Cinnamon Ginger Spice Cookies

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons vegetable shortening
• 6 tablespoons margarine
• 1 cup Splenda No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

Directions

1. Mix together shortening, margarine, Splenda Granulated Sweetener, egg and molasses in a large mixing bowl.
2. Sift dry ingredients together and add to shortening mixture. Mix thoroughly.
3. Chill dough in refrigerator until firm (approximately 2 hours).
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
5. Form dough into 30 balls, approximately 1 level tablespoons each. Place cookies on ungreased cookie sheet and pat down gently with fork making a criss-cross pattern.
6. Bake cookies in the center of the preheated 350 degrees F oven for 10-12 minutes. Do not overbake. Cookies will look chewy when they come out but will become crisp. Cool cookies on wire cooling rack.

Recipe Yield: Yield: 30 servingsServing Size: 1 cookie

Source: Splenda
Recipe and image appear courtesy of Splenda.