Healthy Molasses Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar and egg until well blended. Stir in the molasses. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and ginger; stir into the molasses mixture. Cover the dough and chill for at least 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. Roll the dough into walnut sized balls. Place the cookies 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheet.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Steps:

• Puree the prunes and hot water in a food processor.
• Mix with the sugar, molasses, and egg on medium until well blended.
• Add the dry ingredients and mix until a sticky batter forms.
• Wrap and refrigerate 2/3 hours or until dough is easy to handle.
• Roll into 1 inch balls, roll in sugar, and bake for 13-15 minutes at 350 degrees F.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Prepare egg substitute:.
• Combine ground flax seed and soy milk.
• Microwave about 1 minute.
• Remove from microwave and stir until mixture thickens to egg consistency.
• Cookies:.
• Cream together shortening and brown sugar.
• Stir in egg substitute and molasses.
• stir in dry ingredients and mix well.
• Cover and chill till firm (2 hours).
• Roll dough into small balls and coat with white sugar.
• Place on lightly greased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 9-10 minutes (soy flour makes cookies brown faster).
• Leave on sheet until set.

Steps:

• preheat oven to 350°F.
• sift first four ingredients together.
• in another bowl, mix butter, molasses and vanilla, then add eggs.
• add sifted ingredients and whole wheat flour, thoroughly mix.
• add raisins and mix.
• drop a tsp about 2 inches apart and bake for 10 - 12 minutes or until lightly browned.

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix together the melted margarine, 1 cup sugar, and egg until smooth. Stir in the molasses. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger; blend into the molasses mixture. Cover, and chill dough for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Roll dough into walnut sized balls, and roll them in the remaining white sugar. Place cookies 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until tops are cracked. Cool on wire racks.