Regency Ginger Crisps Food

REGENCY GINGER CRISPS

Steps:

• Do not preheat oven yet, dough must chill before baking.
• Melt butter and mix in sugar.
• Let mixture cool.
• Add egg (s).
• Add soda, molasses, salt and ginger.
• Stir thoroughly.
• Add flour and mix inches.
• Chill the dough for at least 1 hour (overnight is even better).
• Once dough has chilled, preheat oven to 375 degrees, rack in middle position.
• Roll dough into walnut-sized balls,.
• Roll dough in white sugar (just dump them in the bowl with the sugar and shake the bowl to gently coat them.).
• Place cookie balls on greased cookie sheets, 12 to a standard sheet.
• Flatten them with a spatula.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until nicely browned.
• Cool on cookie sheets for no more than 1 minute.
• Remove to wire rack to finish cooling. (If you leave these on the cookie sheets for too long, they will stick.

CHOCOLATE-COVERED CHERRY DELIGHTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F, rack in middle position.
• Melt butter and mix in sugar.
• Let mixture cool.
• Add eggs, mix thoroughly.
• Add baking powder, baking soda, salt, vanilla and cocoa, stirring after each addition.
• Add flour and mix well (dough will be stiff and a bit crumbly).
• Drain cherries, remove stems, reserve juice.
• Pat dough into walnut-sized balls.
• Place on a greased cookie sheet, 12 to a standard sheet.
• Press down in center with thumb to make a deep indentation.
• Place one cherry in each indentation.
• In a saucepan, over simmering water (double boiler), combine the chocolate chips and condensed milk.
• Heat on low until the chips are melted.
• Add approximately 1/8 cup of reserved cherry juice and stir to a thick sauce.
• If sauce is too thick, carefully add a little more juice. Test with a teaspoon. If it doesn't glob off, it is too thick.
• Spoon the sauce over the center of each cookie, just enough to cover each cherry. Make sure it doesn't drip down the sides.
• Bake at 350°F for 10-12 minutes.
• Let cool on cookie sheet for 2 minutes.
• Remove to rack to finish cooling.