Orange Spiced Gingerbread Cookies Recipe

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Orange Spiced Gingerbread Cookies
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Ingredients
13
Count
Nutrition
2620
Calories
Total time
17
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1/3 cup brown sugar , firmly packed
  • 1 egg
  • 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp ginger
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 -3 tbsp milk
  • 2 tsp vanilla

Directions:

  1. In large mixer bowl combine brown sugar, 1/3 cup butter, molasses, egg and orange peel. beat at medium speed scraping bowl often until smooth and creamy.
  2. Add remaining cookie ingredients, reduce speed to low. continue beating scraping bowl often until well mixed.
  3. Cover refrigarate at least 2 hours.
  4. Heat oven to 375*F.
  5. Roll out dough 1/2 at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigarated), on well floured surface to 1/4inch thickness.
  6. Cut into 3 to 4 cookie cutters.
  7. Place 1inch apart on greased cookie sheet.
  8. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes or until no indentation remains when touched.
  9. Cool completely.
  10. In small mixer bowl combine all frosting ingredients, beat at low speed, craping bowl often until fluffy.
  11. If desired color frosting with food coloring.
  12. Decorate cookies with frosting.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 2619.51 Kcal (10967 kJ)
Calories from fat 1101.68 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 122.41g 188%
Cholesterol 94.92mg 32%
Sodium 2650.59mg 110%
Potassium 5585.46mg 119%
Total Carbs 358.94g 120%
Sugars 215.16g 861%
Dietary Fiber 1.8g 7%
Protein 28g 56%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 2%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 10%
Iron 2.7mg 15%
Calcium 266.4mg 27%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 458.47 Kcal (1920 kJ)
Calories from fat 192.82 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21.42g 188%
Cholesterol 16.61mg 32%
Sodium 463.91mg 110%
Potassium 977.58mg 119%
Total Carbs 62.82g 120%
Sugars 37.66g 861%
Dietary Fiber 0.31g 7%
Protein 4.9g 56%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 2%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 10%
Iron 0.5mg 15%
Calcium 46.6mg 27%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 62.2
    Points
  • 73
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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