Description
A gorgeous spice cookies that won its category in the ultimate recipe showdown on the food network. Courtesy camilla saulsbury, nacogdoches, texas. Cannot wait to try this one. ***remember, this dough needs one hour for refrigeration.***
Ingredients
- All-purpose Flour
- Ground Ginger
- Baking Soda
- Ground Cardamom
- Ground Cinnamon
- Ground Coriander
- Fresh Ground Black Pepper
- Salt
- Crystallized Ginger
- Dark Brown Sugar
- Unsalted Butter
- Vegetable Shortening
- Egg
- Honey
- Rose Water
- Turbinado Sugar
Instructions
- Whisk the flour, ground ginger, baking soda, cardamom, cinnamon, coriander, pepper and salt in a medium bowl until blended
- Mix in the crystallized ginger and set aside momentarily
- In a large bowl beat the brown sugar, butter and shortening with an electric mixer until fluffy
- Add the egg, honey and rosewater and beat until blended
- Stir in the flour mixture with a wooden spoon, mixing until just until blended
- Cover and refrigerate 1 hour
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees f
- Lightly spray 2 cookie sheets with nonstick cooking spray
- Spoon the turbinado sugar in thick layer onto small plate
- Using wet hands, form dough into 1 1 / 4-inch balls
- Roll in sugar to coat completely
- Place balls on prepared sheets, spacing 2 to 3 inches apart
- Bake cookies until cracked on top but still soft to touch, about 11 to 13 minutes
- Cool on sheets 1 minute
- Carefully transfer cookies to wire racks
- Cool completely