The recipe has one error, I believe...since the sugar is divided in the ingredients list, I think the first addition of sugar is supposed to be 1 1/2 cups, with the extra 1/4 cup to be added in later for rolling the balls in. Mine worked out fine this way. I also had my doubts about the accuracy of the recipe when it called to cream only a tbsp of butter with all that sugar, but it turned out fine. The dough was quite sticky for rolling balls...I found that refrigerating it between batches and spraying nonstick spray on my hands ( ! ) worked best to keep it from sticking to me. My yield was 64 cookies, made from approx 1 inch balls. Parchment paper also was great for these...

These weren't that bad for a nearly non-fat recipe, with some given modifications. I used about 1/2 cup less white sugar>, and added about 2 teaspoons vanilla. They weren't spicy enough for me--I'd definitely add a few dashes more of each spice, maybe even doubling it (especially with that lack of fat). I wanted to make these crisp (or rather, crunchy) instead of soft and chewy, but I think unless the gingersnaps were 1.5" in diameter (which isn't a bad idea at all), they won't be too crisp, especially in the center, with the directed baking time. I don't see how you can make chewy cookies. I didn't try it, but judging from the soft center of my crunchy cookies, the texture would be more like a tough bread than a soft, chewy cookie with such a low fat content. All in all, a hopefully flavorful recipe for those who are looking for low-fat (It'd be ** or *** stars otherwise).

these are delicious, but even more so considering how much healthier they are than 95% of desserts! i took some of the suggestions to increase the spices, and also tossed in a little vanilla. the cooking spray on the fingers tip definitely helped stop the sticking. with these minor changes, this recipe is worthy of all 5 stars. i will DEFINITELY be making these again!

Really amazing, especially for a low fat recipe! I used light butter and extra spices and molasses. Cooked them for 7 minutes, perfectly soft and chewy. Excellent with lemon curd spread on top!

I love spice cookies and cakes, and I decided that I just had to try this recipe. Not a dissapointment! Delicious, spicy, sweet cookies. They were gone by the day after I made them, so apparently they are pretty popular with the rest of my family as well. We like cookies chewy, and they were just perfect at six minutes. Very rarely has it happened that the given time in a recipe is actually how long I cooked it (our oven tends to run a little hot). I did find the dough to be a bit on the sticky side. It was pretty simple to deal with though. After every four or five cookies, I rinsed my hands off in cold water and dried them. Piece of cake, and worked like a charm. This recipe will be fun to play around with. I might try using honey instead of molasses, and substituting spices, just to see what I come up with.

This cookie is way to sweet. I used only 1 1/4 cups of sugar as one review suggested and it was still to sweet. I would reduce the sugar to 3/4 cup. this is soft cookie. The dough was sticky but I was warned from other reviews. I took out all my cookie sheets and balled all the cookie dough at the same time. Then I baked the cookies. I think if you reduce the sugar this would be a 4 or 5 star recipe.

Pretty good for low-fat cookies, and I figured out that each 1 TBS-sized dough worth of cookie is equal to 1 Weight Watcher point, which is the diet I am on. I baked them on parchment paper to keep them from sticking. I also used 1 tsp. of cinnamon and 1/2 tsp. of clove in place of the Allspice since I didn't have any. I chilled the dough for 30 minutes after making it, before trying to make them into balls, to cut down on the stickiness that others complained about. With these adjustments, it worked out really well. UPDATE: After seeing how the first batch turned out, they don't spread at all and remain kind of thick if that's how you placed them. On the second batch, I smashed each cookie's dough in my hand until it was pretty thin, like a pancake height, so that it would 'crip' more on this next batch. FINALLY, PERFECTION: To add a little dash of extra sweetness without increasing the calories much, I melted 3 TBS of butterscotch chips and used a pastry brush to brush each baked cookie with a little melted butterscotch. Now they are PERFECT! I'd give it a 4.5 star now.

These cookies are so yummy! I always bake them so they are chewy - around 8 minutes. They're soft and sweet and spicy. Thanks for the recipe!

These were very difficult to make. The dough is very stiff and crumbly. I ended up adding 1/8 cup of vegetable oil to bind everything together. The taste is ok. I originally made the Grandmother's Gingersnaps recipe and those came out PERFECT. Of course, not as healthy!

The dough was really sticky but they turned out real good. Will be saving this recipe in my recipe box.