Sweet-Cinnamon Ginger Spice Cookies

Sweet-Cinnamon Ginger Spice Cookies

Ingredients:

6 tablespoons vegetable shortening
6 tablespoons I Can't Believe It's Not Butter (Stick)
1 cup Splenda No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated
1 large egg or 1/4 cup Egg Beater's
1/4 cup molasses
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
Walnut pieces (Optional). To top the cookies with


Directions:

Mix together shortening, margarine, Splenda Granulated Sweetener, egg and molasses in a large mixing bowl.
Sift dry ingredients together and add to shortening mixture. Mix thoroughly.
Chill dough in refrigerator until firm (approximately 1-2 hours).
Preheat oven to 350°F .
Form dough into 30 balls, approximately 1 level tablespoons each. Place cookies on ungreased cookie sheet and pat down gently with fork making a criss-cross pattern.
Top with Walnut pieces (Optional)
Bake cookies in the center of the preheated 350°F (175°C) oven for 10 to 12 minutes. Do not overbake. Cookies will look chewy when they come out but will become crisp. Cool cookies on wire cooling rack.
Makes 30 cookies.

Nutrition Info Per Serving (1 cookie): Calories 80 | Calories from Fat 45 | Fat 5.0g (sat 1.0g) | Cholesterol 5mg | Sodium 30mg | Carbohydrates 8g | Fiber 0g | Sugars 2g | Protein 1g

*The above Nutrition Info is totals without the added Walnut pieces.

*This recipe was changed from an original Splenda Recipe.