Triple Ginger Walnut Cookies Food

THREE-GINGER COOKIES

Steps:

• Process first 7 ingredients in a food processor until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Add toasted almonds, cream, and crystallized ginger; pulse until mixture is blended Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in powdered sugar, and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
• Flatten each cookie to 1/4-inch thickness.
• Garnish, if you desire Bake at 325 degrees for 20 minutes or until edges begin to brown.
• Cool slightly on baking sheet.
• Remove to wire racks to cool completely.

TRIPLE-GINGER COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Mix 1 cup sugar, the butter, crystallized ginger, molasses and egg in large bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients except sugar.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in sugar. Place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet; flatten slightly.
• Bake 5 to 7 minutes or until edges are set. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

CHEWY TRIPLE GINGER COOKIES

Steps:

• heat oven to 350
• combine flour, powdered ginger, soda, cinnamon, cloves, salt and cayenne if using. set aside.
• cream brown sugar, shortening and butter until fluffy.
• add eggs molasses and beat until blended.
• add flour mixture just until blended.
• gently stir in crystalized ginger and fresh ginger.
• cover and refrigerate dough for 1 hour.
• shape dough in 1 inch balls and roll in white sugar or powdered sugar -- or nothing and place on a baking sheet. may flatten SLIGHTLY not too much or they loose thier chewiness, or not at all.
• bake 8-10 minute cookies will be soft. check at 8 min.DO NOT OVERBAKE.

TRIPLE GINGER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Line cookie sheet with parchment paper or silicone liner. Place decorating sugar in small bowl and set aside.
• In a large bowl whisk together flour, soda, star anise, ground ginger and salt.
• Melt butter and stir in molasses, sugar and fresh ginger. Mixture should be warm, but not hot. Let cool if too hot. Whisk in the egg. Pour this over flour mixture, add crystallized ginger and lemon zest. Stir until just combined.
• Scoop out dough into small balls (I used small melon baller) and roll in decorating suger to coat. Place on cookie sheets and bake 7 - 10 minutes or until cookies puff up, darken a little, get fragrant and crack.
• Note: I "minced" crystallized ginger in food processor as mine was hard, it took awhile, but was very finely minced. I don't know if this would work if it's too soft. Ginger needs to be extremely finely minced.
• I also ground the star anise in my spice grinder and then sifted out the larger pieces. Original recipe called for unsulphured molasses; I used cane syrup for a little milder flavor.

TRIPLE WALNUT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream together the butter, shortening, cream cheese and sugar until fluffy.
• Add vanilla, beat in well.
• Add flours, nutmeg and ground walnuts, beating inches
• Fold in the chopped walnuts and currants (if using). [Photo24688]
• Scoop 1/2 the batter (it will be very soft and sticky) onto a sheet of wax paper set on a double layer of foil.
• Using damp hands, roll dough into a log about 2" in diameter.
• Wrap in the waxed paper / foil layers and freeze until very firm, at the least 3-4 hours and up to 6 months.
• When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350F and line 2 baking sheets with parchment.
• Unwrap one log and roll it in the coarse sugar to coat the sides completely.
• Use a sharp serrated knife to cut the log into 1/4" thick rounds and place them 1" apart on sheets.
• Lightly press a walnut half onto the tacky surface of each cookie (dough will have defrosted somewhat) and using a pastry brush lightly glaze the top of each round.
• Bake, one sheet at a time, for 16-17 minutes. They will not look overly browned but this is OK.
• Cool completely on the sheets.