Happy Holidays everyone! I'm sure most of you probably have your Christmas cookie baking finished. But for those of you that might still need some ideas for the cookies you'll be leaving out for Santa on Christmas Eve, I'd like to share a few of my favorite holiday cookie recipes over the next few days. Today it's German Gingersnaps. A wonderful, spicy cookie sweetened with brown sugar and dark blackstrap molasses. This is a great recipe for the holidays as it fills the kitchen with the traditional holiday aroma of ginger and cinnamon.
What is your favorite holiday cookie recipe?
German Gingersnaps (makes approximately 30 cookies)
Preheat oven to 375°. With an electric mixer cream together:
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
In a separate large mixing bowl, blend together:
- 2 1/4 cups sifted flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons ginger
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon cloves
Mix the dry ingredients into the molasses mixture. Form the dough into 1 inch balls and roll the dough in:
- granulated sugar
Place the dough 2 inches apart on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for 10 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool slightly and then remove from the pan to a cooling rack.
Be sure to set a few aside for Santa!
Hi Miss Butterfly! It got a little crazy for me around here--I'm glad to be back. Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Posted by: Jessica | December 22, 2009 at 06:10 PM
Have a blessed Christmas and a great 2010!
Posted by: Kitchen Butterfly | December 22, 2009 at 05:06 PM
Hi....missed you!Love the sparkle from the granulated sugar. Favourite cookies....hmmm, thinking. These are in the running, along with the choc chip ones...and maybe something with orange!
Posted by: Kitchen Butterfly | December 22, 2009 at 05:06 PM