Healthy Chewy Ginger Cookies |
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Prep Time: 60 Minutes Cook Time: 8 Minutes |
Ready In: 68 Minutes Servings: 24 |
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My Grandma's diet is very slim. She is vegetarian, she doesnt drink milk, she has very low sugar, yet these taste good to me and her. (I love sugar and Baking) Ingredients:
3/4 cup softened butter |
1 cup brown sugar |
1 1/2 cups flour (white or brown) |
1/2 cup wheat germ |
1/4 cup molasses |
1 egg |
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves or 1/2 teaspoon allspice |
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger |
1 teaspoon cinnamon |
2 teaspoons baking soda |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
3 1/2 ounces crystallized ginger or 100 g crystallized ginger |
Directions:
1. Beat butter, sugar, molasses and egg. Beat at speed 3 for 30 sec.
2. Whisk together flour, wheat germ, cloves, ginger, cinnamon, ground ginger, baking soda, and salt.
3. Add wet to dry. Mix well.
4. Add crystallized ginger HINT: chop with wet knife.
5. Chill for an hour (can chill overnight).
6. Preheat oven to 375°F.
7. roll into 1-inch ballls, roll in granulated sugar (optinal).
8. Place on greased cookie sheet two inches apart.
9. Bake 8-10 minutes DO NOT OVERBAKE.
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