Holiday baking has begun in earnest in our kitchen. Initially I started looking for a cookie to balance out all of the chocolate confections I had been making – something spicy and warming. Leafing through David Lebovit’z Ready for Dessert (page 213), I discovered this wonderfully ginger-forward cookie. Trust me, you won’t have any idea that it is nonfat, it’s THAT good.

Ingredients in the recipe:

• AP Flour
• Baking soda and salt
• Spices: Ground cinnamon, ground ginger, cloves, black pepper
• Dark brown sugar
• Applesauce (unsweetened)
• Molasses
• Egg whites
• Candied ginger