Double Ginger Gingersnaps Food

DOUBLE GINGER GINGERSNAPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix flour, baking soda, salt and spices in medium bowl. Set aside
• Beat shortening and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in molasses and egg. Gradually stir in flour mixture until well mixed. Stir in crystallized ginger. Shape dough into 1-inch balls and roll in sugar. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets
• Bake 12 minutes. Cool on baking sheets 1 minute. Remove to wire racks; cool completely. Store in airtight container

DOUBLE-GINGER GINGERSNAPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Whisk flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ginger and salt.
• In another bowl, beat butter and brown sugar until well blended.
• Add egg, molasses, and fresh ginger, until well combined.
• Beat in flour mixture until blended.
• Roll dough by rounded tablespoons into balls. Roll balls in granulated sugar.
• Place 3 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes, or until cookies flatten and crack.
• Cool on sheets 2 minutes.
• Remove to wire rack; cool completely.

DOUBLE GINGER GINGERSNAPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°F.
• Sift the flour, baking soda, salt, ground ginger, allspice, cloves, and cayenne together into a large bowl or onto a sheet of parchment paper.
• In an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar until fluffy. Add the molasses and vinegar and beat at medium speed for a few minutes. Use a rubber spatula to scrape the dough down, as needed, then add the egg and fresh ginger and mix well. Add sifted ingredients and mix until just blended. Scrape the dough into a bowl and chill for about 1/2 hour.
• Place the coarse sugar in a small bowl. Scoop the dough into walnut-sized balls, press the tops into the sugar, and place sugar side up on a baking sheet. Press with fingers to flatten slightly.
• Bake for approximately 15 minutes, until lightly golden. Cool completely before storing.

FIVE-SPICE GINGERSNAPS

Steps:

• Make dough:
• Whisk together flour, five-spice powder, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl.
• Pulse ginger with 1/4 cup sugar in a food processor until finely ground.
• Add syrup, butter, egg, and remaining 3/4 cup sugar to processor and blend until mixture is thick and creamy, about 3 minutes. Add flour mixture and pulse just until a dough forms. Form dough into a disk and chill, wrapped in plastic wrap, at least 8 hours to allow flavors to develop.
• Bake and ice cookies:
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 325°F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Quarter dough. Keeping remaining 3 pieces wrapped in plastic wrap and chilled, roll out 1 piece of dough on a lightly floured sheet of wax paper with a lightly floured rolling pin to 3/4 inch thick. (If dough becomes too soft to roll out, chill on wax paper until firm.) Cut out rounds with cutter and transfer to 1 lined baking sheet, arranging cookies about 2 inches apart.
• Bake cookies until slightly puffed and a shade darker, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool 5 minutes on sheet. If desired, make holes with piping tip near edges to hang cookies, then transfer cookies (still on parchment) to a rack to cool completely. (Cookies will flatten slightly as they cool.)
• While first batch is baking, roll out and cut another batch, arranging cookies on second lined sheet. Bake in same manner, then gather scraps and chill until dough is firm enough to reroll, 15 to 20 minutes. Make more cookies with scraps (reroll scraps only once) and remaining pieces of dough, cooling sheets and lining them with fresh parchment before using.
• If using icing and coloring it, transfer small batches of icing to small bowls, 1 for each color, and tint with food coloring. Spoon each color of icing into a separate pastry bag, pressing out excess air. Twist bag firmly just above icing, then decoratively pipe icing onto cookies. Let icing dry completely (about 1 hour, depending on humidity) before serving or storing cookies.

SNAPPY GINGERSNAPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• On your mixer using the paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugar until light and creamy.
• Add the egg and the molasses and beat until incorporated.
• Scrape down the bowl, then add the remaining ingredients and mix on low speed until everything is combined.
• Do not overmix.
• Using about 1 tablespoon of dough per cookie, roll into balls and place them 2 inches apart on parchment lined pans.
• Bake until flat and evenly browned, about 13 minutes.
• Cool on the pan, the remove to a rack to finish cooling.
• These cookies are best the day they are baked, but will keep for several days.
• Note: You can make the dough ahead, roll into logs, freeze, then slice and bake when you need them.
• That's how I make them.
• Note #2: You can also dip these in chocolate, just half-way up the cookie, to dress them up.