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Easy to Make Ginger Cookies

By: pall  
"This is an easy recipe used by my grandma to make crunchy cookies."

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Original Recipe Yield 2 dozen
 

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh ginger root
  • 1/2 cup cornstarch

Directions

  1. In a medium bowl, cream together the shortening and confectioners' sugar. Stir in the egg. Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt, stir into the creamed mixture. Finally, stir in the ginger. Cover the dough, and refrigerate for at least a 1/2 hour.
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees c).
  3. Dust a clean, dry surface with corn starch. Roll the dough out to 1/4 inch thickness, and cut out cookies with the cutter of your choice. Place cookies 1 1/2 inches apart on unprepared cookie sheets.
  4. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until cookies are slightly brown at the edges. Remove from baking sheets to cool on wire racks.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 179 | Total Fat: 9.1g | Cholesterol: 18mg

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 25, 2008 by lovebaking212 
This recipe is wonderful! I used 1/4 c. applesauce and 1/4 c. smart beat instead of 1/2 c.... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 27, 2006 by BETHFLOWERS 
These are a perfect way of getting ginger-root into my 3 yr. old. (Ginger-root keeps her from... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 21, 2003 by LOULOU73 
A very nice, simple cookie that my husband actually ate and asked me to cook again - the only... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 1, 2005 by Jennifer J 
Not ideal for use with cookie cutters. The cookies turned out to be good with tea , but bland... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 24, 2009 by Elizabeth 
yum! I substituted butter instead of shortening because I was out. I think next time I'll... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 18, 2003 by FOODNOTFAT 
One of the best cookie recipe, very crunchy, and easy to make. MORE

 
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