Soft Molasses Cookies (reduced Fat)

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk or 1/2 cup fat-free buttermilk
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• cooking spray
• 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375.
• 2 dissolve baking soda in molasses in a large bowl.
• 3 combine buttermilk and oil; stir into molasses mixture.
• 4 lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
• 5 combine flour, ginger and salt; gradually add to molasses mixture, stirring well.
• 6 coat hands lightly with cooking spray.
• 7 shape dough into 30 (1-inch) balls and place balls 2 inches apart on baking sheets coated with cooking spray.
• 8 bake at 375 for 10 minutes.
• 9 cool on a wire rack.
• 10 combine powdered sugar, water and vanilla.
• 11 spoon into a heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag; seal bag.
• 12 snip a tiny hole in 1 corner of bag; drizzle glaze over cookies.