I’m so excited we’re in November! It’s the prelude to my favorite month ever. Speaking of November; I apologize for being absent the last week of October. I posted that chocolate babka and skipped town for a few days. There was lots of food, family, friends, and a new puppy I just had to get my hands on. I hope you all enjoyed Halloween, and kept it safe and classy. I totally ignored the dressing up and candy bingeing and opted for a cozy and quiet dinner for two. Homemade pizza, a few beers, and an episode of Dexter are about as spooky as things got in this hood. What did you guys get up to?!
Now that I’ve properly apologized for my naughty blog entry skipping ways- let’s talk cookies! These chewy little darlings have ginger in 3 glorious forms:
Fresh.
The trio of ginger results in one spicy, spankingly good cookie. It’s intense.
I had three hot off the pan. Then another 3 on the walk to yoga… worth.every.bite.
Molasses and brown sugar are deep, sweet, and totally in love with each other lovely together.
Rolling the dough in raw sugar before baking gives the finished product a seriously awesome crunchy outside/chewy inside result.
This recipe was a winner! Winner winner winner! I like winning… in life and in recipes. These cookies are a sure way to bake us some success.
All month I’ll be “auditioning” recipes to find out which ones will be being re-baked, and brought home with me to share with the family for Thanksgiving. These little spicy show stoppers will definitely be on the train with me… let’s just hope I can stop myself from eating them all before I reach my destination.
Triple – Ginger Cookies – adapted from Bon Appétit | December 2009
Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup minced crystallized ginger
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup (packed) dark brown sugar
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1/4 cup light (mild-flavored) molasses
- 2 teaspoons finely grated fresh peeled ginger
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 1/2teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 cup raw sugar for rolling dough
Directions:
Position 1 rack in top third and 1 rack in bottom third of oven; preheat to 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Whisk flour, crystallized ginger, baking soda, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in medium bowl. Using electric mixer or by hand, beat butter in a large bowl until creamy and light, about 2 minutes. Gradually beat in brown sugars. Beat on medium-high speed until creamy, about 3 minutes. Add egg, molasses, fresh ginger, ground ginger, cinnamon, and cloves. Beat to blend. Add flour mixture in 2 additions, beating on low speed just to blend between additions.
Place 1/2 cup sugar in small bowl. Measure 1 tablespoon dough. Roll into ball between palms of hands, then roll in sugar in bowl to coat; place on baking sheet. Repeat with remaining cookie dough, spacing cookies 1 1/2 to 2 inches apart.
Bake cookies until surfaces crack and cookies are firm around edges but still slightly soft in center, about 15 minutes. Cool completely on sheets on rack. DO AHEAD: Cookies can be made up to 4 days ahead. Store in airtight containers at room temperature.
* I made these by hand using no mixer.
* Check cookies around the 9 minute mark; mine were finished baking at 10 minutes.
Kate M. says
Wow do these look delicious! Can’t wait to try them. 🙂
bakerbynature says
Thanks, Kate! They were really unique, and (for me) a nice switch from my typical chocolate laden cookie creations 🙂 Let me know if you make them!
Helene says
totally understand why you skipped halloween 😉 and yessssssssssss, only one month to go… and then the countdown to christmas starts. my favorite season, too. your cookies just look lovely and very mouthwatering {and get me kind of in the christmasy mood}, looking forward to what else you’ll posting come christmas season ;-), greetings from germany
bakerbynature says
Gah – I was in Germany for Christmas a few years back and LOVED every minute of it!!! Can’t wait to share more festive fun with you, Helene 🙂
anna says
ohmygosh oh mygosh…i love ginger snaps SO much…the molasses, the spices, the GINGER. and now tripled? you have blown my mind. i cannot wait to make these.
bakerbynature says
Triple ginger is where it’s at, girl 🙂
Let me know how long they last (ha) when you make them! I predict they’ll be gobbled up in no time! xx
Kelly says
Wow! Those look amazing. Gingersnaps are my favorite cookie and November is my favorite month. Win. 🙂
bakerbynature says
November rocks. Cookies rock. You rock. All total winners going on right here
xx
Heavenly Housewife says
Seriously, my mouth is watering. What tender beautiful looking cookies. With a cup of tea, I think i’d be in absolute bliss.
*kisses* HH
bakerbynature says
I had some with tea. I had some with coffee. And even a few with a hearty chug of milk. Every liquid form accompanied these gems perfectly!
Isabelle @ Crumb says
Love these! It’s not officially fall in my house until I’ve baked up a batch of chewy ginger cookies, and these look like they’d be exactly the right blend of chewy, crispy and uber-gingery that I like. 🙂
(Your Halloween evening sounds almost exactly like mine, except we had homemade black bean quesadillas and watched True Blood. Ha.)
bakerbynature says
Your Halloween night sounds amazing! True Blood… i’m an addict.
lena says
i love ginger , always putthem into my cooking. I did tried out ginger once in a shortbread and totally forgotten abt ginger bakes until i come upon this. ooh, this is realy so “”ginger–ry!””
bakerbynature says
Super ginger-y awesomeness going on in this here cookie! Bake some up 🙂
Kristy says
These look like my favorite kind of cookies. I’ve never made them with the three different kinds of ginger though. I am so all over this! 🙂
bakerbynature says
Kristy – I made these totally with you (and sweet caroline) in mind!! I was like ” I gotta make something without CHOCOLATE!!!”, I hope you enjoy them if you whip them up 🙂
xx
Linda says
wow! definitely looks like a winner to me too!! These are great fall cookies, so warming with the ginger!!
bakerbynature says
I’m all over ginger right now: on my sushi, in my cookies, carbonated ale form, and warming tea – all divine forms of ginger 🙂
yummychunklet says
Love the fresh ginger! Great looking cookies!
bakerbynature says
Thank you, thank you! I love fresh ginger too, and the crystalized ginger is so delicious… I ate about 6 pieces before I even made the cookies 🙂