Double Ginger Crackle Cookies

Submitted by pansies

"Gingery! Yeah! Original found in Canadian Homemakers Magazine in 1999."

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 40

ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1⁄4 cup molasses
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup finely chopped candied ginger
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon clove
• granulated sugar, to roll dough balls in

directions

1. Cream together shortening and sugar; add egg and molasses and mix well.
2. Stir together the flour, soda, salt, spices and candied ginger. Blend into the creamed mixture.
3. Shape into balls about 1-inch in diameter. Roll balls in granulated sugar. Place about 2-inches apart on greased cookie sheets.
4. Bake at 350°F for 8-10 minutes or until golden. Careful not to overbake. Cookies should be slightly soft when removed from the oven.
5. Allow to cool on cookie sheet for a few minutes before removing to racks to complete cooling.

Reviews

[sprue]

I subbed some of the shortening with applesause and put in a couple shakes of red pepper to add a kick. YUM YUM YUM! thanks the second time i made these they turned out very very flat. i had to keep adding more and more flour and finally the last batch had a little height. i dont know why. i did the same thing and the first time they were perfect?

 

[lortle]

I love these cookies! Love them, love them, love them, and I don't even have a sweet tooth! BF loves them, and he isn't even crazy about ginger like I am! They were a hit at a Christmas party, too! I was griping to myself a bit when cutting up the candied ginger, because that took a while (big ginger pieces which were sticky, I figured out after a few that tossing a bit of sugar on them made it easier) but other than taking more than the allotted prep time, this recipe is perfect. Maybe my ginger-cutting speed will improve after I've made these many more times, as I surely will. Thanks for posting this!

 

[flower7]

Gingery for sure!! These cookies have quite a 'bite' to them from the amount of ginger. I was a bit worried about the large amounts of spices but the end result is wonderful. The only change I would make is to maybe use 1/2 tsp less ground ginger next time. But otherwise these are a new favorite; I love crackle cookies and gingerbread/spice cookies so these are awesome. Thanks so much for posting!