Triple Ginger Cookies Recipes

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 large egg, room temperature
• 3 tablespoons molasses
• 1/2 teaspoon grated fresh gingerroot
• 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• ICING:
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 to 3 teaspoons water
• 1/4 cup finely chopped crystallized ginger

Triple Ginger Cookies

Desserts

Author: Taste Of Home

My Dad Loved Ginger Cookies. I've Tinkered With The Recipe My Grandma Handed Down By Using Fresh, Ground And Crystallized Ginger For More Pizzazz. -trisha Kruse, Eagle, Idaho

Time: 35m

Yield: About 2-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients: 14

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg, molasses and fresh ginger. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, ground ginger, salt and baking soda; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Refrigerate, covered, 2 hours or until firm enough to handle., Shape tablespoons of dough into balls; place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten slightly with bottom of a glass. Bake 12-14 minutes or until cookies are set and edges begin to brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For icing, in a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar and enough water to reach desired consistency. Drizzle over cookies; sprinkle with crystallized ginger.

Calories 97 calories, Fat 3g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 15mg cholesterol, Sodium 64mg sodium, Carbohydrate 16g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.