Healthier Lemon-Ginger Cookies

Name: Healthier Lemon-Ginger Cookies
Total time: 35
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 1 cup white sugar; ½ cup canola oil; ¼ cup molasses; 1 egg; 1 ¾ cups whole wheat flour; 2 teaspoons ground ginger; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon lemon zest; 1 cup icing sugar; 1 tablespoon margarine; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; ½ tablespoon lemon zest; 2 tablespoons low-fat milk, or more as needed

Recipe by Alberta Rose from allrecipes.com

Dessert 35 Mins.

Ingredients

12 servings

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1 cup white sugar
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½ cup canola oil
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¼ cup molasses
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1 egg
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1 ¾ cups whole wheat flour
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2 teaspoons ground ginger
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1 teaspoon baking powder

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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 teaspoon lemon zest
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1 cup icing sugar
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1 tablespoon margarine
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1 tablespoon lemon juice
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½ tablespoon lemon zest
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2 tablespoons low-fat milk, or more as needed

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Combine sugar and canola oil in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add molasses and egg and beat until fluffy. Stir in flour, ginger, baking powder, baking soda, and 1 teaspoon lemon zest; mix until well combined. Use a small cookie scoop to measure out teaspoonfuls of dough; place 2 inches apart on an insulated baking sheet and flatten slightly with a spatula.
Bake in the preheated oven until edges just start to brown, 12 to 15 minutes; do not overbake.
Cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool, 8 to 10 minutes more.
Meanwhile, mix together icing sugar, margarine, lemon juice, 1/2 tablespoon lemon zest, and 2 tablespoons milk for the glaze. Mix thoroughly until desired consistency, adding more milk if needed. Drizzle glaze onto cooled cookies.