Ginger Cookies

When I redid this site a couple of months back, I added a link on the top navbar where readers could request a recipe. Honestly, I don't know what I was thinking. This is something you would probably find on Tarla Dalal's or maybe Marta Stewart's official site, not a teeny-weeny amateur cook aspiring to bake a perfect loaf of bread someday! But clearly, others have more faith in me than I myself do and I already have close to 12 recipe requests lying in my inbox. To everyone who submitted one, please be patient which I figure it out! Here is the first one in the series - Ginger Cookies.

Personally I don't like ginger-flavoured anything except ginger tea. But when Soma from Kuwait requests Ginger Cookies, she gets ginger cookies. Soma, hope you try and enjoy this recipe.

What I Used:

Makes 24 cookies
Adapted from allrecipes

• 2 cups all-purpose flour (I used maida)
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp grated ginger
  
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1/4 cup molasses (I used 3 tbsp brown sugar instead)
• 2 tbsp sugar to roll the cookies in

How I Made It:

1. Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.

2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and the sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, then stir in the ginger, water and molasses/brown sugar.

3. Gradually stir the sifted ingredients into the brown sugar mixture. Shape dough into walnut sized balls, and roll them in the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar.

4. Place the cookies 2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet, and flatten slightly.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven.

5. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.

I avoided the normally common ingredients for ginger cookies, like cloves and cinnamon because I am not much of a savory cookie lover. Also, I was out of cloves :D These came out quite chewy and very lightly ginger flavoured. Goes well with tea.

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