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Whole Wheat Ginger Snap Cookies

Name: Whole Wheat Ginger Snap Cookies
Prep time: 20

(12 votes, average: 3.92 out of 5)

20 min prep

16 servings

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7 ingredients

These Whole Wheat Ginger Snap Cookies are a British teatime favorite. Syrup holds them together and granulated brown sugar gives them crunch. Traditionally they’re made with Lyle’s Golden Syrup (See Ann’s Tips), a thick,...

1 cup whole wheat pastry flour (see Ann’s Tip)
½ teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 heaping teaspoon of ground ginger
¼ cup granulated brown sugar
¼ cup (2 ounces) unsalted butter
2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon Lyle’s Golden Syrup (see Ann’s Tip)

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Nutrition Facts

Calories

69 cals

Fat

3 g

Saturated Fat

2 g

Polyunsaturated Fat

0 g

Monounsaturated Fat

1 g

Carbohydrates

10 g

Sugar

2 g

Fiber

1 g

Protein

1 g

Sodium

88 mg

Directions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease 1 large or 2 small cookie sheets.
Sift the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and ginger together into a large bowl. Stir in the sugar, then rub in the butter with fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse bread crumbs. Add the Golden Syrup and mix together. The dough will look flaky and dry, but as you work it together with your hands, it will come together into a firm dough. If the dough seems too sticky to handle, sift in a little extra flour a teaspoon at a time and work it in. Use no more than 4 teaspoons - you don''t want the dough to go to the other extreme and become dry and flaky.
With the palms of your hands, roll the dough into a thick sausage shape about 6-7" long, then cut into slices a ¼-inch thick. Try to keep them about the same size- you should make around 16 cookies. Gently roll each slice into a ball and place on a cookie sheet. Leave plenty of room between each, as the cookies will spread out quite a bit during baking. Slightly flatten each ball with the back of a spoon.
Bake in the center of the oven for 10-12 minutes. When ready, they will be golden brown, look cracked at the edges, and have flattened out and spread. Let the cookies cool for 10 minutes on their baking sheet, then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling. Store in an airtight container.

Chef Tips

If you cannot find whole wheat pastry flour then substitute half whole wheat flour and half all-purpose flour. Just swapping in whole wheat flour will result in a drier and grittier cookie.
You can find Lyle’s Golden Syrup online at Jollygrub.com.
Eat all sweet, sugary treats in moderation. A little bit of what you like does you good, but don’t overdo it!

Registered Dietitian Approved

All our recipes are created by chefs and reviewed by our Registered Dietitian Kate Ueland, MS, RD, CSO, a board-certified specialist in oncology nutrition, to ensure that each is backed with scientific evidence and follows the guidelines set by the Oncology Nutrition for Clinical Practice, 2nd Ed., published by the Oncology Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group, a professional interest group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.