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roll - Chewy Spice Cookies

Source of Recipe

from hungry monster


List of Ingredients

for the cookies:
1 cup white granulated sugar
1 cup molasses
1/4 cup applesauce
1/4 cup skim milk
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon rum flavoring
3 1/2 cups flour
1 level teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/8 teaspoon salt
vegetable cooking spray

for the icing:
4 cups sifted powdered confectioners sugar
4 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon skim milk
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons grated lemon zest



Recipe



Preheat oven to 375. Lightly coat baking sheets with cooking spray.

for the cookies:
Stir together the flour, baking soda, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, allspice and salt. Set aside.
Beat the granulated sugar, molasses, applesauce, milk, oil and rum flavoring in a large bowl until well blended.
Add the dry ingredients, an third at a time, to the sugar mixture until a soft dough forms.
Spray your hands with the cooking spray and roll teaspoonfuls of dough into balls and place 2" apart on the baking sheets.
Slightly flatten the balls and bake for 6 - 8 minutes or until the bottoms are lightly browned.
Transfer the cookies to a wire rack with waxed paper underneath to cool.

for the icing:
Combine all the ingredients in a medium bowl and stir until it is smooth.
Drizzle or spread on the cookie tops.
Let cookies set to allow the icing to harden.
Store in an airtight container.