Ingredients

  • 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground allspice
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 3/4 cup applesauce
  • 4 tablespoons molasses
  • 1/4 cup white sugar

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
  • Sift together the flour, ginger, allspice and baking soda, set aside. In a medium bowl, cream together the margarine and 1 1/2 cups of sugar. Stir in the applesauce and molasses. Add dry ingredients to the molasses mixture and mix until just blended.
  • Roll tablespoons of dough into balls and roll the balls in the remaining sugar. Place the balls on the prepared cookie sheet, flatten slightly. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes in the preheated oven for chewy cookies, 12 to 15 for crisp cookies. Cool on wire racks.