Spice Cookies with Crystallized Ginger Recipe
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Spice Cookies with Crystallized Ginger

By: J. Storm 
"Crystallized ginger gives these spice cookies extra zip!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.6 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (42)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 3 dozen
 

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 egg white
  • 2 tablespoons dark corn syrup
  • 3 tablespoons chopped crystallized ginger
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar for decoration
  • 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar for decoration

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 large cookie sheets.
  2. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Add egg white, and corn syrup; mix until fluffy. Stir in the crystallized ginger. Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ground ginger, and cloves; stir into the egg mixture. When dough starts to come together, mix with your hands to form a smooth dough.
  3. Form dough into 1 inch balls and roll in white sugar. Place balls on a cookie sheet 2 inches apart, and press down with the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar. Bake in the preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes, cookies should be golden brown. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before Moving to a rack to cool completely. Dip 1/2 of each cookie into confectioners' sugar for decoration.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 174 | Total Fat: 7.8g | Cholesterol: 20mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 23, 2005 by CaseyH   view full review
These are very good, very different cookies. They remind me of a gingersnap, but not as...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 7, 2004 by imelda   view full review
Spice cookies are my favorite, and this recipe is fantastic! The spices come out so...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 9, 2006 by CookieMama   view full review
So delicious and crispy! I didn't have any dark corn syrup, so I did what another reviewer...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2003 by E_RANKIN   view full review
This was a great recipe and it tasted fantastic the first time I tried it. I made them...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2006 by Catherine   view full review
Excellent! Made with 1 T light corn syrup and 1 T molasses (I was out of dark corn syrup). ...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 9, 2005 by ASHLEY_S   view full review
This is the perfect cookie. The spice blend is absolutely flawless, and the texture is ideal....
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 13, 2002 by KATHY FRANKLIN   view full review
I baked these cookies and filled the cookie jar over the holidays. They were a big hit. The...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 29, 2002 by SARAHJK   view full review
This cookie was a big hit at my office. They turned out very well, even the first time, and I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 2, 2006 by LADYJAYPEE   view full review
This is a nice-tasting cookie. I only had salted butter, so omitted the salt. I got 2 dozen...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 20, 2005 by Shirley B.   view full review
These are definitely among the best cookies I have ever eaten. I love the crystalized ginger...

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