Best 7 Soft Molasses Cookies Reduced Fat Recipes

SOFT MOLASSES DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, beat sugar, sour cream, butter, shortening, molasses and egg with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and salt.
• Onto ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart.
• Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until almost no indentation remains when touched in center. Cool 1 to 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Sprinkle with additional sugar while warm.

SOFT MOLASSES COOKIES V

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.

SOFT MOLASSES COOKIES (REDUCED FAT)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Dissolve baking soda in molasses in a large bowl.
• Combine buttermilk and oil; stir into molasses mixture.
• Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
• Combine flour, ginger and salt; gradually add to molasses mixture, stirring well.
• Coat hands lightly with cooking spray.
• Shape dough into 30 (1-inch) balls and place balls 2 inches apart on baking sheets coated with cooking spray.
• Bake at 375 for 10 minutes.
• Cool on a wire rack.
• Combine powdered sugar, water and vanilla.
• Spoon into a heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag; seal bag.
• Snip a tiny hole in 1 corner of bag; drizzle glaze over cookies.

DELICIOUS LOW-FAT GINGER MOLASSES COOKIES (HEALTHY!)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F and line the cookie sheet with parchment paper (this keeps the cookies softer).
• Cream the margarine and brown sugar in a large bowl, then stir in the egg whites(beaten) and the molasses and vinegar.
• Sift together remaining ingredients and add to the wet mixture.
• Shape into 24 balls and roll them in the additional granulated sugar. Lightly press them on the cookie sheet.
• Bake for 12 minutes. Let the cookies sit on the pan for about 2 minutes to firm slightly, then slide onto a cooling rack. ENJOY!
• Store these in an airtight container in layers lined with wax paper (prevents sogginess).

BIG & SOFT MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, molasses, sour cream and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, salt, cloves and nutmeg; gradually beat into creamed mixture., Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm enough to roll., Preheat oven to 350°. On a floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/2-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 3-in. round cookie cutter. Place 2 in. apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake 15-18 minutes or until set. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool., To Make Ahead: Dough can be made 2 days in advance. Wrap in plastic and place in a resealable bag. Store in the refrigerator., Freeze option: Freeze cookies, layered between waxed paper, in freezer containers. To use, thaw before serving.

SOFT MOLASSES COOKIES III

Steps:

• Cream shortening and sugar. Add molasses slowly, stirring constantly. Mix spices with cream of tartar and add to mixture.
• Mix baking soda and buttermilk. Add alternately with the flour to the sugar and spices mixture. You may not need the whole 9 cups of flour but you should end up with a fairly stiff dough. Chill dough overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Roll dough out to at least 1/4-inch thick (the thicker the better), using as little flour as possible. Keep dough refrigerated when not rolling and cutting. Cut into cookies and brush with beaten egg. Bake for 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Alternately, you can form the dough into golf ball size round, roll in white sugar, place on a cookie sheet and then flatten slightly.

LO-CAL MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Beat oil, molasses, 1/4 cup sugar and egg until blended. In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking soda and spices; add to molasses mixture and mix well. Refrigerate, covered, at least 2 hours. , Shape into 1-in. balls; roll in remaining sugar. Place 1 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until cookies are set and tops are cracked, 8-10 minutes.