Candied Gingersnaps
- 1 cup coarsely chopped candied ginger (or crystallized)
- 1 cup white sugar
- 34 cup butter
- 34 cup sugar
- 14 cup candied ginger sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Chop candied ginger coarsely with a knife, then measure to 1 cup.
- Process in food processor, along with 1 cup sugar, until finely ground.
- (If ginger sticks together, add more sugar.
- ).
- In mixer, cream butter, then add sugar and 1/4 cup of the candied ginger sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
- Add egg and molasses and beat well.
- Sift flour, soda and spices and add to mixture, beating until smooth.
- Chill for at least two hours.
- Spread remaining candied ginger sugar on a large plate.
- Shape dough into 1/2 inch balls and roll in the ginger sugar.
- Bake for 13 minutes (cookies will puff up, then flatten).
- Remove immediately with sharp spatula to wire racks.
- (If cookies are left to cool on sheets, the candied ginger will harden and stick.)
- Yield: about four dozen.
candied ginger, white sugar, butter, sugar, candied ginger sugar, egg, flour, baking soda, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground cloves
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/candied-gingersnaps-461934 (may not work)