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Chewy Spice Cookies




Source of Recipe


nikibone.com


List of Ingredients




1 cup 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 all purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/8 teaspoon salt
vegetable cooking spray

Icing

4 cups sifted confectioners sugar
4 tablespoons skim milk
1 teaspoon skim milk
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons grated lemon zest



Recipe



Preheat oven to 375F. For cookies, beat sugar, molasses, applesauce, milk, oil and rum flavoring in a large bowl until will blended. In a medium bowl, combine flour, ginger, baking soda, cloves, nutmeg, allspice and salt. Add dry ingredients, one third at a time, to sugar mixture; stir until a soft dough forms. Spray hands with cooking spray. Shape teaspoonsful of dough into balls and flatten slightly with fingers. Place 2 inches apart on a baking sheet lightly sprayed with cooking spray. Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned. Transfer cookies to a wire rack with waxed paper underneath to cool. For icing, combine all ingredients in a medium bowl; stir until smooth. ice cookies. Allow icing to harden. Store in an airtight container.