Triple Gingersnappers

Name: Triple Gingersnappers
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened; 14 tablespoons granulated sugar; 2 tablespoons light brown sugar; 2 teaspoons dark molasses; 1 large egg white; 2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger; 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon ground ginger; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon table salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves; 1/3 cup crystallized ginger, minced

14 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
14 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
2 teaspoons dark molasses
1 large egg white
2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon table salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/3 cup crystallized ginger, minced

Directions

1

Beat first 4 ingredients at medium-high speed with an electric mixer 30 seconds. Add egg white and fresh ginger; beat 1 minute. Sift together flour and next 6 ingredients. Add flour mixture to butter mixture; beat at low speed 30 seconds. Scrape bowl; fold in crystallized ginger.
2

Divide dough into 2 disks; wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Chill 4 hours to 3 days. Unwrap 1 dough disk; generously flour both sides. Place between 2 pieces of parchment paper, and roll to 1/8-inch thickness. Chill 30 minutes. Repeat with remaining dough disk.
3

Cut chilled dough with a 2 1/2-inch round cutter; place cookies 2 inches apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Chill 15 minutes.
4

Preheat oven to 350°. Bake, in batches, 12 minutes. Rotate pans front to back; bake 4 more minutes. (Cookies will puff up and collapse.) Cool completely on parchment paper on wire racks.