How Do You Make Reduced Fat Gingerbread People?
• Combine the flour, cinnamon, ginger, baking soda, cloves and salt in a large bowl. Set aside. • In a medium bowl, beat the brown sugar, oil, and butter until fluffy, 2 minutes with an electric mixer on medium speed. Beat in the molasses, egg, and zest. Gradually add in the flour mixture until combined. • Divide the dough into three sections; flatted each into a disc. Wrap each in plastic wrap and chill thoroughly, for at least two hours and up to two days. • Preheat the oven to 375ºF. Spray two baking sheets with non-stick spray. • Roll the dough. Working one disc at a time, and keeping the remaining dough in the refrigerator, roll the disc on a lightly floured counter to ¼-inch thickness. • Cut the dough with a three-inch gingerbread-man cutter into 16 cookies. Make face shapes with a knife if wished. Place on the prepared baking sheet, one inch apart, and bake until just barely dark, about eight minutes. Repeat with the remaining two discs of dough. • Cool on a rack. You can leave
