Ginger Crinkles Recipes

GINGER CRINKLES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and molasses. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, salt and cloves; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Refrigerate, covered, until firm, about 1 hour., Preheat oven to 350°. Place remaining 1/2 cup sugar in a shallow bowl. Shape dough into 1-in. balls; roll in sugar. Place 2 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. , Bake until set and tops are cracked, 10-12 minutes. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.

GINGER CRINKLES

Steps:

• Mix oil and sugar thoroughly with electric mixer. Add egg and mix well. Pour in molasses. Sift and add dry ingredients until incorporated.
• Roll teaspoonful of dough into ball, drop into sugar to coat.
• Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 15 minutes.

GINGER CRINKLES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, beat 1 cup sugar and the butter with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon, until soft and fluffy. Beat in molasses and egg. Stir in remaining ingredients except 3 tablespoons sugar until well blended.
• Place 3 tablespoons sugar in small bowl. Shape dough by tablespoonfuls into balls; roll in sugar. On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls 2 inches apart.
• Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack.

GINGER CRINKLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and arrange racks so they are evenly spaced.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and 1 3/4 cups sugar.
• Beat in egg and molasses.
• Stir together flour, baking soda, spices and salt.
• Carefully stir flour mixture into butter mixture.
• Form dough into walnut-size balls, dip in 1/3 cup sugar, and place on an ungreased cookie sheet, sugar side up.
• Bake for 10 to 13 minutes. If you like your cookies soft in the center, remove from oven when cookie is puffed, very light golden brown. If you prefer crispy ginger cookies, bake 2 to 3 minutes more, until puffed cookie has fallen and is a golden brown.
• Remove from oven and allow cookies to rest for 2 minutes before removing from cookie sheet.
• Cool on racks and store tightly wrapped at room temperature for several days.

JAMIE'S (DEEN) OLD-FASHIONED GINGER CRINKLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, ground ginger, cinnamon, salt, allspice and cloves. Add the shortening, butter and the brown and granulated sugars to the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Beat on medium speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Slip in the molasses and egg and beat until well incorporated. Add the flour mixture by scoopfuls and beat until combined. Add the turbinado sugar to a small plate or bowl. Roll the dough into balls that are 1 inch in diameter (1/2 ounce in weight), then roll in the sugar. Place 12 balls on a baking sheet 2 inches apart. Bake the cookies 9 to 11 minutes, rotating halfway through the baking time. Cool on the baking sheets for 4 minutes, then continue cooling on wire racks. Repeat with the second batch.

MOLASSES GINGER CRINKLES

Steps:

• Cream the butter, 1/2 cup of the granulated sugar, and the brown sugar in the bowl of a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or in a large bowl with a wooden spoon and beat until light and fluffy (see Know-how, page 315). Slowly add the egg, molasses, and coffee extract, beating well to combine.
• Combine the flour, ground ginger, fresh ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt in a separate bowl and stir to mix.
• Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and beat just until combined. Cover the dough with plastic and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or overnight, until firm.
• When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 375°F.
• Combine the remaining 1/2 cup granulated sugar and the crystallized ginger in a small shallow bowl and stir to mix. Pinch off small pieces of the dough and roll them into 1-inch balls. Roll each ball in the sugar-ginger mixture to coat evenly and arrange on ungreased baking sheets, spaced about 2 inches apart.
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until the edges are set and the center is still soft. Remove from the oven and let cool on the baking sheets for about 5 minutes. Serve warm or transfer to a baking rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container until ready to serve, or for up to 3 days.

LEMON CRINKLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix brown sugar, shortening, egg, and lemon zest together in a bowl until creamy. Stir in flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, ginger, and salt until dough comes together.
• Pour white sugar onto a plate. Roll dough into 1-inch balls; dip 1 side in white sugar. Arrange balls, sugared-side up, on 2 baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are pale golden and tops look dry, 10 to 12 minutes.

GINGER CRINKLES

Steps:

• Beat brown sugar and butter at medium speed of a mixer until light and fluffy. Add molasses and egg white and continue beating. Stir in crystallized ginger.
• Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, wheat germ, baking soda, ground ginger, and cinnamon. Stir into molasses mixture. Cover bowl and freeze 20 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Lightly coat hands with cooking spray. Shape the dough into 30 balls, about 1 tablespoon each. Roll the balls in the granulated sugar. Place the balls 2 inches apart on baking sheets coated with cooking spray.
• Bake for 10 minutes. Cool cookies on pans for 3 minutes. Remove from pans, and cool the cookies completely on wire racks.