Some More Ideas:
Instead of shaping the cookies by hand, roll out the dough on a lightly floured board until 1/4 inch thick, and use shaped cutters to stamp out cookies. Bake 5 to 7 minutes.
For Oat and Orange-Ginger Cookies, replace half the wholewheat flour with 1/2 cup oatmeal. Add the grated zest of 1 orange with the melted mixture, and use 1 to 2 tablespoons orange juice to bind the mixture into a dough. Roll into balls, shape, and bake as in the main recipe.
For Fruity Ginger Cookies, peel, core, and coarsely grate 1 dessert apple, and add to the flour mixture with golden raisins and the grated zest of 1 lemon. Shape and bake as in the main recipe.
Plus Points:
Making your own cookies means you can include some wholewheat flour and control the amount of fat and sugar you use. Commercial cookies are often very sugary and might also be high in hydrogenated fats.
Ginger is a traditional remedy for nausea and can sometimes ease morning sickness in pregnancy. It is also known as an aid to digestion and circulatory problems.
Per serving: calories 90, protein 2 g, fat 4 g (of which saturated fat 2 g), carbohydrate 14 g (of which sugars 4 g), fibre 1.5 g