could make them, but I'm afraid I couldn't stop eating them. :) - 12/18/12


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    Very Good
    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    ¡¡¡ Riquisimas !!! - 12/18/12


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Will try this weekend
    - 3/3/12


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Do you have a suggestion as what I can use in place of the yogurt and still have them turn out.
    - 12/14/11


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Definitely going to try this one! - 12/6/11


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    This is not a good recipe for a diabetic. White flour is the worst thing they can eat, and splenda is nothing but poison. If i weren't a diabetic I would make these cookies without the splenda poison of course.. - 12/2/11


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    Incredible!
    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Really good ----- not too sweet!- - 12/2/11


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    This sounds so good! What is the 'sugar' count per serving with the molasses? - 12/2/11


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    Really amsued at the brands comment. Splenda launched in Europe in 2002! Danone (Dannon - make the jump!) is a leading yogurt brand in Europe. I'll give you Smucker's but wow, cheer up! - 12/2/11


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    20 cookies per batch, 1 WW point per cookie
    Best if you double the spices
    - 12/1/11


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    try - 11/28/11


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    Haven't tried them yet but I am certainly going to....I am sure my grandchildren will enjoy...thanks for sharing this one..... - 12/7/10


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    Bad
    Sorry to add negativity, but this was a failure. The dough tasted great but was too wet and tacky to roll out... even after I added extra flour. I ended up pressing it into a baking dish and cooking it like traditional gingerbread. - 12/5/10


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    huasband is diabetic - grest recipe for him - 12/4/10


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    I've tried the recipe and liked it. But I must add I disagree with the people who don't like feed back if its negative. I feel feed back of both negative and positive is good. Thats what keeps businesses in business. It allows for improvement and change. - 12/4/10


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    O.K.
    You can use Kefir instead of Yogurt & I upped the Spice Content to try for more of a Ginger Snap texture and taste. - 12/2/10


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    Yummy! - 12/2/10


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    I love this recipe and will make it again. - 12/2/10


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    love gingerbread but can not take maple in anything no matter how small the amount..is there a substitute for the maple syrup??????? - 12/2/10


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    0 of 2 people found this review helpful
    I can't wait to make these!! - 12/2/10


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    0 of 2 people found this review helpful
    Will be giving these a try for my holiday baking this year. - 12/2/10


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    Incredible!
    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    perfect timing - 12/2/10


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    O.K.
    These need more SNAP! - 12/2/10


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    0 of 2 people found this review helpful
    What a great recipe. I have everything so will try it today and then again before family arrives, definitely before Santa arrives at my house. Thanks so much! - 12/2/10


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    0 of 2 people found this review helpful
    THANKS FOR SHARING- THERE WERE A COUPLE OF SUGGESTIONS (MORE SPICE AND NOT ROLL AND CUT OUT INTO GUYS) THAT I MAY TRY. - 12/2/10


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    0 of 2 people found this review helpful
    As I was reading this recipe I bothered by the fact that the recipe called for two products that I cannot locate at my grocery store. Anybody have alternatives for the yoghurt and the syrup? - 12/15/09


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    Very Good
    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Thank you for this recipe! :) - 12/14/09


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    0 of 3 people found this review helpful
    I am with SHAPHRON----You don't seem to offer much to anyone ex-US - 12/14/09


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    0 of 2 people found this review helpful
    What would the sugar-equivalent be of the Splenda? (I want to substitute organic agave sweetener & only know sugar conversion.)
    They sound yummy!
    - 12/14/09


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    0 of 2 people found this review helpful
    Will try! - 12/14/09


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    0 of 3 people found this review helpful
    I am going to try this recipe with my children. - 12/14/09


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    0 of 5 people found this review helpful
    Not got all the ingreadients but willl try anyway! - 3/8/09


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    Very Good
    0 of 3 people found this review helpful
    love ginger, gotta try this!! - 12/5/08


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    0 of 4 people found this review helpful
    Yay...something that's egg free - 12/2/08


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    0 of 5 people found this review helpful
    They sound good to me. My only negative on these recipes is I wish they would print single spaced rather than double, so they'd fit on one-side of the paper.
    Do you know who to contact on this problem???
    - 12/2/08


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    0 of 3 people found this review helpful
    thank you for this recipe!!!! It's just exactly what I was looking for!!!!! :) - 12/2/08