Chewy Triple Ginger Cookies
photo by sprue
- Ready In:
- 23mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Yields:
-
4 dozen
- Serves:
- 10
ingredients
- 2 1⁄2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons powdered ginger
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper (optional)
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1⁄2 cup shortening
- 1⁄4 cup butter
- 1 egg
- 1⁄2 cup molasses
- 1⁄2 cup chopped crystallized ginger
- 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
- white sugar (optional) or powdered sugar, for rolling (optional)
directions
- heat oven to 350
- combine flour, powdered ginger, soda, cinnamon, cloves, salt and cayenne if using. set aside.
- cream brown sugar, shortening and butter until fluffy.
- add eggs molasses and beat until blended.
- add flour mixture just until blended.
- gently stir in crystalized ginger and fresh ginger.
- cover and refrigerate dough for 1 hour.
- shape dough in 1 inch balls and roll in white sugar or powdered sugar -- or nothing and place on a baking sheet. may flatten SLIGHTLY not too much or they loose thier chewiness, or not at all.
- bake 8-10 minute cookies will be soft. check at 8 min.DO NOT OVERBAKE.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
i now live in michigan i just moved from az. and i love to bake and cook. i am a vegetarian and very health concious so i bake healthy things that taste fabulous. i love to make desserts.
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