Chewy Spice Cookies
Grrrrrgh!
Course : Cookies
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 6
 

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 Cup All-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoon 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
1 spray Vegetable cooking spray
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4 Cup Sifted confectioners sugar
4 tablespoons Skim milk
1 teaspoon Skim milk
2 tablespoons Lemon juice
2 tablespoons Grated lemon zest
 

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. 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, on 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.