Ginger Icebox Cookies (Vegan)
"From Southern Living. Times given don't include refrigeration or freezing. Edited 12/10/08: I just made these with the following changes - Reduce sugar by 1/4, use whole wheat pastry flour for 1/2 the flour, and I skipped the water. I am not sure what purpose the water served, but removing it made a firmer dough, especially because I reduced the sugar (which took out some of the dry ingredients which would've only made the dough softer!)."
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
120
ingredients
- 1 cup margarine, softened or 1 cup butter, softened, if you don't need a vegan cookie
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 1⁄2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup molasses
- 1⁄4 cup water
directions
- Beat butter at medium speed until creamy; gradually add in sugar and beat well.
- Combine flour, baking soda, ginger, and cinnamon; add to to butter mixture, alternating with molasses and water.
- Dough will be very soft. Cover and chill for 2 hours.
- Divide dough into 4 equal portions; shape into 9 inch rolls.
- Wrap each in wax paper and freeze for at least 2 hours.
- When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350°F.
- Cut dough into 1/4 inch thick slices, and place on lightly greased cookie sheets.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes.
- Cool for 3 minutes on cookie sheet before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.
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Reviews
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i havent baked this yet but it seems like it would take 4ever to prepare.... its deefinately not for someone who has to hurry... -
These were easy to make. Personally, I think the molasses is just a little too strong, masking the ginger and cinnamon. I must say that I accidently refrigerated the dough rather than freezing. The shape of my cookies came out a big odd, because without freezing, the dough just was too soft....but that was my fault...I misread the directions. DH likes these, and they are disappearing as I write.
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Vino Girl
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My husband and I married straight out of college in July of 1992. I work as the Assistant Manager at a wine shop which allows me to drink on the job! (OK, not that much, but it's still a fun job...) Besides helping customers choose wine they will like (and also help with food and wine pairings for their menus), I also get to help with the catering end of the business, so I get to spend a fair amount of time in the kitchen making fun appetizers and beautiful food displays. I also work part-time at the fromagerie next door. So yeah - that means I eat on the job, too. :^D
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I USUALLY eat and cook healthy, but I rarely pass up dessert, either. I do not eat red meat, and try to limit other animal products, too. I love to bake, although I seem to collect a lot of scone and biscotti recipes which I NEVER get around to making. I bake and eat A LOT of cookies and muffins... I almost always reduce the sugar by 1/4 and use whole wheat pastry flour for at least part of the flour. Those two changes do so much to make recipes healthier without compromising taste. I try to reduce fat whenever I can, too, but while I want to eat healthy, I still want to ENJOY what I eat!!!
I seem to give a lot of 4 and 5 star reviews here - I seem to have a pretty good sense of what I like by looking at a recipe before I try it. Thank you to anyone that tries my recipes in return, or photographs them.
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