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unsalted butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a dairy-free option with similar texture.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar offers a lower glycemic index.

molasses

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: maple syrup

Honey can provide a similar sweetness with different flavor.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cake flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).

Place cinnamon sugar in a bowl; set aside.

Sift flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt into a large bowl; stir until well combined. Sift a second time.

Beat butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually beat in sugar. Add egg and molasses; beat until light and fluffy.

Sift 1/3 of the flour mixture into butter mixture; stir until well combined. Sift in remaining flour mixture. Stir until a soft dough forms.

Pinch off small pieces of dough; roll into 1-inch balls.

Roll balls in cinnamon sugar to coat; place 2-inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.

Bake in the preheated oven until tops are rounded and slightly cracked, about 10 minutes, switching racks halfway through.

Cool on a wire rack.

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