World's Best Ginger Cookies

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 10:02 pm

these are especially good during the holiday season, but i wanted to post it and can always bump it in october! :yh_pumpkn :yh_pumpkn :yh_pumpkn ....this cookie is very crisp, large, aromatic and spicy. when you bake them your home will be redolent with a can't-resist scent of spices.......so here is my recipe, if you try them, let me know what you think ...you need an electric mixer, like a kitchen-aid....................in the mixer bowl mix up the following: 2 cups sugar.1 1/2 cups shortening. 2 large eggs. 1/2 cup dark molasses. 1 tsp. salt. 2 tsp. baking soda. 2 tsp ground ginger. 2 tsp. cinnamon. 2 tsp. ground cloves. dash of mace. DON'T SKIMP ON THE SPICES, AND DON'T LEAVE ANY OUT. once it is blended start adding 4 cups of flour, sometimes i need more. you want a dough you can work with, not too sticky. heat oven to 350 degrees F. grease cookie sheets and have cooling racks and a spatula handy. ~~by hand roll one and one-half inch balls of dough. take a glass and dip the base in sugar. use the sugared glass to press the dough balls semi-flat. that gives the cookies a bit of sugar on top when done. bake for about 15 minutes. remove to cooling racks with spatula and let them set, they will be crisp when cool. ~~~i promise you will love them! :yh_drool they also pack and ship well.

Nuthrday · Post by **Nuthrday** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 10:29 pm

Those cookies sound SO delicious! I love ginger snaps! Thanks for the new recipe!

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 10:39 pm

Nuthrday wrote: Those cookies sound SO delicious! I love ginger snaps! Thanks for the new recipe!please do try them and tell me your opinion! ...i made these all the years my kids were little, and they loved them with apple cider from the local orchards in Mass. ~~~good ground cloves and ginger are not cheap, but i keep tins of it in the freezer. for years now!

Nuthrday · Post by **Nuthrday** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 10:47 pm

The ginger snap recipe I have is quite good, but nothing I"ve tried has enough spices. This looks like it will do the trick nicely. Would like to make some soon but don't know if I'm going to have time on the Fourth weekend...

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 10:57 pm

Nuthrday wrote: The ginger snap recipe I have is quite good, but nothing I"ve tried has enough spices. This looks like it will do the trick nicely. Would like to make some soon but don't know if I'm going to have time on the Fourth weekend...well it's not really baking weather, but something possessed me to post this recipe! i usually add more spices than the recipe states, so if you like spices, go crazy! ...once i shipped a dozen to someone in costa rica....i had them returned to me 6 months later through some mail snafu....darn things still tasted great! LOL

Nuthrday · Post by **Nuthrday** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 10:59 pm

Six month old cookies! Good to know, but I'm thinking they won't last that long here!

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 11:27 am

They sound lovely LC, i bet mine would'nt turn out like yours though! :wah:

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 9:44 am

If you guys/gals like spicy desserts try this its very very good !

Carrot Cake

2 cups flour

1 1/4 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon ground cloves

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ginger

2 cups sugar

4 eggs

1 cup melted butter or oil (we used canola oil)

2 cups finely grated carrots

1 cup raisins

2 cups crushed pineapple (you'll need two 20- ounce cans, drained)

1 cup walnuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Sift together dry ingredients, set aside. Mix eggs, sugar and melted butter, stirring well. Pour into three greased and floured 8-inch cake pans. Bake for 30 minutes. Let cake cool to room temperature. Frost with cream cheese icing.

Cream Cheese Icing

8 ounces cream cheese (softened), see note

6 tablespoons butter

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

5 1/4 cups confectioners sugar, see note

Beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until smooth. Gradually add sugar. Beat until fluffy.

Note: The recipe called for 9 ounces of cream cheese -- we went with 8 ounces. We found we needed only 4 1/2 cups sugar, but if you like a sweeter and thicker frosting, add more.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 2:19 pm

it's october tomorrow....time to bump this recipe. these cookies are so good.

weeder · Post by **weeder** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 3:24 am

Nomad wrote: If you guys/gals like spicy desserts try this its very very good !

Carrot Cake

2 cups flour

1 1/4 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon ground cloves

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ginger

2 cups sugar

4 eggs

1 cup melted butter or oil (we used canola oil)

2 cups finely grated carrots

1 cup raisins

2 cups crushed pineapple (you'll need two 20- ounce cans, drained)

1 cup walnuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Sift together dry ingredients, set aside. Mix eggs, sugar and melted butter, stirring well. Pour into three greased and floured 8-inch cake pans. Bake for 30 minutes. Let cake cool to room temperature. Frost with cream cheese icing.

Cream Cheese Icing

8 ounces cream cheese (softened), see note

6 tablespoons butter

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

5 1/4 cups confectioners sugar, see note

Beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until smooth. Gradually add sugar. Beat until fluffy.

Note: The recipe called for 9 ounces of cream cheese -- we went with 8 ounces. We found we needed only 4 1/2 cups sugar, but if you like a sweeter and thicker frosting, add more.
If Im not mistaken this recipe was passed around Bloomingdales where my mom worked.. for years. ) My sister an I have been looking for it. The cake is delicious. Thanks.

robinseggs · Post by **robinseggs** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 9:33 pm

lady cop wrote: well it's not really baking weather, but something possessed me to post this recipe! i usually add more spices than the recipe states, so if you like spices, go crazy! ...once i shipped a dozen to someone in costa rica....i had them returned to me 6 months later through some mail snafu....darn things still tasted great! LOL

Thanks LC!! Can't wait to try this recipe!! And I must say the "baking weather" has definately arrived here in St. Louieee!!! Oh, we are averaging 45-58 degrees this week!! Chilly!! Just turned the heat on!! Today I made a batch of Snickerdoodles and sent a plate of them next door to neighbors to cheer them up. By the way....guess i never heard of mace as a spice???

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 12:20 pm

it's time to make these cookies! :yh_drool

robinseggs · Post by **robinseggs** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 8:30 am

OH YES!!!! I am going to the store to get the eggs....can my spices be from the powdered spice section in grocery store? Or is there a fresher way?

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 8:47 am

robinseggs wrote: OH YES!!!! I am going to the store to get the eggs....can my spices be from the powdered spice section in grocery store? Or is there a fresher way?sure, use the spices in the jars! let me know how they come out :yh_drool ..in fact you can send me some!

robinseggs · Post by **robinseggs** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 10:14 am

On second thought don't think I will go out to store today--not until they catch those convicts!!!!! LOL Just kidding!!!