Crunchy Ginger Snaps

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 50
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 70.3
  • Total Fat: 2.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 10.6 mg
  • Sodium: 128.1 mg
  • Total Carbs: 12.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.2 g
  • Protein: 0.8 g

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Introduction

A perfect low calorie melt in your mouth indulgence for winter. A perfect low calorie melt in your mouth indulgence for winter.
Number of Servings: 50

Ingredients

    150g butter (unsalted)
    1 cup light brown sugar (packed)
    1 egg
    1/4 tsp salt
    4 tbsp molasses
    2 1/4 cup flour
    2 tsp baking soda
    1/2 tsp ground cloves
    1 tsp ground cinnamon
    1 tsp ground ginger

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 175 degrees (celsius)
2.Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy
3. Add the egg, salt and molasses and mix these into the above until they are well combined.
4. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, ground cloves, cinnamon and ginger.
5. Slowly combine dry and wet ingredients, combine well.

For thin biscuits:
6. Line a bread tin with cling wrap and mould dough inside, cover and refrigerate for a few hours or overnight.
7. Slice dough and bake for 12-15 minutes.

For moist biscuits:
6. Shape dough into balls about ping-pong ball sized. Place balls on greaseproof paper and bake for 12-15 minutes.

Serving Size: makes 40-50 snaps; 20-30 round moist cookies

Number of Servings: 50

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TARANTIST.