Not Trader Joe'sanais_pfFebruary 6 2020, 00:39:05 UTC
Triple Ginger Snaps (Recipe by Lauren Chattman in Newsday)
If you like your holiday cookies full of spice, these are the slice-and-bakes for you. When buying crystallized ginger, look for plump, tender pieces. Shriveled, desiccated ginger will become very tough and dry in the oven.
2 1/2 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 teaspoons ginger 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened 1 cup packed light brown sugar 1/4 cup dark (not blackstrap) molasses 1 1/2 tablespoons peeled and grated fresh ginger 1 large egg 1/2 cup finely chopped crystallized ginger 1/3 cup white sanding sugar or turbinado sugar (See note)
1. Combine flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg in a medium mixing bowl.
2. Combine butter, brown sugar, molasses, and fresh ginger in a large mixing bowl and cream together with an electric mixer on medium-high until fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the egg and beat until smooth. Stir in the flour mixture until just incorporated. Stir in crystallized ginger.
3. Divide dough into 2 portions. Turn 1 portion onto a piece of wax paper and shape it, rolling it inside paper, into a log about 7 inches long and 2 inches in diameter. Wrap dough in plastic and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or for up to 24 hours. Repeat with remaining dough.
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place sanding sugar in small bowl. Line several baking sheets with parchment paper. Slice the dough into 1/3-inch-thick rounds. Press 1 side of cookies into sanding sugar and place cookies, sugared sides up, on prepared baking sheets, at least 2 inches apart. Bake them until cookies are set around the edges but still soft on top, 10 to 12 minutes. Slide them, still on the paper, onto wire racks to cool completely. Makes 42 cookies.
NOTE: Sanding sugar is a large-crystal sugar used as edible decoration. It does not dissolve when subjected to heat. It's available in baking supply and some specialty stores. Turbinado sugar ("sugar-in-the-raw") will achieve a similar effect.
If you like your holiday cookies full of spice, these are the slice-and-bakes for you. When buying crystallized ginger, look for plump, tender pieces. Shriveled, desiccated ginger will become very tough and dry in the oven.
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup dark (not blackstrap) molasses
1 1/2 tablespoons peeled and grated fresh ginger
1 large egg
1/2 cup finely chopped crystallized ginger
1/3 cup white sanding sugar or turbinado sugar (See note)
1. Combine flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg in a medium mixing bowl.
2. Combine butter, brown sugar, molasses, and fresh ginger in a large mixing bowl and cream together with an electric mixer on medium-high until fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the egg and beat until smooth. Stir in the flour mixture until just incorporated. Stir in crystallized ginger.
3. Divide dough into 2 portions. Turn 1 portion onto a piece of wax paper and shape it, rolling it inside paper, into a log about 7 inches long and 2 inches in diameter. Wrap dough in plastic and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or for up to 24 hours. Repeat with remaining dough.
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place sanding sugar in small bowl. Line several baking sheets with parchment paper. Slice the dough into 1/3-inch-thick rounds. Press 1 side of cookies into sanding sugar and place cookies, sugared sides up, on prepared baking sheets, at least 2 inches apart. Bake them until cookies are set around the edges but still soft on top, 10 to 12 minutes. Slide them, still on the paper, onto wire racks to cool completely. Makes 42 cookies.
NOTE: Sanding sugar is a large-crystal sugar used as edible decoration. It does not dissolve when subjected to heat. It's available in baking supply and some specialty stores. Turbinado sugar ("sugar-in-the-raw") will achieve a similar effect.
From this article, in which ALL of the recipes look yummy: http://www.newsday.com/lifestyle/food-and-recipes/christmas-recipes-delicious-holiday-desserts-to-try-1.9689475
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