Aunt Mabel's Super Easy Gingerbread Cookies

This was handed down by my great aunt. This is super easy and you can mix the dry ingredients and put them into a quart jar so they are ready when you want to make gingerbread; easy as a mix, and so much better. Whipped cream on each serving is a good addition.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 481 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ cup white sugar
• ½ cup packed brown sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup boiling water
• ½ cup applesauce
• 1 cup molasses
• ½ cup canola oil

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch square baking dish.

Step 2

Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, salt, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves together in a large bowl.

Step 3

Place molasses, canola oil, applesauce, brown sugar, white sugar, and eggs into a mixing bowl and beat until well combined. Add flour mixture and mix, starting on low speed, until just combined. Mix in boiling water until combined; mixture will be very wet. Pour into the prepared baking dish.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until center is rounded and edges are golden, 30 to 35 minutes. Cut into squares. Best served warm, or at any temperature.