Photo: Jamie's Old-Fashioned Ginger Crinkle Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon turbinando sugar
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, ground ginger, cinnamon, salt, allspice and cloves.
Add the shortening, butter and the brown and granulated sugars to the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Beat on medium speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Slip in the molasses and egg and beat until well incorporated. Add the flour mixture by scoopfuls and beat until combined.
Add the turbinado sugar to a small plate or bowl. Roll the dough into balls that are 1 inch in diameter (1/2 ounce in weight), then roll in the sugar. Place 12 balls on a baking sheet 2 inches apart. Bake the cookies 9 to 11 minutes, rotating halfway through the baking time. Cool on the baking sheets for 4 minutes, then continue cooling on wire racks. Repeat with the second batch.
Notes
Notes: These cookies are nice and chewy on the inside with a nice crunch on the outside. They have a wonderfully soft texture from using both shortening and butter. When you bake these cookies your house will smell like Christmas!
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By divorcednotdead
Columbia, MO
on February 22, 2013
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These are truly wonderful. My ex-Mother in Law makes a similar cookie. I lost the recipe, I think this is it. My Son loves these
By fjm4_11445376
New England
on February 15, 2013
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I've been looking a long time for the perfect ginger cookie. This is it!! Crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside. Even the next day the cookies are chewy, if they last that long. Just make sure you don't over bake them. The longer they bake, the crisper they become. They don't last long in my house.
By lovemywhirlygirls
on January 04, 2013
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These were SO yummy! We made them as part of our yearly tradition to take cookies to the local firemen as a thank you for their service throughout the year. We kept sneaking samples and had to make another batch. We've made, I think, 3 more batches since then. Definitely a keeper and a new family favorite. Made exactly according to instructions and they were perfect. My favorite is to eat them with a cup of tea. Thanks, Jamie!
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