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Gingerbread Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

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Gingerbread Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

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Time

0 min

Serving

30 persons

Calories

94

Rating

4.00★ (2)

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Author: Victoria Buriak
Looking for a new recipe for your holiday cookie swap? Try these reduced-sugar and low-calorie gingerbread cookies made with Stevia In The Raw® and topped with a rich cream cheese frosting.

Ingredients

  • ¼ cups all-purpose flour: 2 piece
  • ground cinnamon: 2 tsp
  • baking soda: 1 tsp
  • fine sea salt: 0.5 tsp
  • ground allspice: 0.5 tsp
  • nutmeg: 0.25 tsp (grated)
  • ground cloves: 0.25 tsp
  • packed brown sugar: 0.5 cup
  • Stevia In The Raw® Bakers Bag: 0.5 cup
  • unsulfured molasses: 0.33333 cup
  • applesauce: 0.25 cup
  • ginger: 1 piece (1 inch piece, grated, fresh)
  • egg: 1 piece
  • cream cheese: 1 pack (4 ounce pack, cubed, cold)
  • stick unsalted butter: 0.5 piece (softened)
  • powdered sugar, sifted: 0.25 cup
  • Stevia In The Raw® Bakers Bag: 0.25 cup
  • vanilla: 0.5 tsp

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  1. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, allspice, nutmeg, and cloves.
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  2. In a large bowl, whisk together brown sugar, stevia, molasses, applesauce, ginger, and egg. Fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients just until combined. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
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  3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
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  4. Use a tablespoon to scoop out dough. Roll dough into balls. Place on the baking sheet 1 inch apart. Very slightly flatten cookies with your palm.
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  5. Bake until puffy and set, 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool completely.
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  6. For frosting, in a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat cream cheese on medium speed until very smooth. With mixer running, add butter a little at a time, beating constantly. Add powdered sugar, stevia, and vanilla and beat just until smooth.
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  7. Use a small offset spatula to spread frosting on top of cookies.
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