chewy no molasses gingersnaps

Ingredients

• Servings: 0
• 6 tablespoons butter, very soft
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons white sugar

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 28 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• beat butter and 1/2 cup white sugar together in a large bowl using an electric mixer until creamy; beat in applesauce, brown sugar, and egg until smooth.
• mix flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt together in a separate bowl. stir flour mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, into butter mixture until dough is sandy but shapeable. roll dough into balls. pour 3 tablespoons white sugar into a bowl and roll dough balls in the sugar until coated. flatten dough balls a baking sheet.
• bake in the preheated oven until edges are crisp and lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes. transfer cookies immediately to a cooling rack and cool for 3 minutes.