Double Ginger Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour ⓘ
- 1 cup whole wheat flour ⓘ
- 3/4 cup chopped crystallized ginger ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon baking powder ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon salt ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger ⓘ
- 1 1/4 cups sugar, divided ⓘ
- 1/2 cup applesauce ⓘ
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon grated fresh lemon rind ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice ⓘ
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract ⓘ
- cooking spray ⓘ
Instructions
- Lightly spoon flours into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife.
- Combine flours and next 5 ingredients (flours through ground ginger); stir well with a whisk.
- Make a well in center of mixture.
- Combine 1 cup sugar, applesauce, and next 4 ingredients (applesauce through vanilla).
- Add to flour mixture, stirring just until moist; cover and chill dough at least 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Lightly coat hands with flour.
- Shape dough into 24 balls (about 2 tablespoons each; dough will be sticky).
- Roll balls in 1/4 cup sugar.
- Place balls 2 inches apart on baking sheets coated with cooking spray.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Cool 1 minute on pan.
- Remove from pan; cool completely on wire racks.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
810
kcal
41% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).