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Ginger Snap Cookies

Crispy, Spicy, cookies with an attitude that bites you back
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Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Aging 12 hours
Servings: 3 Dozen
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American, Global
Calories: 1050
Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 4 grams Ground Ginger ~ 1 tsp
  • 4 grams Grated Ginger ~ 1 tsp
  • 20 grams Candied Ginger ~ 1 tbsp, minced fine
  • 1 gram Black Pepper Fine fresh grind
  • 300 gram AP Flour
  • 8 gram Baking Soda
  • 3 gram Ground Cinnamon
  • 3 gram Ground Allspice
  • 2 gram cayenne pepper
  • 2 gram Ground cloves
  • 2 gram salt
  • 140 gram unsalted butter 1 stick, Room temp
  • 32 gram Granulated Sugar
  • 200 gram Dark Brown Sugar Packed
  • 1 ea Egg Jumbo
  • 64 grams Granulated Sugar Extra in a side bowl for dipping cookies

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350
  2. Add flour, baking soda, salt, and spices in a bowl; stir well to mix
  3. Using a stand mixer, cream the butter and sugar for about 5 minutes until very light, fluffy and whitened.
  4. Beat in the egg and incorporate well
  5. Add the dry ingredients in small batches, scraping sides down
  6. Use a #30 disher to scoop dough into small balls
  7. Roll the dough balls in the finishing sugar, and move to a parchment lined baking sheet
  8. Bake for 15 - 20 minutes until they have spread, cracked and are firm to the touch
  9. Cool 5 Minutes in the pan, 5 minutes on the parchment, and completely cool on wire racks

Nutrition

Calories: 1050kcalCarbohydrates: 157gProtein: 9gFat: 45gSaturated Fat: 26gCholesterol: 102mgSodium: 1703mgPotassium: 273mgFiber: 4gSugar: 106gVitamin A: 1444IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 193mgIron: 4mg

Notes

These will have a bit of a bite, one can adjust the black pepper and cayenne to suit your palate.
I have been known to create a slurry of bourbon and sugar as a finishing wash in place or rolling the dough balls in sugar.
These cookies can be used as the basis for bourbon  or rum balls.  (Always a good way to start a party)

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