Gingersnap Ornament Cookie Sandwich Recipes

GINGERSNAP SANDWICH COOKIES WITH LEMON BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• In large bowl, beat 1/2 cup butter and sugars with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in molasses and water until blended (mixture may look curdled). On low speed, beat in flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, cloves and salt. Divide dough in half; wrap each half in plastic wrap. Refrigerate about 2 hours or until chilled.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper. On well-floured surface, roll half of dough at a time to 1/8-inch thickness (keep remaining dough refrigerated). Cut with 2-inch round cookie cutter. Using large end of a piping tip or 1/2-inch round canapé cutter, cut a hole in center of half of the cutouts. Carefully transfer to cookie sheets, placing 1/2 inch apart. Reroll scraps.
• Bake 9 to 12 minutes or until set in center. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• In large bowl, beat frosting ingredients on medium speed until light and fluffy. Spread about 1 heaping teaspoon frosting on each whole cookie; top with cutout cookie. If desired, sprinkle additional grated lemon peel on frosting in center.

GINGERSNAP CREAM SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In medium bowl, beat cookie ingredients with electric mixer on medium speed 30 seconds or until mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Mix with hands until soft dough forms.
• On lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness. (If dough is too sticky to roll out, cover and refrigerate 15 minutes.) Cut with floured 1 3/4-inch fluted cookie cutter. On ungreased cookie sheets, place cutouts 2 inches apart.
• Bake 8 to 9 minutes or until edges are set. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 10 minutes.
• In large bowl, beat 1/2 cup butter, the powdered sugar and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. For each sandwich cookie, spread slightly less than 1 tablespoon filling on bottom of 1 cookie. Top with second cookie, bottom side down; gently press together. Sprinkle crystallized ginger on edges of filling.

GINGERSNAP ORNAMENT COOKIE SANDWICH

Steps:

• For the cardamom white chocolate coating: Melt the white chocolate and coconut oil in the microwave. Stir in the ground cardamom. Set aside at room temperature until needed.
• To assemble: Transfer half of the melted chocolate to a small piping bag and snip the tip so that the opening is about 1/4-inch-wide (or fit the bag with a 1/4-inch tip).
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place half of the cookies upside down on the prepared baking sheet. Pipe a circle of the white chocolate in the middle of the cookies. Sandwich with the remaining cookies and press very gently together. Freeze for 15 minutes to set.
• Make sure the white chocolate is smooth and melted by reheating if necessary. Dip half of the cookie sandwich in the remaining white chocolate and allow the excess to drip off.
• Place the dipped cookie sandwich back on the baking sheet and freeze for 15 minutes to set.
• Brush the white chocolate with the colored powder if using. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.

GINGERSNAP-CREAM COOKIE CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 36 mini muffin cups.
• Combine oil, molasses, and eggs in a large bowl.
• Combine whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, sugar, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a separate bowl. Stir into egg mixture until well combined.
• Roll cookie dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. Place balls into the prepared muffin cups. Press dough up the sides of the cups using your fingers or a wooden spoon handle.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer doughy but still soft and edges are set, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Remove from the oven. Gently reform the holes in each cookie cup using a wooden spoon handle. Let cool for 2 minutes. Remove cookie cups from the pans and transfer to wire racks to cool completely, 15 to 30 minutes.
• Beat Neufchatel cheese in a medium bowl using an electric mixer until fluffy. Beat in confectioners' sugar and vanilla extract. Gently fold in whipped cream.
• Spoon filling into a pastry bag; pipe into each cooled cookie cup. Garnish each cookie cup with a mint sprig.

GINGERSNAP-RASPBERRY SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees with one rack positioned in center of oven; line a baking sheet with parchment paper, and set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter, shortening, and 1 cup sugar on medium speed. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and ginger.
• Add maple syrup to butter mixture; beat to combine. Beat in egg until well combined. Reduce mixer speed to low; slowly add the reserved flour mixture, a little at a time, until well blended.
• Place remaining cup sugar in a bowl. Measure 2 teaspoons dough; roll into a ball. Roll dough in sugar; transfer to sheet. Repeat, spacing balls 3 inches apart. Bake until golden, about 12 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool. Form and bake the remaining dough.
• Spread about 2 teaspoons jam over half of the cookies; place a second cookie on top of jam-covered ones, making sandwiches. Serve.

GINGERSNAP STRIPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper, or you may use ungreased cookie sheets.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg and molasses. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger and cloves; stir into the batter until it forms a dough. The dough may seem a bit crumbly, but that is ok. Keep mixing and it will come together.
• Remove dough from the bowl, and knead for a few turns. Pat out into a square, and divide into 6 equal pieces. Roll each piece out into a 12 inch long log. Place 3 logs onto each cookie sheet. Wet the tops of the logs with a little bit of water using your fingertips, then sprinkle with sugar.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow the cookies to cool for a couple of minutes, then slice the bars diagonally into 1 inch pieces using a knife or pizza cutter. Remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks. When completely cool, store in an airtight container at room temperature.