Fallen leaves

Sunday was my turn to bring cookies to coffee hour. After perusing my supplies, I realized that I needed a cookie recipe that didn't call for eggs, baking powder or very much butter. If you bake, then you know that reduces my selection of recipes to a minimum.

Then I remembered gingerbread cookies. They use about half the butter of most recipes, no baking powder (only baking soda), and no eggs whatsoever. They get their leaven from a combination of the acidic molasses and the baking soda. Bingo! I found my cookie! A frugal cookie choice when I'm low on eggs, butter and baking powder. (You can find my recipe for gingerbread cut-out cookies in this link.)

I had actually wanted to make these for a couple of years. I have these autumn leaf cutters, you see, and I just thought they'd look appropriate done in a gingerbread, like a fallen leaf.

After baking, I drizzled with a maple icing. They were delicious, and I thought very beautiful, too. Just my kind of cookie. . . fallen leaves.

What's your favorite go-to frugal cookie?