Low Fat

Brown Sugar 'n' Spice Cookies
Low Fat Recipe

For an old-fashioned cookie in a reduced-calorie package, try these sugar-topped treats.

Ingredients:
1/3 cup margarine or butter, softened
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
One egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup whole wheat flour
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions:
In a large mixing bowl, beat margarine or butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add the 1/3-cup granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, the ginger, and the nutmeg. Beat until combined. Beat in egg and vanilla. Beat in as much of the all-purpose flour and whole-wheat flour as you can. Using a wooden spoon, stir in any remaining flour.

In a small bowl, combine the 1-tablespoon granulated sugar and the 1/8-teaspoon cinnamon. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place balls 2-inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten each ball with the tines of a fork in a crisscross fashion. Sprinkle cookies with the sugar-cinnamon mixture. Bake in a 350-degrees oven for seven to nine minutes or until cookies are firm. Cool on cookie sheet for one minute. Transfer cookies to a wire rack; let cool.

Recipe makes about 36 cookies.