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Prep Time: 60 Minutes Cook Time: 40 Minutes |
Ready In: 100 Minutes Servings: 2 |
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Seal these crunchy cookies in a tin, and give them with your recipient's favorite coffee, tea, or bottle of port. Or pile some biscotti in a jumbo latte cup with the recipe tied to the handle. Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour |
1 cup sugar |
1 teaspoon baking soda |
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
1/4 cup finely chopped crystallized ginger |
2 tablespoons grated lemon rind |
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice |
3 large eggs |
cooking spray |
1 tablespoon water |
1 large egg white |
1 tablespoon sugar |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°. 2. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and the next 4 ingredients (flour through salt) in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Stir in crystallized ginger. Combine rind, juice, and whole eggs; add to flour mixture, stirring until well blended (dough will be crumbly). Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead lightly 7 or 8 times. Divide dough in half. Shape each portion into a 9-inch-long roll. Place rolls 6 inches apart on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray; flatten each roll to a 1-inch thickness. Combine water and egg white, and brush over rolls. Sprinkle rolls evenly with 1 tablespoon sugar. 3. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Remove rolls from baking sheet; cool 10 minutes on a wire rack. Cut each roll diagonally into 15 (3/4-inch) slices. Carefully stand slices upright on baking sheet. Reduce oven temperature to 325°; bake 20 minutes (cookies will be slightly soft in the center but will harden as they cool). Remove from baking sheet; cool completely on a wire rack. |
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