Ginger Spice Cookies
- Easy
- MAKES 2 DOZEN COOKIES
Ingredients
- 3 cups of all-purpose flour
- 1tsp baking soda
- 1tsp sea salt
- ¼ cup of powdered ginger
- 1 cup of butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup of granulated sugar
- 1 cup of firmly packed brown sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 1tbsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup of grated fresh ginger
- ¼ cup of chopped candied ginger
- Turbinado sugar for rolling
Method
- STEP 1
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- STEP 2
KID'S JOB! Start with the dry ingredients. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, and powdered ginger. Set aside.
- STEP 3
Using an electric mixer—or a wooden spoon, if you are feeling strong— beat together the butter and sugars in a large mixing bowl. Keep beating until the mixture is fluffy and light in color. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the vanilla and grated ginger.
- STEP 4
Pour half the dry ingredients into the butter mixture and, using a rubber spatula, stir gently until almost all the dry ingredients are mixed in. Then add the remaining dry ingredients, along with the candied ginger, and stir until just incorporated.
- STEP 5
KID'S JOB! Roll your cookie balls. Roll about 2 tablespoons of dough into a ball between your palms and plop it into a dish of turbinado sugar. Give it a good roll around in the sugar, then place it onto your parchment-lined baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining dough, spacing each ball about 2 to 3 inches apart. Press down gently with your palm or the bottom of a glass to flatten each ball.
- STEP 6
Bake for 15 minutes. Let them cool in the pan.
