Ginger Cookies
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A recipe my mom always made for us. I think she is the reason I love all those nutty spices like ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves - the list goes on and on. These are great with a nice cup of tea for dipping! The dough needs to chill 2 hours before rolling out for cutting - so allow this extra time. The amount of cookies will vary depending on the size and shape of the cookie cutters you use. For a standard 2" round cutter, you will get approximately 40 cookies from this recipe.
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ingredients
- 1⁄3 cup shortening (at room temperature)
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 1⁄2 cups dark molasses
- 1⁄2 cup cold water
- 6 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 1 teaspoon clove
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 3 tablespoons cold water
directions
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- In a large bowl, mix together the shortening, brown sugar and molasses.
- Stir in the 1/2 c cold water.
- In a medium bowl, sift together flour, salt, and spices (NOT the baking soda).
- Mix the flour mixture into the wet ingredients.
- In a small bowl, stir the baking soda into the 3 tbls of cold water; then stir into the other dough mixture.
- Chill dough for a minimum of 2 hours.
- Roll out dough to a 1/2" thickness.
- Cut with cookie cutters of your desired shape/design.
- Place 2 inches apart onto a greased cookie sheet.
- Bake for 14-16 minutes.
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"A recipe my mom always made for us. I think she is the reason I love all those nutty spices like ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves - the list goes on and on. These are great with a nice cup of tea for dipping! The dough needs to chill 2 hours before rolling out for cutting - so allow this extra time. The amount of cookies will vary depending on the size and shape of the cookie cutters you use. For a standard 2" round cutter, you will get approximately 40 cookies from this recipe."
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Made for 123 tag. I chose to copy Lainey's method by rolling them into balls and then sugar...I just LOVE these cookies...I'm a huge fan of ginger!Reply
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These cookies are very good. The molasses flavor is very intense and I would like to taste more of the ginger. I did chill my dough well over 2 hours, but the dough did stick to the counter when I tried to roll it. I don't know if you are supposed to add flour, but I didn't think that would look very nice since these cookies are brown. So, instead of continuing the rolling, I rolled them into balls and then into granulated sugar like I do with my recipe for ginger cookies. These cookies did not flatten, however, which was fine. I baked the first batch for 12 minutes. However, that was too long for me since I like them a little bit soft. The next batches were baked for only 10 minutes. Overall, this is a very good cookie and if you like a strong molasses flavor, you will love these. Thanks for sharing!2Reply
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Always love the smell & taste of ginger anything, & these cookies are no different ~ They're GREAT! I did make mine considerably bigger & got 25 cookies from the recipe! Also used a dark brown sugar (The more molasses, the better!)! Thanks for posting! [Tagged, made & reviewed in Zaar Chef Alphabet Soup cooking game]Reply
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