Amish Ginger Cookie Recipe

Amish Ginger Cookies
Makes about 48

• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup unsulfured molasses
• 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1-1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• extra granulated sugar

1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. In a mixing bowl, beat together butter and 1 cup sugar until creamy. Add egg and molasses; beat until combined.
3. Add the remaining ingredients and mix until well combined.
4. Roll dough into 1-inch balls and roll in the extra granulated sugar.
5. Place balls on ungreased baking sheet.
6. Bake for 5 - 7 minutes until barely turning brown.
7. Allow to cool for 1 minute on baking sheet and then remove to wire racks to cool completely.

Read more cookie recipes on All Cookie Recipes and Christmas Cookies and Spice Cookies.

Eggnog Snickerdoodles Recipe

Eggnog Snickerdoodles

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon rum extract
• 1/2 teaspoon brandy extract
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 cup colored (or plain) sugar

Heat oven to 400°F. In large mixer bowl, combine all cookie ingredients (except 1/4 cup colored or plain sugar and nutmeg). Beat at low speed, scaping bowl often, until well mixed. Combine the 1/4 cup colored sugar with the nutmeg; set aside. Shape rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into 1-inch balls; roll in sugar mixture. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until edges are lightly browned. A great Christmas Cookie recipe.

Read more cookie recipes on All Cookie Recipes and Christmas Cookies and Spice Cookies.

Gingerbread Cookies in a Jar

Gingerbread Cookies in a Jar

• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 gingerbread boy-shaped cookie cutter

Use a clean 1 quart jar and press each layer down firmly. Put in half of the flour along with the baking powder and baking soda. Add the spices and the remaining flour. Add the brown sugar last. Tie a ribbon around the top of the jar and attach the cookie cutter and the directions below.

Attach these directions to the jar:

Gingerbread Cookies
Empty jar of cookie mix into large mixing bowl. Mix thoroughly. Mix in 1/2 cup softened butter, 3/4 cup molasses and 1 or 2 eggs. Mix until completely blended. Cover and refrigerate 45 minutes. Preheat oven to 350°F. Roll dough to 1/4 inch thick on a lightly floured surface. Cut into shapes. Place cookies on lightly greased cookie sheet about 2″
apart. Bake 10 to 15 minutes. Decorate with icing.

Read more cookie recipes on All Cookie Recipes and Christmas Cookies and Cookie Jar Recipes and Spice Cookies.

Banana-Ginger Jumbles

Banana-Ginger Jumbles Recipe

• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine — softened
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 tablespoon grated gingerroot
• OR
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger*
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup mashed very ripe bananas (2 medium)
• 1/4 cup milk
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• Powdered sugar, if desired

Heat oven to 375º. Beat brown sugar, butter, shortening, ginger root and eggs in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in bananas and milk. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt.

Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until almost no indentation remains when touched in center. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Sprinkle with powdered sugar while warm.

Read more cookie recipes on All Cookie Recipes and Cookies with Fruit and Spice Cookies.

Ginger Cookie Clock

Ginger Cookie Clock Recipe

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine — softened
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1 egg
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• Sugar

Heat oven to 375º. Grease 12-inch pizza pan or large cookie sheet. Mix 1 cup sugar, the butter, molasses and egg in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in remaining ingredients except sugar.

Reserve 1/3 cup dough. Press remaining dough in pan or into 12-inch circle on cookie sheet. Shape reserved dough into numbers and arrows; place on dough in pan to resemble the face of a clock. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake about 10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely. Cut or break into pieces.

Read more cookie recipes on All Cookie Recipes and Shaped Cookies and Spice Cookies.

« Older cookie recipes

No newer cookie recipes