Three-Ginger Cookies

 

1

cup sugar

1/4

cup butter or margarine, melted

1

tablespoon grated gingerroot

2

tablespoons molasses

1/4

cup fat-free cholesterol-free egg product or 2 egg whites

1 1/2

cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour

1

teaspoon baking soda

1/2

teaspoon ground ginger

2

tablespoons chopped crystallized ginger

1/2

cup chopped dates

1/4

cup sugar

• 1 Mix 1 cup sugar, the butter, gingerroot, molasses and egg product in medium bowl. Stir in flour, baking soda and ground ginger. Stir in crystallized ginger and dates. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours.
• 2 Heat oven to 350ºF. Spray cookie sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
• 3 Shape dough into 1 1/2-inch balls. Roll balls in 1/4 cup sugar. Place on cookie sheet. Flatten slightly with bottom of glass.
• 4 Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until only small indentation remains when touched (cookies will be soft). Remove from cookie sheet. Cool on wire rack.