Applesauce Gingersnap Drops

Total Time: 21 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 11 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 tablespoons margarine, softened
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1/4 cup molasses

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees f.
• 2 spray cookie sheets with nonstick cooking spray.
• 3 in medium bowl, sift together flour, ginger, baking soda, allspice, and salt.
• 4 in large bowl, cream together sugar and margarine until well-blended.
• 5 stir in applesauce and molasses.
• 6 add flour mixture to applesauce mixture; mix until well blended.
• 7 drop dough by rounded tablespoons 1 inch apart onto prepared cookie sheets.
• 8 flatten each slightly with moistened fingertips.
• 9 bake 11-14 minutes, or until firm.
• 10 watch carefully at end of baking, to prevent overbrowning.